Forgive me DC - I'm not a teacher, but you haven't answered the question - how do you earn 100k as a teacher in Aus, or Qld for that matter?chubacca wrote: God bless the unions GGE: http://education.qld.gov.au/projects/ed ... 91110.html
FIRST YEARS now start on $57,000!
The following link is the Qld teachers award agreement (2011), and according to schedule 5, the highest a "teacher" can earn is about 80K. The highest level education administrator gets close to 100K. (Before tax). http://www.qirc.qld.gov.au/resources/pd ... 200911.pdf
So, and I haven't read through all the previous text, where exactly did you teach in OZ to get over 100K? From my understanding, Qld is probably up there near the top in terms of remuneration, I think Vic is the lowest.[/quote]
Just going by your figure there and putting a conservative compulsory superannuation employer supplement on that and using the xe.com calendar to account for the stronger Aussie dollar, you're estimate is 92,550.44 USD; but I believe that may be old award.
NT is the top of the pops right now by the looks of it at the moment mate, $114,000: (counting super must be more like $130k at a conservative guess, so about USD 135,000).
http://www.aeufederal.org.au/Industrial ... sJul11.pdf
The Qld government signed an agreement that involves incremental annual increases for a few years to go (?), so I imagine it will be nudging OZD $100k in a couple more years. With super, that's about OZD $115k.
Of course, if you pick up a HOD, HOY, HOH, Sports master, or take work in a remote area (which would include half the positions in Australia), there are bonuses. Also, Long service leave. Excellent health insurance. Housing subsidies and free housing altogether in some areas.
I remember seeing an award that indicated state heads make more than your figure mate, it was around OZD $130k (+ super) at one stage. For private heads it can be quite a different story. The Head of John Paul College north of Brisbane pulls around half a million a year (according to a newspaper report I remember), plus house, plus chauffer etc. He may not be the best off either, the Heads of Sydney and Geelong Grammar may be a fair deal richer.
I reckon it would be a safe bet that virtually all of the professional heads around SE Asia's top tier schools are on a quarter to over a half mill package... without the taxes of the West or the headaches of their unions back home.