Salary Expectations and Benefits
Teacher salaries in Ontario, as elsewhere in Canada, are based on a combination of years of post-secondary education and years of work experience. Additional allowances are paid to teachers with administrative responsibilities. These may include supervisory roles or management roles in elementary and secondary schools.
In Ontario, each publicly funded school board, through negotiation with the local teachers' union, determines teachers' salaries. The salaries range from approximately $38,000 to $70,000 annually. The increase occurs over a 10- to 13-year period as you add qualifications and gain experience.
In addition to salary, teachers enjoy a number of work benefits, including:
- compassionate leave
- medical insurance
- sick leave
- long-term disability insurance
- maternity leave
- retirement gratuities
- sabbatical and study leave
- life insurance
- dental insurance
- summer vacation
- pension