Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board teacher salary grid, 2025-26
Historical 2025-26 salary schedules by category and experience. These are not verified 2026-27 rates. Confirm your current pay with your board.
The published 2025-26 schedules below range from $56,155 at the first step to $119,980 at the top of category A4. Your category, experience and assignment determine your salary.
Not sure of your category or step?
Category: check your board salary statement or QECO Statement of Evaluation. Find your QECO statement.
Step: ask your board’s payroll team which experience step it recognises. This may differ from the number of years you have taught. You can browse the grid without either answer.
Select a salary to estimate your home budget.
HWDSB · Elementary · ETFO
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Source: ETFO Hamilton-Wentworth (HWETL) teachers CA 2022-2026. Historical 2025-26 figures; confirm current pay with your board.
HWDSB · Secondary · OSSTF
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Source: OSSTF District 21 (HWDSB) teachers CA 2022-2026. Historical 2025-26 figures; confirm current pay with your board.
How to read a teacher salary grid
Your QECO category and recognised experience step help set your grid salary. The exact pay, progression and workload rules come from your board agreement. These tables show the published 2025-26 salaries. Confirm your current salary and placement with the board before using them in a mortgage application.
The QECO categories
LTO daily pay commonly uses the annual grid salary divided by 194, adjusted for the assignment. Daily occasional pay follows a separate board rate. Check the agreement for your panel and contract year.
Mortgage illustration using these salaries
These examples use the historical salaries above, a 6.00% qualifying rate, 25 years, $250 a month in property tax, $100 in heating costs and no other debts or condo fees. The calculation limits housing costs to 39% of gross income and total debt payments to 44%.
| Salary point | Salary | Estimated mortgage |
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| Start of the grid | $56,155 | $231,000 |
| Top of the grid | $119,980 | $555,000 |
Use your own income and down payment in the calculator, or read how a teacher mortgage budget is estimated.
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