Graduate teacher salary in Tasmania: $85,313 from March 2026

Tasmania sets your starting salary by your training, then you move up one level a year. DECYP says the usual beginning salary is Band 1 Level 5. Some 4-year trained teachers start at Level 4 ($81,762), so it's worth checking exactly how your qualifications were assessed.

Graduate teacher pay in Tasmania

Which level you start on

Your first-year take-home

Support in your first two years

• A 4-day paid induction before Term 1.
• 4 hours a fortnight release time in your first year and 2 hours in your second (full-time).
• After-school meetings capped at 80 hours in 2026 and 60 hours in 2027 under the 2025 agreement.

How fast your pay grows

You move up a level each year. From Level 5 you reach Level 9 ($104,050) after four years and Level 13 ($122,393) after about eight, provided you have full TRB registration and 12 months at Level 12. Add the 3% rise in March 2027 and 2.75% in March 2028 on top.

• Get fully registered on time. Moving from provisional to full TRB registration is required before Level 13. See registration in Tasmania.
• Check prior service. Relevant previous teaching may count towards your level. Ask before your first increment date.
• Watch your first payslip. Confirm the classification says Band 1 Level 5 (or Level 8 in an isolated school).

How Tasmania's graduate pay compares

$85,313 is below the NSW graduate rate of $92,882, Queensland's $90,164 and the NT's $96,180. Start at Level 8 in an isolated school, though, and your $99,010 beats all three. See NSW vs Tasmania or our first-year graduate teacher guide.