WA Catholic schools: teacher pay 2026
Full name: Western Australian Catholic schools: the WAIRC Catholic teachers agreements (2009, 2012 and 2015 rounds), then the WA Catholic School Teachers Enterprise Agreement 2023
CatholicThe Roman Catholic Archbishop of Perth, the Bishops of Bunbury, Geraldton and Broome and the religious-institute employers (one agreement each, identical rates, to 2016), Catholic Education Western Australia Limited and nine other employers (2023 agreement), principals, deputies and assistant principals are excluded · 162 schools
Pays under the WA Catholic School Teachers Enterprise Agreement 2023, which runs to 16 Feb 2027 SourceWA Catholic School Teachers Enterprise Agreement 2023 (AE523557), read 23 Feb 2024Open the source ↗.
First year
Step 2 (four-year trained / registered teacher entry), from 6 Dec 2025
$2,747 a fortnight after tax
Top of scale
Step 10 (top of scale, starting 1 Oct 2010), from 6 Dec 2025
$3,757 a fortnight after tax
Next pay rise
Not announced
The agreement: next rise follows WA public teachers, none scheduled yet.
Beside Western Australia’s government schools
Each labelled. Never ranked against other schools or systems.
First year
First year: $3,271 a year more on this scale
Top of scale
Top of scale: $2,479 a year more on this scale
Bars start at $80,000 so the differences show.
This scale: Employer super: not on record for this sector. Government: Employer super 12%.
Every step
The scale's own classifications, at the rates in force today.
Step 1 · top
$3,757 a fortnight after tax
Step 9
$3,635 a fortnight after tax
Step 8
$3,570 a fortnight after tax
Step 7
$3,505 a fortnight after tax
Step 6
$3,327 a fortnight after tax
Step 5
$3,140 a fortnight after tax
Step 4
$2,987 a fortnight after tax
Step 3
$2,832 a fortnight after tax
Step 2 · first year
$2,747 a fortnight after tax
Step 1
$2,545 a fortnight after tax
Bars start at $75,000 so the differences show.