Teachers' commencing salary
Classroom teachers are remunerated on the standards based remuneration structure in accordance with the Crown Employees (Teachers in Schools and Related Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award (the Award).
Classroom teachers are remunerated on the standards based remuneration structure in accordance with the Crown Employees (Teachers in Schools and Related Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award (the Award).
The Salary determination policy details provisions to:
- attract and retain quality teachers to and within the department and to reward teachers when they achieve higher levels of professional accreditation and service
- ensure casual and temporary teachers in NSW public schools have all qualified accredited teaching service recognised when appointed to permanent teaching positions
- recognise and commensurately remunerate qualified teachers with relevant teaching experience from another teaching system (intrastate, interstate or from overseas)
- recognise the prior employment and career experience of newly qualified teachers and career changers for salary determination purposes.
Statements of service confirming your prior employment will be required to support a salary determination.
For additional information including documentation and the application form required to support your application, visit the Salary determination procedure.
You may submit your application and supporting documentation for salary determination via email to salarydetermination@det.nsw.edu.au
Documentation required
Statement of service
Statements of service confirming your prior employment will be required to support a salary determination. Your statement of service must include;
- your position/s held
- the dates worked (start date/end date) for each of the above positions if multiple held
- FTE (full time equivalent) or if part-time, how many days per week – for each position held
- unpaid leave details or confirmation that none was taken.
if any of the above are missing the service is unable to be considered for salary progression. in most cases the salary determination team will advise what is missing, however it is suggested that complete statements are provided at the time of application to ensure a quick and accurate review.
Payslip or other salary matching evidence
You should provide your payslip/evidence for proficient classroom teaching service outside NSW, which must show the base annual salary in numbers (excluding any allowances), within the last 5 years and not be for any leadership or executive position.
If it is not clear what your base annual salary is (excluding any allowances) the salary determination team will be unable to provide a salary match.
Submitting an application
For additional information including documentation and the application form required to support your application, visit the Salary Determination procedure.
You may submit your application and supporting documentation for salary determination via email to salarydetermination@det.nsw.edu.au.
Frequently asked questions
Documentation
No. You do not need to provide evidence of service in NSW public schools. The salary determination team will source this information from NSW Department of Education systems.
Service from employers who are not the NSW Department of Education will need to have complete statements of service.
Process
You can apply for a salary determination once you have submitted your application for Approval to Teach. No outcome from salary determination will be provided until an Approval to Teach has been issued.
There is no time limit on submitting an application.
If you have commenced employment within the last 6 months, the outcome will be effective from your entry on duty and you will receive backpay.
If you have commenced employment more than 6 months ago, the salary change will be effective from the beginning of the next pay period after the application was received. No backpay will be provided.
Regardless of how long since you commenced empoyment, it is worth submitting an application to ensure that any eligible service has been recognised for salary progression.
Eligibility
Yes. You are able to apply taking into consideration the statement of service requirements. If a change in salary is due, it will be effective from the beginning of the next pay period.
Yes. You are able to apply. The evidentiary requirements are the same for all teachers and if you commenced employment more than 6 months ago, the effective date of your outcome will be from the beginning of the next pay period.
Yes. You are able to apply. The evidentiary requirements are the same for all teachers and if you commenced employment more than 6 months ago, the effective date of your outcome will be from the beginning of the next pay period.
Yes. You are able to apply. The evidentiary requirements are the same for all teachers and if you commenced employment more than 6 months ago, the effective date of your outcome will be from the beginning of the next pay period.
Qualified international teaching service is considered in full years (or 203 day blocks). Each full year (or 203-day block) of teaching service will represent one (1) increment of salary progression.
Teaching service within Australia will be considered in 50-day blocks. Each period of 50 days will be added to your recognised service. This is available only to teaching service within Australia.
You are eligible if the care of the under school aged child occurred after you obtained your teaching qualification and this period of care was either before or following previous employment as a teacher with the department.
Additionally, you must also not have been on any form of paid employment during the period of care (excepting a maximum of 50 days of casual teaching with the department in any school year).
Interpretation
Child Rearing referred to the department’s previous (pre-2016) approach in recognising the care of an under school aged child/children for salary progression.
Pre-Service Care is the current approach to recognise when a qualified teacher is unable to teach nor work in any capacity due to the full-time care of an under school aged child/children for salary progression.
All external service is taken into consideration. The salary determination team takes into account the completion of a teaching qualification, the accreditation held during the service and many other details to ensure that a fair and equitable outcome is provided.
Any service seeking to be recognised by salary determination must be accompanied by a complete statement of service.
Salary matching is available for previous classroom teaching experience in Australian primary or secondary schools. This service must be within the past 5 years, and you must have also held proficient or full accreditation at the time the service was completed.
Executive and other leadership positions are not eligible for salary matching. Likewise, service as a casual or tutor are not eligible. While this work is not eligible for salary matching, they may be considered in full year or 203-day blocks if eligible and a statement of service is provided.
More information
- Information for teachers relocating from interstate or overseas.