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

  • based on an assessment of their qualifications and experience consistent with the Educational Services (Post-Secondary Education) Award 2020 as captured by the ACU Teachers Steps; and
  • as approved by the relevant Senior Manager and Director, Education The latter is currently the Member of the Executive (being the relevant delegate for the approval of all employee appointments for Education Pathways).

Transitional arrangements:

  • All teachers employed by the University at the commencement of this Agreement will receive payment in accordance with Teacher Step

Teacher Annual Salary Rates – Full-time

 

 

 

Classification

Annual salary at 30

June              2025 (end of ACU Staff Enterprise Agreement

2022-2025)

 

3.35%                          increase Effective from the beginning of the first full pay commencing on or after 1 June 2026

 

3.5%                          increase Effective from the beginning of the first full pay commencing on or after 30 June 2027

 

3.5%                         increase Effective from the beginning of the first full pay commencing on or after 30 June 2028

 

3.5% increase

Effective from the beginning of the first full pay commencing on or after 30 June 2029

 

1.15%                           increase Effective from the beginning of the first full pay commencing on or after 1 October 2029

 

 

 

Annual Rate

 

 

Hourly Rate

 

Indicative Annual Rate

 

 

Hourly Rate

 

Indicative Annual Rate

 

 

Hourly Rate

 

Indicative Annual Rate

 

 

Hourly Rate

 

 

Indicative Annual Rate

 

 

Hourly Rate

 

 

Indicative Annual Rate

Teacher Step 1

$72,234.15

$40.92

$74,678.92

$42.36

$77,306.92

$43.85

$80,026.16

$45.39

$82,836.66

$45.92

$83,803.91

Teacher Step 2

$75,155.87

$42.57

$77,690.16

$44.06

$80,409.41

$45.61

$83,238.16

$47.21

$86,158.16

$47.76

$87,161.90

Teacher Step 3 *

$77,103.57

$43.67

$79,697.66

$45.20

$82,489.91

$46.79

$85,391.66

$48.43

$88,384.65

$48.99

$89,406.65

Teacher Step 4

$78,876.91

$44.68

$81,540.91

$46.25

$84,406.16

$47.87

$87,362.65

$49.55

$90,428.65

$50.12

$91,468.90

Teacher Step 5

$80,824.76

$45.78

$83,548.41

$47.39

$86,486.66

$49.05

$89,516.15

$50.77

$92,655.15

$51.36

$93,731.90

Teacher Step 6

$82,781.73

$46.88

$85,555.91

$48.53

$88,567.15

$50.23

$91,669.65

$51.99

$94,881.65

$52.59

$95,976.64

Teacher Step 7

$85,308.31

$48.32

$88,183.90

$50.02

$91,286.40

$51.78

$94,498.40

$53.60

$97,819.89

$54.22

$98,951.39

Teacher Step 8

$87,660.42

$49.65

$90,611.15

$51.39

$93,786.65

$53.19

$97,071.64

$55.06

$100,484.39

$55.70

$101,652.39

Teacher Step 9

$89,736.81

$50.83

$92,764.65

$52.61

$96,013.14

$54.46

$99,389.39

$56.37

$102,875.14

$57.02

$104,061.39

Teacher Salary Rates – Casual Daily Rates

 

 

 

 

Classification

 

 

Casual Daily Rates Effective from commencement of the Agreement

 

3.35% increase Effective from the beginning of the first full pay commencing on or after 1 June

2026

 

3.5% increase Effective from the beginning of the first full pay commencing on or after 30 June 2027

3.5% increase Effective from the beginning of the first full pay commencing on or after 30 June 2028

3.5% increase Effective from the beginning of the first full pay commencing on or after 30 June 2029

1.15% increase Effective from the beginning of the first full pay commencing on or after 1 October

2029

Teacher Step 1

$345.95

$357.54

$370.06

$383.02

$396.43

$400.99

Teacher Step 2

$359.94

$372.00

$385.02

$398.50

$412.45

$417.20

Teacher Step 3 *

$369.27

$381.65

$395.01

$408.84

$423.15

$428.02

Teacher Step 4

$377.76

$390.42

$404.09

$418.24

$432.88

$437.86

Teacher Step 5

$387.09

$400.06

$414.07

$428.57

$443.57

$448.68

Teacher Step 6

$396.47

$409.76

$424.11

$438.96

$454.33

$459.56

Teacher Step 7

$408.56

$422.25

$437.03

$452.33

$468.17

$473.56

Teacher Step 8

$419.83

$433.90

$449.09

$464.81

$481.08

$486.62

Teacher Step 9

$429.77

$444.17

$459.72

$475.82

$492.48

$498.15

Teacher Salary Rates – Casual Hourly Rates

 

 

 

 

Classification

 

 

 

Casual Hourly Rates Effective                             from commencement of the Agreement

 

 

3.35%                          increase Effective from the beginning of the first full pay commencing on or after 1 June 2026

 

 

3.5% increase Effective from the beginning of the first full pay commencing on or after 30 June 2027

 

3.5% increase Effective from the beginning of the first full pay commencing on or after 30 June 2028

 

3.5% increase Effective from the beginning of the first full pay commencing on or after 30 June 2029

 

1.15% increase Effective from the beginning of the first full pay commencing on or after 1 October 2029

Teacher Step 1

$69.19

$71.51

$74.02

$76.62

$79.31

$80.23

Teacher Step 2

$71.99

$74.41

$77.02

$79.72

$82.52

$83.47

Teacher Step 3 *

$73.86

$76.34

$79.02

$81.79

$84.66

$85.64

Teacher Step 4

$75.55

$78.09

$80.83

$83.66

$86.59

$87.59

Teacher Step 5

$77.41

$80.01

$82.82

$85.72

$88.73

$89.76

Teacher Step 6

$79.29

$81.95

$84.82

$87.79

$90.87

$91.92

Teacher Step 7

$81.72

$84.46

$87.42

$90.48

$93.65

$94.73

Teacher Step 8

$83.96

$86.78

$89.82

$92.97

$96.23

$97.34

Teacher Step 9

$85.95

$88.83

$91.94

$95.16

$98.50

$99.64

Page last updated on 18/10/2026

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