NSW independent schools, Hybrid Model agreement: teacher pay 2026
Full name: NSW independent schools under the Teachers (Hybrid Model) Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2021 (AISNSW), NSW teachers
IndependentEmployers and schools listed in Attachment D of AE515238 (103 schools, Orana School is in the ACT) and of AE516166 (5 NSW schools), both print the same Tbl 1A. Minimum rates, principals and heads of school excluded (cl 4.2). Steps 5-13 and Band 3 (ST1) only: Senior Teacher 2, Co-ordinator, Deputy Principal and Director amounts are allowances (Tables 1B-1C), not loaded. Starting the ffpp on or after 1 Feb 2025 the schools named in AE528546 Schedule 6 are on the Cooperative MEA scale, schools not named there remain on this agreement · 3 schools
Pays under the Teachers (Hybrid Model) Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2021 (AISNSW), NSW teachers. The figures are the agreement's minimums: the school may pay more.
Top of scale
at least
ST1 (Band 3, Experienced Teacher), from 1 Feb 2024
at least $3,505 a fortnight after tax
Next pay rise
Not announced
Beside NSW’s government schools
Each labelled. Never ranked against other schools or systems.
First year
First year: This scale: the agreement's minimum is $10,996 below the government rate. The school may pay more.
Top of scale
Top of scale: This scale: the agreement's minimum is $12,907 below the government rate. The school may pay more.
this scale's rates are from 1 Feb 2024.
Bars start at $75,000 so the differences show.
This scale: Employer super: not on record for this sector. Government: Employer super 12%.
Every step
The agreement's minimum rate at each step, in force today. A school may pay more.
ST1 (Band 3, Experienced Teacher) · top
$3,505 a fortnight after tax
Step 1
$3,378 a fortnight after tax
Step 1
$3,268 a fortnight after tax
Step 1
$3,158 a fortnight after tax
Step 1
$3,048 a fortnight after tax
Step 9
$2,938 a fortnight after tax
Step 8
$2,828 a fortnight after tax
Step 7
$2,718 a fortnight after tax
Step 6
$2,608 a fortnight after tax
Step 5 · first year
$2,498 a fortnight after tax
Bars start at $75,000 so the differences show.