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The short answer
Coach pays $131,519 a year in Queensland government schools from 1 September 2026. After 2026–27 income tax and Medicare that's about $3,791 a fortnight ($98,913 a year), plus $16,769 employer super.
- Gross pay: about $5,041 a fortnight (annual ÷ 26.089).
- With a HELP debt: about $3,434 a fortnight take-home.
- Next step up: Highly Accomplished Teacher at $134,694 (+$3,175 a year).
- Agreement: Department of Education State School Teachers' Certified Agreement 2022.
Annual salary
$131,519
from 1 September 2026
Take-home a fortnight
$3,791
2026–27 tax, no HELP
Employer super
$16,769
12.75% a year
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Take-home pay fortnightly
$3,804
Gross pay
$5,058
Income tax
$1,153
After the low income tax offset
Medicare levy
$101
Employer super
$645
12.8% paid on top
Where each dollar goes
- Take-home$98,913 (75%)
- Income tax$29,976 (23%)
- Medicare levy$2,630 (2%)
- HECS-HELP$0 (0%)
- Salary sacrifice & packaging$0 (0%)
What your payslip should show
PAYG withheld each fortnight should be about $1,256 (ATO Scale 2, tax-free threshold claimed). Small differences come from rounding and 27-pay years. Your marginal rate is 32% including Medicare, so each extra $1,000 of salary adds about $680 to take-home.
Estimates for an Australian resident for 2026–27 who claims the tax-free threshold, with no other income, no dependants and private hospital cover not required. Medicare levy uses the 2025–26 low-income thresholds (2026–27 not yet published). Pay data: Department of Education State School Teachers' Certified Agreement 2022, verified 16 October 2026.
Coach pay after tax
Resident, tax-free threshold claimed, full-time. Marginal rate 32% including Medicare. Your payslip's tax withheld may differ slightly from the year-end figure.
Pro-rata salary, 2026–27 tax, no HELP debt.
Coach pay over time
Bargaining status: In QIRC arbitration: 3% interim rise from 7 Sep 2026 (or the higher 4.75% award rate from 1 Sep 2026); final decision expected late 2026 or 2027
How to reach Coach
Coach is reached by application or accreditation, not automatic progression. Interim agreement rate (+3% from 7 Sep 2026) A four-year-trained graduate starts at Band 2 Step 1 and moves up one step a year with satisfactory service through Band 2 Steps 1-4 and Band 3 Steps 1-4. Senior Teacher needs one year at Band 3 Step 4 (or two years at Band 3 Step 1 if three-year trained), an Annual Performance Review and a Senior Teacher Undertaking and Action Plan. Experienced Senior Teacher 1 follows two years as a Senior Teacher (opt-in), and EST2 three years after that. Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher are separate classifications for teachers with national HALT certification.
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