Starting salaries in Alberta, 2005
4 years education- $45,000 approx. (no longer hiring in this scale)

6 years education- $48,000 approx. (Master's degree has been required for the last two years)

For the first year or two, a new probationary teacher may find only a fractional job available (e. g. 0,6; but often she is able to find a 0.4 position at another school).