High school teacher divides Aussies after revealing his surprising salary: 'There's no way'

A high school teacher has divided Aussies after revealing his eye-watering salary. 

The Melbourne man revealed he earns just north of $160,000 a year to teach drama to high schoolers after 27 years in the industry.  

He said there were many perks in being a teacher, including lengthy holidays.  

I started as an actor and then moved into teaching. The workload is alright, Im on holidays at the moment, the man said in video shared to TikTok. 

Its definitely worth it though. Id encourage anyone to get into it. For any actors out there, drama teaching is the next best thing.

You get to do your craft every day and you get to teach the future of actors.

Despite his passion for the craft many were left in disbelief over how a drama teacher could earn so much money.   

Theres no way, one person commented. 

A high school drama teacher from Melbourne revealed that he earns north of $160,000

Others questioned how they could earn the same amount of money. 

Ive been teaching for 24 years [in Queensland] and Im nowhere close to that! a second commented. 

I am in the wrong profession, a third said. 

Some claimed teachers were overpaid, while others said the amount made sense.  

At state schools teaching pay is based off how many years you have taught for. This is entirely reasonable for someone whos been teaching for 27 years, one said. 

The average salary for a teacher in Australia ranges from $95,000 to $105,000, according to job search platform SEEK.