Simcoe County District School Board teacher salary grid, 2025-26
What SCDSB teachers earn by QECO category and step for the 2025-26 school year, straight from the collective agreement. Find your exact spot below.
A SCDSB teacher earns from $54,567 at the start of the grid up to $119,974 at the top (category A4) for the 2025-26 school year.
SCDSB ETFO grid (2025-26)
| Step | A | A1 | A2 | A3 | A4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Step 0 | $54,567 | $59,128 | $61,367 | $66,886 | $70,366 |
| Step 1 | $57,437 | $61,997 | $64,668 | $70,699 | $74,540 |
| Step 2 | $59,869 | $64,556 | $67,504 | $74,055 | $78,257 |
| Step 3 | $63,177 | $68,045 | $71,258 | $78,326 | $82,893 |
| Step 4 | $66,474 | $71,527 | $75,019 | $82,599 | $87,525 |
| Step 5 | $69,774 | $75,043 | $78,774 | $86,870 | $92,162 |
| Step 6 | $73,077 | $78,496 | $82,529 | $91,147 | $96,799 |
| Step 7 | $76,381 | $81,981 | $86,289 | $95,421 | $101,433 |
| Step 8 | $79,693 | $85,465 | $90,047 | $99,692 | $106,070 |
| Step 9 | $82,938 | $88,950 | $93,805 | $103,966 | $110,707 |
| Step 10 | $86,283 | $92,435 | $97,562 | $108,239 | $115,337 |
| Step 11 | $90,770 | $95,922 | $101,319 | $112,514 | $119,974 |
| Step 12 | $95,922 | — | — | — | — |
Source: ETFO Simcoe County (SCETF) collective agreement 2022-2026. Confirm your placement against your own pay stub or local agreement.
SCDSB OSSTF grid (2025-26)
| Step | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Step 0 | $59,128 | $61,367 | $66,886 | $70,366 |
| Step 1 | $61,997 | $64,668 | $70,699 | $74,540 |
| Step 2 | $64,556 | $67,504 | $74,055 | $78,257 |
| Step 3 | $68,045 | $71,258 | $78,326 | $82,893 |
| Step 4 | $71,527 | $75,019 | $82,599 | $87,525 |
| Step 5 | $75,043 | $78,774 | $86,870 | $92,162 |
| Step 6 | $78,496 | $82,529 | $91,147 | $96,799 |
| Step 7 | $81,981 | $86,289 | $95,421 | $101,433 |
| Step 8 | $85,465 | $90,047 | $99,692 | $106,070 |
| Step 9 | $88,950 | $93,805 | $103,966 | $110,707 |
| Step 10 | $92,435 | $97,562 | $108,239 | $115,337 |
| Step 11 | $95,922 | $101,319 | $112,514 | $119,974 |
Source: OSSTF District 17 (SCDSB) collective agreement 2022-2026. Confirm your placement against your own pay stub or local agreement.
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
What a SCDSB salary supports as a mortgage
Run from the 2025-26 figures on this page, using the standard debt-service ratios, 39 per cent gross and 44 per cent total, at the stress-test rate over a 25-year amortization. Shown with no other debts, because a car loan or a student line of credit comes out of the 44 per cent side and lowers this.
| Where you sit | Salary | Mortgage, roughly |
|---|---|---|
| Start of the grid | $54,567 | $222,000 |
| Top of the grid | $119,974 | $555,000 |
A purchase at the top-of-grid figure needs at least $36,667 down on a 90 per cent loan-to-value basis, with land transfer tax on top and payable in cash. See the full working, or what one more step up the grid is worth.
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