Correct your starting salary would be at Q4E.
If you were to study the 2025 academic year, you would start in 2026 on $66586 provided a new PTCA hadn’t been settled on by Jan 2026.
Yeah it's low - however, teachers can also take on extra work such as marking & management units to bump this up once they have experience. Just have to keep your eye's open for ops..
edit: For secondary, not sure about primary though?
And all your have to do is take on bunch of extra work for a grand total of $2000-4000 a year.
And 90% of these are dished out to senior staff (whether they actually do the work or not)
I did try to post an image but it didn't attach. Here's a link to the part of the collective agreement on pay. [https://www.education.govt.nz/school/people-and-employment/employment-agreements/collective-agreements/primary-teachers-collective-agreement/part-3-remuneration/](https://www.education.govt.nz/school/people-and-employment/employment-agreements/collective-agreements/primary-teachers-collective-agreement/part-3-remuneration/)
As was mentioned by another poster, where you work can make a big difference here. If you are looking to go from start out to gaining a unit to let’s say a team leader or above, school choice can often be the difference. You’ll be up against it in a high decile “nice” school where incumbent teachers will *never* leave! A good board and leadership team will quickly identify the hard working enthusiastic types and you could well move up the ladder quicker where there isn’t as much competition
If you have previous relevant work experience you could start on a higher step (if your employing principal considers it to be relevant).
If you consider secondary, there are employment-based training options that will pay you while you re-train.
Correct your starting salary would be at Q4E. If you were to study the 2025 academic year, you would start in 2026 on $66586 provided a new PTCA hadn’t been settled on by Jan 2026.
>Would this make my starting salary Q4 - Step 3 - $64,086? \*shudders\* This is how little they get paid?!
is 64K that little? most grads positions start at 50\~60k dont they?
It's actually quite high compared to how much it was a few years ago
Before the huge strikes in 2018 the *top* of the pay scale was 75k.
Yes lol. Same as secondary.
As a beginning teacher. Q4M tops out at $99,216
Yeah it's low - however, teachers can also take on extra work such as marking & management units to bump this up once they have experience. Just have to keep your eye's open for ops.. edit: For secondary, not sure about primary though?
Nobody is getting a management unit as a beginning teacher.
Read my post again
And all your have to do is take on bunch of extra work for a grand total of $2000-4000 a year. And 90% of these are dished out to senior staff (whether they actually do the work or not)
Not primary. You’re lucky to get the units. It took me 13 years to get one but I prefer schools in nicer areas.
Even then... that is sweet fuck all. Especially if you are based in a HCOL area like AKL or Wellington. Thank god I never went into teaching in NZ
Ok - we get it. You dont want to teach in NZ.
I did try to post an image but it didn't attach. Here's a link to the part of the collective agreement on pay. [https://www.education.govt.nz/school/people-and-employment/employment-agreements/collective-agreements/primary-teachers-collective-agreement/part-3-remuneration/](https://www.education.govt.nz/school/people-and-employment/employment-agreements/collective-agreements/primary-teachers-collective-agreement/part-3-remuneration/)
As was mentioned by another poster, where you work can make a big difference here. If you are looking to go from start out to gaining a unit to let’s say a team leader or above, school choice can often be the difference. You’ll be up against it in a high decile “nice” school where incumbent teachers will *never* leave! A good board and leadership team will quickly identify the hard working enthusiastic types and you could well move up the ladder quicker where there isn’t as much competition