Pay rates for support staff

Non-teaching staff are paid an hourly, weekly or annual rate depending on their employment category. When you appoint a non-teaching employee, or change their pay details, you will need to specify their pay rate on the relevant form. Use these tables to determine the rate to use.

See the Ministry of Education's website for more information: Employment agreements

Support Staff in Schools Collective Agreement

Employment category Specify the employee's ...

Full time 52 week Administrative

Full time 52 week Associate

Executive Management

Annual rate

Part-time 52 week Administrative

Part-time 52 week Associate

All term-time only employees

Hourly rate

School Caretakers' and Cleaners' (including Canteen Workers) Collective Agreement

Employment category Specify the employee's ...
Assistant Caretaker
Hourly rate
Caretaker
Hourly rate
Supervisor Caretaker
Hourly rate
Cleaner
Hourly rate
Supervisor Cleaner
Hourly rate
Canteen Worker
Hourly rate
Supervisor Canteen Worker
Hourly rate

Secondary and Area School Groundstaff Collective Agreement

Employment category Specify the employee's ...
All employees Hourly rate

Kaiarahi i te Reo, Therapists', ATSSD, Special Education Assistants' Collective Agreement

Employment category Specify the employee's ...
All employees Annual rate

Adult and Community Education Staff in Schools' Collective Agreement

Employment category Specify the employee's ...

Tutors

Grade 1 and 2 non-teaching coordinators

Professional supervisors

Liaison assistants

Hourly rate
Grade 3 non-teaching coordinators Annual rate

Special Residential Schools' Collective Agreement

Employment category Specify the employee's ...
All employees Annual rate

Foreign Language Assistants' Individual Employment Agreement

Employment category Specify the employee's ...
All employees Annual rate

Out of hours music teacher

Employment category Specify the employee's ...
All employees Hourly rate