Casual and relief teacher pay in Victoria
The daily rate for casual and relief teachers in public schools, with the loading it includes in place of leave.
What do casual and relief teachers earn?
The loading differs between employers, so compare with care.
$487.05
a day
Casual relief teacher (maximum daily rate), from 28 Oct 2026. Victorian Department of Education. Source
Set by a formula in the agreement
One dollar more than the Level 5 casual rate in the Educational Services (Teachers) Award 2020 (cl 17.5), which includes a 25% loading. Paid for at least 3 hours, then hourly up to the daily rate (hourly rate x 6).
Victorian Catholic schools (Ballarat, Sandhurst, Melbourne and Lavalla Catholic College), from 1 Jul 2025. Source
Each school sets its own rate
It’s on that school’s panel on the Pay map.
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The rate in force today, from each agreement, award or pay schedule. Casual rates include a loading in place of leave, and the loading differs between employers, so compare with care.
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Public schools: Victorian Department of Education
Department of Education casual rates sheet. In force from 28 Oct 2026. Source
Printed in the employer's pay schedule.
| Casual relief teacher (maximum daily rate)All casual relief teachers | $487.05 a day |
| Casual relief teacherAll casual relief teachers | $81.18 an hour |
Catholic: Victorian Catholic schools (Ballarat, Sandhurst, Melbourne and Lavalla Catholic College)
Catholic Education Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2022 (AE520953). In force from 1 Jul 2025. Includes a 25% loading. Source
| Casual relief teacherCasual relief teachers engaged for up to 30 consecutive school days, VIT registered | One dollar more than the Level 5 casual rate in the Educational Services (Teachers) Award 2020 (cl 17.5), which includes a 25% loading. Paid for at least 3 hours, then hourly up to the daily rate (hourly rate x 6).The instrument prints this formula, not a figure. |