Common Basic Scale for teachers who entered the profession before 1/1/11
- includes 1% increase with effect from 1/10/18
| 1 |
€34,485 |
| 2 |
€35,259 |
| 3 |
€36,349 |
| 4 |
€37,443 |
| 5 |
€39,138 |
| 6 |
€40,238 |
| 7 |
€41,335 |
| 8 |
€44,101 |
| 9 |
€45,482 |
| 10 |
€47,133 |
| 11 |
€48,775 |
| 12 |
€50,430 |
| 13 |
€51,813 |
| 14 |
€53,645 |
| 15 |
€53,645 |
| 16 |
€53,645 |
| 17 |
€56,171 |
| 18 |
€56,171 |
| 19 |
€56,171 |
| 20 |
€56,171 |
| 21 |
€59,509 |
| 22 |
€59,509 |
| 23 |
€59,509 |
| 24 |
€59,509 |
| 25 |
€63,196 |
Part Time Hourly Rates
Please note that 12% of the applicable rates will be removed to represent statutory annual leave entitlement of 4 weeks per year. Teachers will then be paid during the Christmas, Easter and summer holidays. Overall remuneration will not change.
| 1. Qualified casual hourly rate |
€44.41 + €6.06 (Rate + value of leave accumulated) |
| 2. Unqualified hourly rate (incl. 22% holiday pay) |
€39.30 + €5.36 (Rate + value of leave accumulated) |
| 3. Qualified non-casual rate paid to teachers according to their own personal point on the incremental salary scale plus allowances divided by 735. This will give your own personal hourly rate. There is no additional payment for holiday periods as this figure includes 56% holiday pay. |
(Point on scale + allowances)/735 |
Posts of Responsibility
| Assistant Principal |
€8,520 |
| Special Duties Teacher |
€3,769 |
Academic Allowances
Either of the allowances (a) or (b) may be held together with any one of the allowances (c) to (g).
(a) (i)H. Dip in Ed. (Pass)
(ii)Higher Froebel Certificate |
€591 |
(b)(i)H.Dip in Ed. (1st or 2nd Hons)
(ii)Ard Teastas Gaeilge |
€1,236 |
| (c) Primary Degree (Pass) |
€1,842 |
| (d) Masters Degree by thesis or exam (Pass) |
€4,918 |
| (e) Primary Degree (1st, 2nd or 3rd Hons) |
€4,918 |
| (f) Master Degree (1st or 2nd Hons) |
€5,496 |
| (g) Doctors Degree |
€6,140 |
Other Allowances
| (i) Teaching through Irish |
€1,583 |
| (ii) Gaeltacht Grant |
€3,063 |
| (iii) Island Allowance |
€1,842 |
(iv) Allowance for Diploma for Teachers of Deaf Children
Allowance for Diploma for Teachers of Blind Children
Allowance for Diploma for Teachers of Mentally and Physically Handicapped Children |
€2,437 |
| (v) Special Allowances payable to teachers appointed before 1/1/1987 in Comprehensive Schools |
€2,471 |
| (vi) Allowance for teachers with 35 years service (long service allowance - payable after 10 years completed on the maximum point of the salary scale) |
€2,324 |
Principal Allowances - category based on number of teachers
| I (1 to 3) |
€9,310 |
| II (4 to 5) |
€10,432 |
| III (6) |
€12,238 |
| IV (7 to 8) |
€14,360 |
| V (9 to 10) |
€16,705 |
| VI (11 to 12) |
€19,084 |
| VII (13 to 15) |
€21,386 |
| VIII (16) |
€23,714 |
| IX (17 to 19) |
€25,427 |
| X (20 to 22) |
€27,197 |
| XI (23 to 26) |
€29,776 |
| XII (27 to 30) |
€31,520 |
| XIII (31 to 35) |
€34,893 |
| XIV (36 to 40) |
€36,030 |
| XV (41 to 50) |
€39,079 |
| XVI (51 to 60) |
€40,776 |
| XVII (60+) |
€42,469 |
Deputy Principal Allowances - category based on number of teachers
| I (1 to 3) |
€3,769 |
| II (4 to 5) |
€4,932 |
| III (6) |
€6,520 |
| IV(7 to 8) |
€8,173 |
| V(9 to 10) |
€9,773 |
| VI (11 to 12) |
€11,444 |
| VII (13 to 15) |
€13,051 |
| VIII (16) |
€14,630 |
| IX (17 to 19) |
€15,875 |
| X (20 to 22) |
€17,088 |
| XI (23 to 26) |
€18,966 |
| XII (27 to 30) |
€20,129 |
| XIII (31 to 35) |
€22,645 |
| XIV (36 to 40) |
€23,137 |
| XV (41 to 50) |
€25,280 |
| XVI (51 to 60) |
€26,253 |
| XVII (60+) |
€27,217 |