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Average Teacher Aide Salary in Iran for 2026

A teacher aide in Iran earns about 359,999,900 IRR a year. That's 33% below the national average of 537,600,300 IRR.

Pay ranges widely from country to country and from role to role. The lowest reported salaries in Iran sit around 165,599,600 IRR a year, while the very top stretches to 571,201,000 IRR. Everything on this page is in Iranian rial (IRR, symbol ﷼), which lets you compare numbers like-for-like without worrying about exchange rates.

The numbers here are pulled together from official government wage data, large independent salary surveys, and aggregated worker-reported pay. Most reported salaries include the benefits that are common in Iran, such as housing or transport allowances, which is worth keeping in mind if you're comparing against a country where those are usually paid on top.


How much does a teacher aide make in Iran?

Average salary
359,999,900 IRR
29,999,991 IRR per month
Lowest reported
165,599,600 IRR
13,799,966 IRR per month
Highest reported
571,201,000 IRR
47,600,083 IRR per month

A typical teacher aide working in Iran brings home around 29,999,991 IRR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 165,599,600 IRR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 571,201,000 IRR for the most experienced and specialised people in the role.

The wide gap between low end and top end reflects how much pay can vary inside the same job title. A junior teacher aide working at a small local employer earns very different money from a senior at a multinational. Skills, employer, city and years in the seat all push the number around.


How teacher aide pay ranges in Iran

A good way to think about salary in Iran is to look at the distribution rather than the headline average. Half of all teacher aides in Iran earn less than 388,801,500 IRR a year, and the other half earn more. That middle number is the median, and it is usually more useful than the average for answering "is my pay normal here".

Looking at the quartiles fills in the picture. A quarter of earners take home less than 249,599,700 IRR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 518,399,000 IRR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of teacher aides sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 165,599,600 IRR. The highest stretch to 571,201,000 IRR, though only a small fraction of earners ever reach that level. If you are deciding whether your own offer or current pay is reasonable, work out which of those four bands you would fall into and use that as your reference point.

165,599,600
Low
388,801,500
Median
571,201,000
High
249,599,700
25th
518,399,000
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in IRR

Teacher aide pay by experience in Iran

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a teacher aide in Iran, ahead of education and almost any other single factor. The longer you have been in the role, the more your employer can trust you to handle complexity, mentor others and act independently, all of which command higher pay. The chart below shows how the typical teacher aide salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    187,198,300 IRR
  • 2-5 Years
    +34% from previous
    250,801,100 IRR
  • 5-10 Years
    +48% from previous
    370,798,400 IRR
  • 10-15 Years
    +22% from previous
    452,398,400 IRR
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    492,000,900 IRR
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    532,801,600 IRR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 48%. That is the point at which a teacher aide typically goes from "competent in the role" to "the person other people in the team learn from", and the market pays well for that step.


Teacher aide pay by education in Iran

Education lifts pay across almost every role, but the size of the lift varies enormously. The biggest premiums show up in licensed professions like medicine, law and accounting, where extra years of formal study open up seniority that isn't available without the qualification. The smallest premiums show up in skilled trades and creative work, where practical experience often beats academic credentials.

As a rough cross-industry guide for Iran: a post-secondary certificate or diploma adds around 17% over a high-school-only baseline. A bachelor's degree typically adds another 25% on top of that. A master's lifts pay a further 30%, and a PhD adds about 22% more in fields that value research-level qualifications. These are averages across many different professions, so the real number for your specific job could easily be twice as high or close to zero. The per-job pages below have the real numbers for individual roles.


Teacher aide gender pay gap in Iran

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Iran is no exception. Male teacher aides in Iran earn an average of 389,999,800 IRR a year, while female teacher aides earn around 330,000,500 IRR. That works out to a 18% gap in favour of men, even when comparing people doing the same work.

