How are teachers’ salaries from this June?

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How are teachers’ salaries from this June?

As of June, All public sector teachers From the levels of preprimary, primary, basic and diversified will enjoy a salary increase, authorized by the Ministry of Public Finance through the Government Agreement 92-2025, published on May 30.

With this measure, the Government Agreement 262-2024 is reformed, through which the salaries for teaching workers this year had been approved. The salary increase for teachers gained validity on June 1 and will be in force until December 31.

Preprimary and primary

As established in the agreement published by the Ministry of Finance, as of June 1, the salaries of the teachers are as follows:

The basic salary for preprimary teachers, including the directors of nursery schools, will be Q4 thousand 558 per month, plus the ranking percentage.

The basic salary for primary school teachers, including directors of rural and urban schools, will be Q4 thousand 558 per month, plus the ranking percentage.

In the case of primary school teachers, the salary may vary according to the following conditions:

  • The cataloged as Master Specialized in Rural Education They will accrue an initial salary of Q4 thousand 490 month plus the corresponding ranking percentage.
  • The cataloged as empirical an initial salary of Q4 thousand 452 month plus the corresponding percentage of the ranks will accrue.
  • The directors Professor entitled In primary that do not have a title, diploma or cataloging they will accrue an initial salary of Q4 thousand 452 per month and will not be entitled to the ranking percentage.

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Secondary and diversified level

At secondary and diversified levels, The salary of the teachers will depend on the number of chairs taught weekly. The base salary plus the corresponding percentage of the ranks is established.

The salary varies if teachers are hired by the Ministry of Education or by the Ministry of Culture and Sports, who teach theater classes, music, dance or plastic arts in public educational centers for these disciplines.

According to the table published in the agreement:

  • A teacher who teaches a weekly chair will accrue Q162 if hired by the Ministry of Education and Q97 if hired by the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
  • A full -time specialized professor, with 30 weekly periods, will accrue monthly Q4 thousand 836 by the Ministry of Education and Q2 910 by the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
Salary table for high school and diversified teachers published by the Ministry of Finance in the Government Agreement 92-2025 published on May 30. (Photo: PL hemeroteca)

Physical Education and Aesthetic Education

The salary for physical education teachers and aesthetic education In preprimary and primary will be Q807 per month, equivalent to a chair of five weekly periods. The full -time physical education teacher will accrue Q4 thousand 836 per month.

In addition, initial wages for several teaching positions are established with line 021, supernumerary personnel, since January 1, which include technicians and assistants in education in public establishments.

On these salary provisions, finance and education ministries, as well as the National Civil Service Office (ONSEC), must manage compliance with the increase as of June.

Salary table for technicians and auxiliaries published by the Ministry of Finance in the Government Agreement 92-2025. (Photo: PL hemeroteca)

What is the ranks?

According to the Ministry of Education, the National Magisterium ranks is a system that organizes and classifies teachers according to training, experience and merits, to recognize their work and establish criteria for their professional development and promotions in the public system. It is divided into six classifications:

  • A: Basic salary
  • B: 25% increase over basic salary
  • C: 50% increase over basic salary
  • D: 75% increase over basic salary
  • E: 100% increase over basic salary
  • F: 125% increase over basic salary

Every four years the change of ranks is made for each teacher of line 011.

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Bonds and Salary Adjustment

In addition to the salary increase, the Ministry of Education published the Ministerial Agreements DIREH 4424-2025 DIREH 4425-2025 and DIREH 4426-2025.

The first agreement authorizes the granting of Monthly Bonus 2025 and Monthly Bonus 031-2025 As of June 1:

  • The monthly 2025 bonus will be for workers hired under lines 011 (permanent personnel), 022 (contract personnel) and 021 (supernumerary personnel).
  • The monthly bonus 031-2025 will be delivered to the workers hired under line 031 (wages). Both bonds will be Q400 per month.

The second agreement establishes:

  • Initial salary adjustment 2025 NPP line 021by Q220 per month, for primary and preprimary personnel.
  • Initial salary adjustment 2025 nm line 021by Q230 per month, for medium and diversified level personnel.
  • It is also granted to

Both readjustments are charged to line 021 and, like the salary increase, they charged validity on June 1.

The third agreement Establishes: Deliver an annual bonus for an amount of Q1 thousand that will be effective in two Q500 payments in the months of June and December of each year for the workers of the Ministry with charge to the budget lines 011, 021, 022 and 031

As established in article 4 numeral IV the “Unique June 2025” Bono and the “Unique Bono December 2025”is not part of the salary and therefore, other benefits such as Bonninal 14, Aguinaldo, Compensation, Pension or any other benefit should not be taken into account for the calculation, it will not be taken into account for the payment of per diem, diets or extraordinary time

This last agreement entered into force as of May 30, except for the first two who charged validity as of June 1.

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Teachers made a demonstration that came out of zone 18 and concludes in the 6th. Avenue and 4th. Calle, in front of the Departmental Government of Guatemala.     SBIN GARCIA PHOTOGRAPH 12-05-25

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