Assistant Principal Salary Tasmania 2026: $143,334

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Assistant Principal pay in TAS
Assistant Principal pay over time
Take-home pay
Is the step up worth it?
How Tasmania compares
FAQs

The short answer

An Assistant Principal in a Tasmanian government school (Band 3) earns $143,334 a year from March 2026, including a $250 base adjustment from the Teachers Agreement 2025. That is about $106,364 after tax, or $4,091 a fortnight. It rises 3% in March 2027, to about $147,634 on our calculation.

Assistant Principal is the first leadership classification above the classroom in Tasmania's structure, sitting in Band 3. Unlike Band 1, it is a single rate in the DECYP scales, not a set of annual increments.

Assistant Principal pay in Tasmania

	Annual salary	Take-home / year	Take-home / fortnight
Band 3	$143,334	$106,364	$4,091

Assistant Principals (Band 3) earn $143,334 from March 2026, including a $250 base adjustment added before the 3% rise. Effective 1 March 2026.

Assistant Principal pay over time

Assistant Principal (Band 3)

Column	Annual salary	Status
Before March 2026	$138,909	Official
From March 2026	$143,334	Official
From March 2027	$147,634	Our calculation (+3%)

The March 2026 rate is ($138,909 + $250) x 1.03.

Take-home pay

Worked example

Assistant Principal, 2026-27

Salary: $143,334
Income tax (after LITO): $34,104
Medicare levy: $2,867
Employer super (12%, on top): $17,200

Take-home $106,364 a year ($4,091 a fortnight)

No HELP debt. At this salary you are in the 37% bracket, so your marginal rate is 39% with Medicare.

Because part of an AP salary falls in the 37% bracket, salary sacrifice into super saves more tax here than at classroom levels. Sacrificing $10,000 cuts take-home from $106,364 to $100,147, a cost of $6,217. See salary sacrifice for teachers.

Is the step up worth it?

What each move adds, from March 2026

Move	Gross increase	Take-home increase
Level 13 to Assistant Principal	+$20,941	+$13,657
AST to Assistant Principal	+$13,694	+$8,729
Assistant Principal to Deputy Principal	+$8,256	+$5,036

2026-27 tax, no HELP debt.

The jump from the top of Band 1 is large, but so is the extra responsibility. Weigh up the leadership load, the loss of some classroom time and whether the school's location suits you. See how to become a principal for the leadership path.

How Tasmania compares

NSW pegs Assistant Principals to the Head Teacher rate of $153,531 from October 2026, about $10,000 more than Tasmania. Compare in NSW vs Tasmania.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does an assistant principal earn in Tasmania?

$143,334 a year from March 2026, on the Band 3 classification. That is about $106,364 after tax in 2026-27.

Did assistant principals get a bigger rise in Tasmania?

Slightly. The Teachers Agreement 2025 added $250 to the AP base before the 3% rise in March 2026, so the rate rose from $138,909 to $143,334.

What will Tasmanian assistant principals earn in 2027?

About $147,634 from March 2027, on our calculation of the agreed 3% rise. DECYP has not yet published the official 2027 table.

How much more is an assistant principal than a classroom teacher in Tasmania?

$20,941 a year more than Band 1 Level 13 ($122,393), or about $13,657 after tax.

Do assistant principals get super on top in Tasmania?

Yes. Your employer pays at least 12% super on top of your salary, about $17,200 a year for an Assistant Principal.

Sources we checked · last verified 16 October 2026

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