Victorian teacher$

Victorian teachers in their first year are to be paid $51,184. What a load of shit!!

Why so much? I agree that as years go by, teachers should be able to reach higher earnings but honestly! $51,184 for someone in their early twenties?! A physiotherapist receives less! And the poor tradies. A first year (non-apprentice!!) cabinet maker is on $35,000.

Vic Premier John Brumby has made a mistake with this one. A starting wage of $46,127 (last year's rate) was fine. All you needed to do was raise the maximum a classroom teacher could earn.

Here's my teacher rate:

Starting salary for a graduate classroom teacher: $45,000

Maximum a classroom teacher can earn: $82,000