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Tasmanian teacher assistant pay rates 2026

Tasmanian government school teacher assistants earn $69,593 to $74,837 ($36.28 to $39.01 an hour) on the 27 August 2026 DECYP scale. Levels and take-home.

✓ By the TeacherPay AU Editorial Team · fact-checked against official sources Updated 17 October 2026 5 min read
On this page (9 sections)
  1. How Tasmanian teacher assistants are classified
  2. Tasmanian teacher assistant pay rates
  3. Other school support and business manager pay
  4. Are Tasmanian teacher assistants paid in the school holidays?
  5. What a part-time teacher assistant takes home
  6. Take-home pay at every teacher assistant level
  7. Progression and qualifications
  8. Bargaining status
  9. FAQs

The short answer

A Tasmanian government school teacher assistant starts on $69,593 a year ($36.28 an hour) at General Stream Band 2, Range 1, Level 2, on the Department for Education, Children and Young People (DECYP) salary scale as at 27 August 2026. The top of the range, Level 6, is $74,837 ($39.01 an hour). Full time works out at about 36.75 hours a week.

  • Teacher assistants are on the Tasmanian State Service Award, General Stream.
  • Band 2 Level 2 rose from $66,766 in January 2026 to $69,593 by August 2026 (+4.2%).
  • That is the highest full-time entry salary for an aide-type role of any state.
  • Holiday pay rules for teacher assistants were not confirmed; check your contract.

How Tasmanian teacher assistants are classified

Tasmania doesn't have a separate teacher aide award. Teacher assistants are State Service employees under the Tasmanian State Service Award, General Stream (S085), and the department publishes their pay on its salary scales. Teacher assistant roles, including Teacher Assistant (MDT) and Social Trainer roles, sit in Band 2, Range 1, Levels 2 to 6.

DECYP support staff classifications
RoleClassification
Teacher Assistant (incl. Teacher Assistant MDT, Social Trainer)General Stream Band 2, Range 1, Levels 2 to 6
Other school support (admin and school support officers, library and lab technicians, canteen, bus assistants)General Stream Bands 1 to 4
School Business ManagerSBM Levels 1 to 6, four ranges each

We have not confirmed which band each admin or school support officer role sits in. We could not find an Aboriginal Education Worker classification on the DECYP scale.

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Tasmanian teacher assistant pay rates

DECYP publishes both annual salaries and hourly rates. Dividing one by the other gives about 1,918 hours a year, or 36.75 hours a week, which is the full-time basis for these figures.

Teacher assistant pay, DECYP salary scale v1.15 as at 27 August 2026
LevelAnnual (full time)Hourly
Band 2 Range 1 Level 2 (entry)$69,593$36.28
Band 2 Range 1 Level 3$70,825$36.92
Band 2 Range 1 Level 4$72,114$37.59
Band 2 Range 1 Level 5$73,808$38.47
Band 2 Range 1 Level 6 (top)$74,837$39.01

Hourly rates rounded to the cent from the published scale. A Kingston High School teacher assistant ad closing in August 2026 quoted $69,593 to $74,837, matching this scale.

Other school support and business manager pay

Selected DECYP General Stream and SBM points, 27 August 2026
ClassificationAnnualHourly
Band 1 Range 1 Level 1$55,616$28.99
Band 1 Range 2 Level 5$67,344$35.11
Band 3 Range 1 Level 2$77,850$40.58
Band 4 Range 1 Level 2$86,325$45.00
School Business Manager 1, Range 1$103,290$53.84
School Business Manager 1, Range 4$107,338$55.95
School Business Manager 3, Range 1$115,215$60.06
School Business Manager 5, Range 4$136,336$71.07
School Business Manager 6, Range 3$139,237$72.58

Selected points only. Compare business manager pay across states in the school business manager salary guide.

Are Tasmanian teacher assistants paid in the school holidays?

