Vote seals new teachers' salary deal Teachers have finally agreed to a pay deal, ending two years of industrial drama. THE new teachers' pay deal is finally sealed after gaining the backing of school staff. It was yesterday revealed 81.5 per cent of public school principals, teachers and support workers who voted in a statewide ballot had supported the agreement. It ends more than two years of industrial drama. Teaching Profession Minister Peter Hall said: "I am pleased that this matter is finally settled and that we can all now move on and focus on the real issue of improving the education of Victoria's children." Teachers' salaries will rise between 16.1 and 20.5 per cent over three years depending on experience, according to the Australian Education Union. However, this factors in movement up the scale. According to the State Government's analysis, the base pay rise for all staff is 3 per cent in the first year then 2.75 per cent a year. The result comes after 78 per cent of union members ratified the deal last month.