How much do Ontario teachers make in 2025-26?

Pay runs from roughly $48,000–$58,000 starting (depending on board and category) up to about $121,000 at the top of the A4 category. Every board's grid rose 2.5% for 2025-26.

How is LTO pay calculated in Ontario?

A long-term occasional teacher is paid on the same category-and-step grid as a contract teacher, prorated at 1/194 of the annual grid rate per day worked.

What are the QECO categories?

A (no degree), A1 (a degree), A2, A3, and A4 (the top). Your category is set by your education; additional qualifications, specialist designations, and graduate degrees move you up.

What's your spot on the grid?

The Ontario teacher salary grid for 2025-26. Pick your board, category, and step and see your exact salary, then what it means if you ever want to buy.

Your school board

How the grid actually works

Two things set your pay: your QECO category (your education) and your step (one per year of experience). Boards differ in the exact dollars, but the structure is province-wide. For 2025-26, every board's grid rose 2.5%, and the top category (A4) tops out near $121,000 almost everywhere.

The QECO categories

ANo university degreeThe floor if you teach without a university degree. Catholic boards label this B or A0.

A1A university degreeWhere most teachers start. A B.Ed plus your first degree places you at A1. Secondary boards may call this Group 1.

A2Degree plus extra qualificationsA four-year degree, or a degree with added AQ courses or standing.

A3Honour Specialist or five-year degreeA degree with an Honour Specialist, a five-year degree, or a degree with first or second class standing plus specialist qualifications.

A4The top categoryThe highest combinations: degree plus Honour Specialist, or a master’s or doctorate combined with a degree and specialist qualifications. A bare master’s alone does not jump you here.

+2.5%

raise for 2025-26

Applied to every board’s grid from the central deal.

÷ 194

LTO daily pay

A long-term occasional day pays the grid annual rate divided by 194.

$215–$300

daily supply rate

Per-diem for daily occasional teaching, varies by board.