Education and Teaching salaries in Italy

executive (High quality data)

P25

€50,006

Median

€64,521

P75

€94,628

per month

€5,377

About €5,377 per month at the median.

Published role title: dirigente scolastico (school principal). Band from CCNL Area Istruzione e Ricerca 2022-2024 components, signed at ARAN on 6 August 2026 and covered by PMI.it: stipendio tabellare annuo lordo rises from 47,015.73 to 50,005.73 EUR (p25 = 50,006, guaranteed floor) and the fixed part of the position retribution rises from 13,345.11 to 14,515.11 EUR, giving p50 = 64,521 (50,005.73 + 14,515.11 = 64,520.84, arithmetic sum of on-page figures). p75 = 94,628: the same sum plus the maximum variable position retribution for fascia A schools of 30,107.56 EUR, verified pre-renewal on dirigentiscuola.org (which shows the pre-renewal maximum total of 90,468.44; applying the two renewed components gives 94,628.40). ARAN states average increases of 500 EUR gross per month over 13 payments, equal to 8.48 percent, which implies an average total compensation around 83,000 EUR, inside the band. Population: 7,550 dirigenti scolastici. Basis authority: figures stated as annual gross (annuo lordo) in both sources. Quality High: contractual figures. Same-cell alternative: university full professor (professore ordinario) at 3,300 to 4,000 EUR per month gross per PMI.it.

lead (High quality data)

Median

€61,848

per month

€5,154

This level publishes a median only; no percentiles are available.

Curated directly by the reviewer from the Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (dataset earn_ses22_48, mean monthly gross earnings, EUR, enterprises with 10 or more employees, total sex, 2022 vintage). Archetype: Managers (ISCO major group 1), the all-management-ranks pool in education (NACE P). MEDIAN-ONLY shape carrying a published MEAN: SES publishes no median here. The 2022 vintage predates current offers; Italian pay has risen since, so treat as a floor. SES monthly earnings exclude Italy's 13th and 14th monthly payments, so a full Italian package runs roughly 15 percent above these figures.

senior (High quality data)

P25

€28,867

Median

€31,590

P75

€35,112

per month

€2,633

About €2,633 per month at the median.

Published role title: docente laureato istituti secondari di II grado (graduate teacher, upper secondary school). Figures are the 2026 statutory table values by service band from the CCNL comparto scuola tables as reconstructed by Orizzonte Scuola (published 2026-04-03): 9-14 years = 28,866.69, 15-20 years = 31,589.87, 21-27 years = 35,111.85. Mapping: p25 = 9-14 band, p50 = 15-20 band, p75 = 21-27 band. Basis authority, quoting the page: importi espressi in euro lordi annui per 12 mensilita, a cui si aggiunge la tredicesima (amounts in gross annual euro over 12 monthly payments, plus a thirteenth month); adding the thirteenth month raises totals by about 8.3 percent. Statutory bands continue to 37,436.53 (28-34 years) and 39,281.99 (over 35 years). Quality High: contractual tables, same figures for every teacher in the category. Same-cell alternatives on the page: scuola media teacher bands 28,143.33 / 30,655.71 / 33,133.57; primary teacher bands 25,813.27 / 27,979.87 / 30,096.95. Lead level left empty: Italian teachers have no formal lead role with a distinct salary band.