Public school teacher pay raised retroactively from Sept. 1By Sam Garcia / Staff writer, with CNAThe Ministry of Education today announced it would raise pay for homeroom teachers, substitute and part-time teachers, and teachers handling administrative work in public schools, with the changes effective retroactively from Sept. 1. Additional pay for public elementary, middle and high-school homeroom teachers would be raised from NT$3,000 to NT$4,000 per month, part-time and substitute teachers’ hourly pay would be increased by 20 percent, and bonuses for teachers handling administrative work would be raised from NT$1,000 to NT$2,000, the ministry said. A teacher interacts with children at a kindergarten in Taichung in an undated photograph. Photo courtesy of the Taichung City GovernmentIt would also expand eligibility for injury insurance for teachers who voluntarily work in remote areas, it said. Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) has taken a keen interest in the matter and agrees with improving teachers’ compensation retroactively from Sept. 1, Cheng said.

Source: Taipei Times December 31, 2025 07:47 UTC