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Slovakia - Teachers' salaries and allowances

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Slovakia - Teachers' salaries and allowances

Teachers' salaries and allowances

  • Teachers’ remuneration is regulated by top-level authorities for all education levels.

  • The minimum qualification required for teachers at pre-primary level is ISCED 3 and ISCED 7 at all other levels.

  • Salary progression of teachers depends on the grade scales and professional competence evaluated through examination. Teachers at pre-primary level can also move up the grades by acquiring higher education). Teachers get 0,25% increase for each year of service for the first 8 years of service, then teachers get 0,5% increase for each year of service for the next 32 years.

  • Teachers are not civil servants. Teachers have the status of public employees (employees performing work in the public interest).

School heads' salaries

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