Teacher Aide Salary QLD: What You Take Home After Tax in 2026–27

Teacher aide salary QLD: the rates

If you work as a teacher aide in a Queensland state school, your pay is set by the Department of Education Teacher Aides’ Certified Agreement. The latest available rates, effective from 1 September 2026, show an entry-level full-time salary of $63,814 per year (TAOO2 pay point 1) and a top rate of $84,659 per year (TAOO4 pay point 4). These figures are based on a 38-hour week and 52 weeks per year. Casual teacher aides receive a 25% loading on the hourly rate, so a casual at TAOO2 PP1 earns $40.23 per hour.

Most teacher aide positions are part-time, so your actual annual pay will be a proportion of these full-time figures. For example, a 30-hour week at TAOO2 PP1 gives you about $50,380 per year before tax. The rates are published by the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission and updated on salary guides such as .

How tax and Medicare affect your take-home pay

Your take-home pay is what lands in your bank account after income tax and the Medicare levy are deducted. For the 2026–27 tax year, the Australian Tax Office applies these rates to residents:

• Nil tax on the first $18,200
• 15 cents per dollar from $18,201 to $45,000
• 30 cents per dollar from $45,001 to $135,000
• Plus the low-income tax offset (LITO), which reduces tax by up to $700 for incomes up to $37,500, then phases out.

The Medicare levy is 2% of your taxable income. If you earn less than $28,011 (single), you pay no levy; between $28,011 and $35,013 you pay a reduced rate. Full-time teacher aides earn well above these thresholds, so you pay the full 2%.

Example: full-time TAOO2 PP1

Let’s work through a typical full-time teacher aide on $63,814 per year. Using the 2026–27 tax rates:

• Tax on $63,814: $4,020 (on first $45,000) plus 30c for each dollar over $45,000 ($18,814 × 0.30 = $5,644) = $9,664 gross tax.
• LITO: at $63,814, the offset is $325 minus 1.5c per dollar over $45,000. That’s $325 – ($18,814 × 0.015) = $325 – $282 = $43. So net tax = $9,664 – $43 = $9,621.
• Medicare levy: 2% of $63,814 = $1,276.
• Total deductions: $9,621 + $1,276 = $10,897.
• Take-home pay: $63,814 – $10,897 = $52,917 per year, or $2,035 per fortnight.

This is a resident estimate only. It excludes HELP/HECS repayments, the Medicare levy surcharge, and salary sacrifice. Your actual take-home may differ slightly due to payroll rounding.

Part-time and casual considerations

If you work part-time, your annual salary is pro-rata. For example, 30 hours per week at TAOO2 PP1 gives $50,380. Tax on that is lower: about $5,390 income tax plus $1,008 Medicare levy, leaving $43,983 per year or $1,692 per fortnight. Casual employees get the 25% loading but no paid leave, so your fortnightly pay varies with hours worked.

Your employer pays superannuation on top of your salary. For 2026–27, the super guarantee is 12% of your ordinary time earnings. That means an extra $7,658 per year for a full-time teacher aide at entry level, paid into your super fund. Super is not deducted from your take-home pay; it’s an additional benefit.

For more tools to estimate your own figures, see our Take-home pay guide and Tax and Medicare page. You can also check the Super page for contribution limits.