Table D.2.1
Annual statutory teachers' salaries¹ in public institutions, by level of education taught and teaching experience, Canadian dollars, Canada and jurisdictions, 2008/2009

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Table D.2.1 A

	ISCED 1 (Primary education)					ISCED 2 (Lower secondary education)
	Starting salary/ minimum training	Salary after 10 years of experience/ minimum training	Salary after 15 years of experience/ minimum training	Salary top of scale/ minimum training	Ratio of salary at top of scale to starting salary	Starting salary/ minimum training	Salary after 10 years of experience/ minimum training	Salary after 15 years of experience/ minimum training	Salary top of scale/ minimum training	Ratio of salary at top of scale to starting salary	Years from starting to top salary (lower secondary education)
	Canadian dollars				ratio	Canadian dollars				ratio	years
Canada2	42,979	66,041	69,529	69,529	1.62	42,979	66,041	69,529	69,529	1.62	12
Newfoundland and Labrador	39,917	51,863	51,863	51,863	1.30	39,917	51,863	51,863	51,863	1.30	9
Prince Edward Island	39,470	56,480	56,480	56,480	1.43	39,470	56,480	56,480	56,480	1.43	10
Nova Scotia	43,305	62,849	65,292	65,292	1.51	43,305	62,849	65,292	65,292	1.51	11
New Brunswick	43,954	65,395	67,779	67,779	1.54	43,954	65,395	67,779	67,779	1.54	11
Quebec	38,641	56,246	69,387	69,387	1.80	38,641	56,246	69,387	69,387	1.80	15
Ontario3	41,004	69,277	69,277	69,277	1.69	41,004	69,277	69,277	69,277	1.69	10
Manitoba4	48,273	74,271	74,271	74,271	1.54	48,273	74,271	74,271	74,271	1.54	10
Saskatchewan	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	...
Alberta3	51,394	81,078	81,078	81,078	1.58	51,394	81,078	81,078	81,078	1.58	10
British Columbia5	40,776	64,116	64,116	64,116	1.57	40,776	64,116	64,116	64,116	1.57	10
Yukon	55,714	81,953	81,953	81,953	1.47	55,714	81,953	81,953	81,953	1.47	10
Northwest Territories	63,331	90,148	90,148	90,148	1.42	63,331	90,148	90,148	90,148	1.42	10
Nunavut	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	...

 

Table D.2.1 B

	ISCED 3 (Upper secondary education)
	Starting salary/ minimum training	Salary after 10 years of experience/ minimum training	Salary after 15 years of experience/ minimum training	Salary top of scale/ minimum training	Ratio of salary at top of scale to starting salary
	Canadian dollars				ratio
Canada2	43,078	66,192	69,669	69,669	1.62
Newfoundland and Labrador	39,917	51,863	51,863	51,863	1.30
Prince Edward Island	39,470	56,480	56,480	56,480	1.43
Nova Scotia	43,305	62,849	65,292	65,292	1.51
New Brunswick	43,954	65,395	67,779	67,779	1.54
Quebec	38,641	56,246	69,387	69,387	1.80
Ontario3	41,204	69,615	69,615	69,615	1.69
Manitoba4	48,273	74,271	74,271	74,271	1.54
Saskatchewan	..	..	..	..	..
Alberta3	51,394	81,078	81,078	81,078	1.58
British Columbia5	40,776	64,116	64,116	64,116	1.57
Yukon	55,714	81,953	81,953	81,953	1.47
Northwest Territories	63,331	90,148	90,148	90,148	1.42
Nunavut	..	..	..	..	..

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1. "Annual statutory salary" is the sum of wages according to existing salary scales. Salaries are presented in current Canadian dollars without adjustments for cost of living. The average for Canada was derived from the provincial values. Unless otherwise specified, the annual statutory salaries are based on 2008/2009 salary scales in collective agreements between each jurisdiction's teachers' unions and the provincial or territorial government.
2. Weighted averages based on the number of full-time educators: younger than 30 (for "Starting salary/minimum training"); aged 35 to 44 (for "Salary after 10 years of experience/minimum training"); or aged 45 or older (for "Salary after 15 years of experience" and "Salary at the top of the scale"). Reflects public institutions in submitting jurisdictions, as reported in the 2008/2009 Elementary-Secondary Education Survey (ESES). The territories are excluded from the Canada average because the ESES does not report a breakdown by age for the number of full-time educators.
3. In Ontario and Alberta, salaries are negotiated at the school board level. The figures provided by Ontario are the midpoint of a range based on the provincially funded grid. In Alberta, the salaries shown are based on averages in all of the school boards.
4. In Manitoba, the concept of "annual statutory teachers' salaries" is not relevant because the province is not party to the collective bargaining for teachers and does not have the payroll data that would be needed to report on the salary information requested. Manitoba figures reflect the gross annual starting salary and salaries after 10 and 15 years of experience taken from averages across all school divisions.
5. In British Columbia, figures are based on the salary grid for the Surrey School District, the largest school district in the province.
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)-Indicators of Educational Systems (INES), 2009 Survey on Teachers and the Curriculum.