The starting salary grade of a newly appointed teacher is assigned in accordance with the following provisions:1. The starting salary of elementary and secondary school teachers are assigned based on the teacher’s formal academic credentials. The criteria for starting salaries are set out in Appendix 2.2. The starting salary for a teacher at a junior college, tertiary college, or university will start at the lowest basic salary grade applicable to the professional rank of the position to which the teacher is appointed. A lecturer or assistant professor who has a doctorate may, however, be assigned a starting salary grade of 330 salary points.If the teacher at a junior college, tertiary college, or university referred to in Subparagraph 2 of the preceding paragraph is qualified to be appointed to a position at a higher professional rank but is appointed to a position at a lower level, the teacher may be assigned the lowest basic salary grade applicable to the higher level position as their starting salary grade.Appendix 2：Criteria for Assigning Starting Salaries for Teachers at Elementary and Secondary Schools.PDFAppendix 2：Criteria for Assigning Starting Salaries for Teachers at Elementary and Secondary Schools.doc