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Eurydice

EACEA National Policies Platform:Eurydice

Austria

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The organisation of the academic year 2025 /2026 in Austria for (public) universities is as follows:

Beginning of the academic year

1 October

Period(s) when there are teaching activities

National information

Austria - Teachers' salaries and allowances

Teachers' salaries and allowances

  • Teachers' remuneration is regulated by provincial/regional authorities or sub-regional/inter-municipal authorities for pre-primary education level. The legal requirements of provincial kindergartens are set out in the provincial kindergarten laws. For all other education levels, remuneration is regulated at central level by top-level authorities.
  • The minimum qualification required to enter the profession for teachers at pre-primary level is ISCED 5 and ISCED 6 for all other education levels.
  • The salary progression depends on the years in service.
  • Teachers are public employees, civil servants (status no longer granted with the new service law). There are different pay schemes available for these groups.

School heads' salaries

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    Austria - School heads' salaries and allowances

    School heads' salaries and allowances

    • For pre-primary education level, school heads' remuneration is regulated by provincial/regional authorities or sub-regional/inter-municipal authorities. The legal requirements of provincial kindergartens are set out in the provincial kindergarten laws. For all other education levels, remuneration is regulated by top-level authorities.
    • The minimum qualification required for school heads is the same as for teachers. At pre-primary level the requirement is ISCED 5 and ISCED 6 for all other education levels. In addition, 5 years of teaching experience for pre-primary and 6 years for all other levels are required. For primary and both secondary level school heads following a school management course is required.
    • The salary progression is based on number of years in service. The management allowance is part of the statutory salary.
    • School heads are public employees.

    Teachers' salaries

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      Further readings

      National education systems - Austria, Eurydice

       

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      Objectives and accessibility

      Family daycare providers, also known as childminders (Tagesmütter/Tagesväter) mainly look after children in private households before they enter a crèche or kindergarten, but they also provide afternoon childcare for schoolchildren. Childminders can also provide care in companies.

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      Place guarantee to ECEC

      For children under the age of 5 years, there is no legal entitlement to a place in an ECEC service and no legal obligation to attend an ECEC service.