§ Industry profile

Wages in Education.

32 anonymous salaries filed across 16 roles in education. Median base salary is $85,000.

Median base

$85,000

25th percentile

$77,250

75th percentile

$90,000

Unique roles

§ By experience

Median by level

Junior

$52,000n=5

Mid

$85,000n=20

Senior

$130,000n=7

§ Top-paid roles

Best-paying jobs in Education

High School Teacher

$90,000n=5

Childcare Centre Director

$83,500n=2

Primary Teacher

$82,000n=10

Early Childhood Educator

$58,500n=2

Nanny

$51,500n=2

§ The register

All education entries

Sorted high → low

RoleIndustryCityLevelYoEBase AUDBonusFiled

University ProfessorEducationMelbourne VICSenior15y$180,000—Mar ‘26

School PrincipalEducationSydney NSWSenior15y$160,000—Dec ‘25

Deputy PrincipalEducationSydney NSWSenior12y$135,000—Mar ‘26

University LecturerEducationSydney NSWSenior10y$130,000—Jan ‘26

High School TeacherEducationPerth WASenior12y$110,000—Oct ‘25

TAFE LecturerEducationMelbourne VICMid6y$95,000—Nov ‘25

High School TeacherEducationSydney NSWMid6y$92,000—Dec ‘25

TeacherEducationDarwin NTMid5y$90,000—Jan ‘26

High School TeacherEducationBrisbane QLDMid6y$90,000—Mar ‘26

Special Education TeacherEducationBrisbane QLDMid5y$88,000—Mar ‘26

High School TeacherEducationMelbourne VICMid5y$88,000—Feb ‘26

Primary TeacherEducationSydney NSWMid5y$85,000—Mar ‘26

Primary TeacherEducationRegional VIC VICMid5y$85,000—Mar ‘26

Primary TeacherEducationPerth WAMid5y$85,000—Apr ‘26

School CounsellorEducationMelbourne VICMid5y$85,000—Apr ‘26

High School TeacherEducationAdelaide SAMid5y$85,000—Mar ‘26

Childcare Centre DirectorEducationMelbourne VICSenior10y$85,000—Mar ‘26

Primary TeacherEducationMelbourne VICMid4y$82,000—Mar ‘26

Primary TeacherEducationDarwin NTMid3y$82,000$5,000Apr ‘26

Primary TeacherEducationTownsville QLDMid5y$82,000—Mar ‘26

Childcare Centre DirectorEducationSydney NSWSenior8y$82,000—Apr ‘26

Primary TeacherEducationGeelong VICMid5y$82,000—Apr ‘26

Primary TeacherEducationAdelaide SAMid5y$78,000—Mar ‘26

Primary TeacherEducationHobart TASMid5y$78,000—Mar ‘26

LibrarianEducationSydney NSWMid5y$75,000—Apr ‘26

Primary TeacherEducationBrisbane QLDJunior1y$72,000—Mar ‘26

Early Childhood EducatorEducationMelbourne VICMid5y$62,000—Feb ‘26

Early Childhood EducatorEducationSydney NSWJunior2y$55,000—Jan ‘26

NannyEducationSydney NSWMid3y$55,000—Apr ‘26

Teaching AssistantEducationMelbourne VICJunior1y$52,000—Jan ‘26

NannyEducationMelbourne VICJunior1y$48,000—Mar ‘26

TutorEducationSydney NSWJunior1y$45,000—Dec ‘25

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