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Salary Secondary School Teacher Australia | Australian Secondary School Teacher Salaries

Average Secondary School Teacher Salary / Wages

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Salary and pay information for secondary school teachers is compiled regularly by analysis of Australian jobs advertised in major publications. Salaries are annual unless otherwise stated.

The Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations Code (ANZSCO) is 241411 for secondary school teachers.

Job titles and exact tasks vary in this work and examples of some occupation titles are secondary school teacher and high school teacher.

This occupation is currently on the Australian Combined Skilled Occupation List, (Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List, MLTSSL).

The average weekly full-time ordinary earnings in Education and Training in mid 2018 were $1,741, giving an annual income of approximately $90,500. This was 3.5% higher than in mid 2017.*

In New South Wales, the starting graduate teaching salary in 2018 is $67,248 rising to $81,108 for a Band Two (Proficient) teacher.

Secondary School Teacher Salaries / Wages in 2018

Job TitleSalary / Wage $Location
Secondary School Teacher – History

67,000 – 88,000 Sydney, New South Wales
Secondary School Teacher

$400 per day Sydney, New South Wales
Secondary School Science Teacher

67,000 – 100,000 New South Wales
Teacher English as a Second Language

67,000 – 100,000 Sydney, New South Wales
Secondary School Teacher

80,000 – 100,000Melbourne, Victoria
Secondary School Teacher

66,000 – 96,000 Adelaide, South Australia
Secondary School Teacher

67,000 – 94,0000 Brisbane, Queensland
Experienced Secondary School Teacher

98,000 Brisbane, Queensland

*Source:ABS

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