Industry median · August 2025
Education and training
The median in this industry is $1,500 a week, about $78,000 if multiplied by 52. The national full-time average is $108,352. Keep those measures apart: one is a median for everyone in the industry, the other is a full-time average.
Guides
- Teacher salary Vic: How award rates and the state average compare to the national lineTeacher salaries in Victoria are set by the Educational Services (Teachers) Award, with minimums from $75,941 to $105,076 a year, while the state's full-time average of $106,137 sits just below the national line of $108,352.
- Teacher salary: where it sits against the national full-time averageThe precise teacher salary figure is not published in the on-site index; it is placed against the national full-time average of $108,352 a year.
- NSW Teacher Salary: Award Rates, National Averages, and Take-Home PayA NSW teacher under the Educational Services (Teachers) Award earns between $75,941 and $105,076 a year, depending on level, which is below the national full-time average of $108,352 for entry-level teachers and above the median for experienced teachers.
- Primary school teacher salary: how it compares to the national averagePrimary school teachers earn a median of $2,226 per week full-time, above the national full-time average of $2,083.70.
- Teacher salary NSW: Compare pay as a year, week and hourA graduate teacher in NSW earns $90,177 a year, below the national full-time average of $108,352; an experienced teacher earns $129,536, above the average.
- Vic teacher salary: where it sits against the Australian full‑time averageThe ABS does not publish a separate average for Victorian teachers, but the national full‑time average for the education and training industry is about $114,290 per year, well above the all‑industry average of $108,352.
- Victorian teacher salary: how it compares with the national full-time averageA Victorian teacher's salary depends on classification and employer; the national award minimum ranges from $75,941 to $105,076 a year, while the Victorian full-time average is about $106,137.
- Teacher salary QLD: How it compares with the national full-time averageThe minimum award salary for a Queensland teacher (Level 5, preschools and schools) is about $104,712 a year, below the national full-time average of $108,352.