Teachers will be appointed at a specified salary step 1 to 9:

  • based on an assessment of their qualifications and experience consistent with the relevant award as captured by the ACU Teachers Steps; and
  • as approved by the relevant National Manager and Pro Vice-Chancellor, Global and Education Pathways. The latter is currently the Member of the Executive (being the relevant delegate for the approval of all staff appointments for Global and Education Pathways).

Teacher Annual Salary Rates - Full-time

Classification Annual salary Effective from commencement of the Agreement 2.8% increase Effective from the beginning of the first full pay commencing on or after 1 January 2023 3.75% increase Effective from the beginning of the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 January 2024 3.0% increase Effective from the beginning of the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 January 2025 2.8% increase Effective from the beginning of the last full pay period before 30 June 2025
Teacher Step 1 $63,963.32 $65,754.29 $68,220.08 $70,266.68 $72,234.15
Teacher Step 2 $66,550.50 $68,413.91 $70,979.44 $73,108.82 $75,155.87
Teacher Step 3 * $68,275.19 $70,186.90 $72,818.90 $75,003.47 $77,103.57
Teacher Step 4 $69,845.48 $71,801.15 $74,493.70 $76,728.51 $78,876.91
Teacher Step 5 $71,570.30 $73,574.27 $76,333.30 $78,623.30 $80,824.76
Teacher Step 6 $73,303.20 $75,355.69 $78,181.53 $80,526.97 $82,781.73
Teacher Step 7 $75,540.49 $77,655.62 $80,567.71 $82,984.74 $85,308.31
Teacher Step 8 $77,623.28 $79,796.73 $82,789.11 $85,272.78 $87,660.42
Teacher Step 9 $79,461.92 $81,686.85 $84,750.11 $87,292.61 $89,736.81

Teacher Salary Rates - Casual Daily Rates

Classification Casual Daily Rates Effective from commencement of the Agreement 2.8% increase Effective from the beginning of the first pay commencing on or after 1 January 2023 3.75% increase Effective from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 January 2024 3.0% increase Effective from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 January 2025 2.8% increase Effective from the beginning of the last full pay period before 30 June 2025
Teacher Step 1 $306.34 $314.92 $326.73 $336.53 $345.95
Teacher Step 2 $318.73 $327.65 $339.94 $350.14 $359.94
Teacher Step 3 * $326.99 $336.15 $348.75 $359.21 $369.27
Teacher Step 4 $334.51 $343.88 $356.77 $367.47 $377.76
Teacher Step 5 $342.77 $352.37 $365.58 $376.55 $387.09
Teacher Step 6 $351.07 $360.90 $374.43 $385.67 $396.47
Teacher Step 7 $361.78 $371.91 $385.86 $397.43 $408.56
Teacher Step 8 $371.76 $382.17 $396.50 $408.40 $419.83
Teacher Step 9 $380.56 $391.22 $405.89 $418.06 $429.77

Teacher Salary Rates - Casual Hourly Rates

Classification Casual Hourly Rates Effective from commencement of the Agreement 2.8% increase Effective from the beginning of the first pay commencing on or after 1 January 2023 3.75% increase Effective from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 January 2024 3.0% increase Effective from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 January 2025 2.8% increase Effective from the beginning of the last full pay period before 30 June 2025
Teacher Step 1 $61.27 $62.99 $65.35 $67.31 $69.19
Teacher Step 2 $63.75 $65.54 $67.99 $70.03 $71.99
Teacher Step 3 * $65.40 $67.23 $69.75 $71.84 $73.86
Teacher Step 4 $66.90 $68.77 $71.35 $73.49 $75.55
Teacher Step 5 $68.55 $70.47 $73.11 $75.31 $77.41
Teacher Step 6 $70.21 $72.18 $74.88 $77.13 $79.29
Teacher Step 7 $72.36 $74.39 $77.18 $79.49 $81.72
Teacher Step 8 $74.35 $76.43 $79.30 $81.68 $83.96
Teacher Step 9 $76.11 $78.24 $81.18 $83.61 $85.95

Transitional arrangements

Current teachers, being teachers who have been employed by the University as casual teachers at any time during 2020, 2021 or 2022, will receive at least the same or more pay for the same scheduled casual work under this Agreement compared with what they received before Schedule 4 came into effect.

The following payment arrangements will apply to current teachers:

  1. payment at Salary Step 9 of the proposed salary rates
  2. ELICOS teachers, currently paid the casual daily rate at Step 12 of the Award of $345.97, will be paid the casual daily rate at Step 9 of $380.56 (which is equivalent to the Step 12 of the Award plus 10%). For those who also receive the hourly rate for other activities, the hourly rate will increase from the current rate of $50.07 to $76.11 under this Agreement. The casual daily rate will apply to ELICOS teachers who are engaged to undertake four contact hours. Any additional hours will be paid in addition at the relevant casual hourly rate.
  3. Teachers in TPP and Foundation Studies who are paid the casual hourly rate will also be paid at the top of the salary scale (Step 9) as set out below:
    • the hourly salary rate for other activities will increase from $50.07 to $76.11 under this Agreement,
    • the hourly salary rate of $76.11 will be applied to casual teaching.
Page last updated on 08/02/2023

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