A pay gap of this size has a real long-term cost. Over a typical thirty-year career it can add up to several years of pay, and it compounds through pensions, retirement contributions and bonus-linked stock. Some of the gap is explained by women being more likely to work part-time, take career breaks, or be steered toward lower-paying specialisations. Some of it is straightforward unequal pay for the same job, which is harder to defend.

Teacher Aide gender pay gap

15%

Men earn this much more than women on average in Iran.

Men 389,999,800 IRR
Women 330,000,500 IRR

Pay raises for a teacher aide in Iran

Most countries hand out at least some kind of pay raise every year, typically when an employee's contract is reviewed or as a cost-of-living adjustment to keep wages roughly in step with inflation. The rhythm and size of those raises varies hugely between industries.

A typical worker doing this role in Iran sees a raise of about 10% every 20 months, which works out to roughly 6% on an annual basis. That figure is the typical underlying rate; in years where inflation runs high you can usually expect a bit more, and in flat-economy years a bit less.

Across all jobs in Iran, the national average raise is around 8% every 19 months.

By industry

Industries with the highest pay raises in Iran:

  • Banking
  • Energy
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Travel
  • Construction
  • Education

By experience level

Experienced workers tend to see larger raises. Retaining a senior is cheaper than replacing them, so employers fight harder for them.

  • Junior Level
    3% - 5%
  • Mid-Career
  • Senior Level
  • Top Management

Teacher aide bonus rates in Iran

Bonuses are the other half of total compensation, and they vary a lot between jobs and industries. Some roles are paid almost entirely in base salary; others lean heavily on bonus structures tied to revenue, project completion or company performance. Whether a job pays a bonus, how big it is, and how often it lands all factor into whether the headline salary is actually a good offer.

29%

29% of teacher aides in Iran reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a teacher aide a low-bonus role overall, which is useful context when you're weighing up a job offer where the base is below market.

Among those who did receive a bonus, the size of the payment varied substantially. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary. The remaining 71% of teacher aides reported no bonus at all over the same period.

Which careers pay bonuses in Iran

Revenue-facing roles tend to pay the biggest bonuses. Operational and support roles tend toward smaller, more predictable ones.

  • Finance
  • Architecture
  • Sales
  • Business Development
  • Marketing / Advertising
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Insurance
  • Customer Service
  • Human Resources
  • Construction
  • Transport
  • Hospitality

Teacher aide: public vs private sector pay

Public-sector pay in Iran is about 10% more than private-sector pay for similar work. The private sector typically offers stronger upside and bigger bonuses; the public sector typically offers better benefits and stability.

Public vs private pay gap

9%

Public-sector workers earn this much more than private-sector workers in Iran on average.

Public sector 568,800,800 IRR
Private sector 516,001,900 IRR

Teacher aide salary by city in Iran

Teacher aide pay is not even across Iran. The chart below shows the highest-paying cities in the dataset, followed by the full location table.

  • Tehran
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
TehranCity385,198,500 IRR392,399,500 IRR188,401,800-601,199,600 IRR


Teacher Aide in Iran: FAQs

  • How much does a teacher aide make per month in Iran?

    A teacher aide in Iran earns about 29,999,991 IRR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 359,999,900 IRR.

  • What's the salary range for a teacher aide in Iran?

    Entry-level teacher aides in Iran start near 165,599,600 IRR. Top-end pay reaches around 571,201,000 IRR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 249,599,700 and 518,399,000 IRR.

  • Is the median teacher aide salary in Iran higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 388,801,500 IRR, higher than the average of 359,999,900 IRR. Half of teacher aides in Iran earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for teacher aides in Iran?

    Men working as a teacher aide in Iran earn around 18% more than women on average (389,999,800 vs 330,000,500 IRR a year).

  • Do teacher aides in Iran get bonuses?

    About 29% of teacher aides in Iran reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

  • Do teacher aides earn more in the public or private sector in Iran?

    In Iran, the public sector pays a teacher aide about 10% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do teacher aides in Iran get a pay raise?

    A teacher aide in Iran sees a raise of around 10% every 20 months, equivalent to roughly 6% a year.