We could not confirm from a primary source how teacher assistants are paid across the school holidays in Tasmania: whether pay continues for 52 weeks or is calculated on term weeks only. The DECYP annual salary is a full-time rate, which is not the same as an answer to that question.

How to find out what applies to you

  • Your letter of offer or contract should say whether you are employed for school terms or for the full year.
  • Ask the school's business manager how your hours are set up in payroll.
  • Look at a payslip from a holiday period if you have one.
  • The CPSU (Community and Public Sector Union) Tasmania can explain State Service conditions.

What a part-time teacher assistant takes home

Worked example

Teacher assistant, Band 2 Level 2, at 0.8 FTE (about 29.4 hours a week)

Full-time salary
$69,593
Annual pay at 0.8
$55,674
Income tax after low income tax offset
$7,057
Medicare levy
$1,113
Take-home pay $47,503 a year, about $1,827 a fortnight

2026–27 tax rates, no HELP debt, assumes pay spread over the full year. Full time at $69,593 leaves about $56,803 a year, or $2,185 a fortnight, after tax. Employer super is extra.

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Take-home pay at every teacher assistant level

Full-time teacher assistant take-home pay, 2026–27 tax rates
LevelGross a yearTake-home a yearTake-home a fortnight
Level 2$69,593$56,803$2,185
Level 3$70,825$57,641$2,217
Level 4$72,114$58,518$2,251
Level 5$73,808$59,669$2,295
Level 6$74,837$60,369$2,322

No HELP debt or salary packaging, pay spread over the full year. At 0.6 FTE (about 22 hours a week), Level 2 is $41,756 gross and about $37,875 after tax ($1,457 a fortnight).

On a full-time basis, Tasmania's teacher assistant entry salary of $69,593 is the highest of any state for an aide role. Per hour it is $36.28, behind NSW ($38.33 for an SLSO 1) and the ACT ($36.63), because full-time hours differ. Compare every state in the teacher aide salary guide.

Progression and qualifications

There are five levels in the teacher assistant range. Moving from Level 2 to Level 6 is worth $5,244 a year full time. We have not checked the progression rule for moving between levels (the timing and any performance requirement), so confirm it with your school or in the General Stream award. Moving to a higher band means being appointed to a role at that band.

Each school sets the selection criteria for its jobs. Every role needs a Tasmanian Working with Vulnerable People registration. See how to become a teacher aide for the general steps.

Bargaining status

The rates on this page are current as at the 27 August 2026 DECYP scale. Tasmanian teachers have their own agreement (3% from March 2026, 3% March 2027 and 2.75% March 2028), but it covers teachers only. We have not confirmed the status of the State Service General Stream wage agreement that covers teacher assistants. For teachers, see Tasmanian teacher pay.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a teacher assistant earn in Tasmania?
$69,593 a year ($36.28 an hour) at entry, rising to $74,837 ($39.01) at Level 6, on the DECYP scale as at 27 August 2026. These are full-time figures.
What is the hourly rate for a teacher aide in Tasmania?
$36.28 an hour at Band 2 Level 2, the entry point for teacher assistants, on the August 2026 scale.
How many hours is full time for a Tasmanian teacher assistant?
About 36.75 hours a week. That is what the department's annual and hourly figures imply.
Are Tasmanian teacher assistants paid in school holidays?
We could not confirm this from a primary source. Your contract or the school business manager can tell you whether your pay runs for 52 weeks.
Did Tasmanian teacher assistants get a pay rise in 2026?
Yes. Band 2 Level 2 went from $66,766 on the January 2026 scale to $69,593 on the August 2026 scale, an increase of about 4.2%.
What does a school business manager earn in Tasmania?
From $103,290 at SBM Level 1 Range 1 to $139,237 at Level 6 Range 3, on the August 2026 scale.

Sources we checked · last verified 2026-10-17

  1. 1.DECYP Salary Scales (v1.15, as at 27 August 2026)
  2. 2.Jobs Tasmania: Teacher Assistant (MDT), Kingston High School

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