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The short answer
Tasmanian teachers received a 3% pay rise from the first full pay period in March 2026, with 3% more due in March 2027 and 2.75% in March 2028. The Teachers Agreement 2025 also added $500 at Level 13 and $400 for Advanced Skills Teachers before the 2026 rise. It runs to 19 September 2028.
The rise came after the longest teacher dispute Tasmania has seen in years, with work bans and the first 24-hour strikes in a generation during 2025. AEU members voted 72% in favour in April 2026, the Tasmanian Industrial Commission filed the agreement in July, and DECYP published the new scales on 27 August 2026.
Where TAS teacher pay stands right now
Teachers Agreement 2025 in force to Sep 2028; next rise 3% in March 2027
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27 August 2026
DECYP publishes updated salary scales
Version 1.15 of the Salary Scales shows the March 2026 rates: graduate Level 5 $85,313 and top Level 13 $122,393.
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1 July 2026
Tasmanian Industrial Commission files the Teachers Agreement 2025
[2026] TASIC 40 files the agreement, operative 20 Sep 2025 to 19 Sep 2028, and cancels the Teachers Agreement 2023.
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27 April 2026
Teachers accept 3% / 3% / 2.75% deal
72% of AEU members voted yes. The deal gives 3% from March 2026, 3% from March 2027 and 2.75% from March 2028, plus base adjustments, meeting caps and new leave types.
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7 March 2026
New proposal on the table for teachers
The government put a revised wage proposal to teachers after 24-hour strikes and work bans in 2025.
TAS teacher pay rise timeline
Old, current and upcoming rates
Proposed columns apply only once the agreement is approved; calculated columns are our arithmetic from the published percentage.
The timeline
The agreement is operative from 20 September 2025. We have not read the TASIC decision first-hand because the Commission's site blocks direct access.
What the rise means in dollars
The March 2026 rise was not a flat 3% at every level. Before applying the 3%, the agreement added flat amounts to three classifications. The DECYP scales match this exactly.
Back pay
The 3% applied from the first full pay period in March 2026, but the agreement wasn't filed until July, so the rise was paid as back pay. For a graduate on Level 5, the rise is worth about $95.58 a fortnight before tax. Back pay is taxed as ordinary income at your marginal rate, so the PAYG on that payslip will look larger than usual.
Illustration: back pay for a Level 5 teacher
- Old rate
- $82,828
- New rate
- $85,313
- Difference a fortnight
- $95.58
- Fortnights owed (example only)
- 10
Your number depends on how many pay periods passed between March 2026 and the date your back pay was processed, and on any higher duties or part-time changes.
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Check what you were owed for the March 2026 rise at your level and FTE.
Check my back payWhat else the 2025 deal changed
- After-school meetings capped at 80 hours in 2026 and 60 hours in 2027, plus one meeting-free week each term.
- Three professional activity days a year from Term 1 2027, and a right to disconnect.
- New leave, as reported: 5 days reproductive health leave, 10 paid days pregnancy loss leave, family violence leave up to 25 days, carers leave doubled to 20 days and 5 personal impact days.
- New allowances, as reported: $300 a year for professional learning, $44.95 a night for overnight activities and a Relief Coordinator allowance.
- A pilot of six deputy principal roles and a psychology assessment hub.
- Term dates realigned from 2028 so Easter falls in term time.
How Tasmania's deal compares
At 8.75% over three years (compounding to about 9%), Tasmania's deal is modest next to the big 2026 resets elsewhere. Victoria's VGSA 2026, once Fair Work approves it, lifts the top of the classroom scale 13% by October 2026. The NT is paying 4.3% a year. Track every state on the teacher pay rise tracker.
What to watch
- Your first pay in March 2027 should show the 3% rise; check your annual rate against our Tasmania pay scale.
- DECYP should publish an official 2027 table. Our 2027 figures are calculations until it does.
- The 2028 rise is 2.75%. One outlet reported 2.6%, but the Premier's release and Pulse Tasmania both say 2.75%.
- Bargaining for the next agreement will begin before the 19 September 2028 end date.
Frequently asked questions
How much is the Tasmanian teacher pay rise?
When do Tasmanian teachers get the next pay rise?
Did Tasmanian teachers get back pay?
Did the AEU accept the Tasmanian offer?
When does the Tasmanian Teachers Agreement 2025 end?
Is the 2028 rise 2.75% or 2.6%?
Sources we checked · last verified 16 October 2026
- 1.DECYP Salary Scales as at 27 August 2026 (v1.15)
- 2.DECYP Salary Scales as at 9 January 2026 (archived)
- 3.DECYP: Teaching salaries, benefits and incentives
- 4.[2026] TASIC 40: Filing of the Teachers Agreement 2025
- 5.Pulse Tasmania: Teachers vote up new three-year deal
- 6.TRB Tasmania: Fees and payments
- 7.Long Service Leave (State Employees) Act 1994
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