"The Ministry of Education has presented NZEI with a new offer which would see the Principal of a school of fewer than
50 students increase their roll-based salary component from $81,553 to $92,976 by 2020. In addition, they receive a
$2,320 leadership payment.
Teachers at the top of the scale would earn $82,992 a year by 2020.
50% of teachers also receive at least one unit, a $4,000 additional payment on top of their salary rates in recognition
of management, leadership and other responsibilities.
New teachers who currently start on $47,980 will increase to $50,902 from mid next year increasing to $52,429 in 2020.
The new offer for teachers responds to the union’s concerns the first offer was too heavily weighted towards new
teachers and increases the quantum.
Principals will receive a cumulative increase of between 9.3 and 14 percent over the next three years. That is made up
of increases of between 3 and 4.5 percent each year over the next three years to the roll based component of their
salary.
It provides a cumulative increase of 9.3 percent over three years; to teachers a 3 percent increase for all teachers
each year, over the next three years.
The first increase will take effect when the collective agreement is settled, the second increase 12 months later and
the third 24 months later.
The cost of the Ministry’s offer for teachers and Principals is $569 million over four years."
School
U-gradeRoll sizeBeginning Principal <3yrsDeveloping Principal 3yrs+Experienced Principal 6yrs+Leading Principal 9yrs+U11-50$83,873$87,514$90,636$93,757U251-100$90,465$94,106$97,228$100,349U3101-150$97,558$101,199$104,321$107,442U4151-300$105,021$108,662$111,784$114,905U5301-500$112,484$116,125$119,247$122,368U6501-675$116,749$120,390$123,512$126,633U7676-850$121,190$124,831$127,953$131,074U8851-1025$125,633$129,274$132,396$135,517U91026-1200$128,654$132,295$135,417$138,538U101201-1400$131,674$135,315$138,437$141,558
Note: The table covers U1 to U10 schools as this is the roll-range for primary schools
Principals of decile 1 to 4 schools receive a decile payment (the rate depends on the U-grade or roll size of the
school). For example, for a decile 1 school with a roll size of between 51 and 100 the rate of the payment is $4,290 per
annum.
What teachers earn now
StepCurrentFTTE1$36,6923.82$39,5133.33$43,7455.44$47,980528.65$49,588962.16$51,5081,0287$54,3309838$59,6212,654.99$63,9291,367.310$68,4461,00911$71,8917,632.412$75,9498,112.924,300.8