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Australian Capital Territory
Public hospital doctor pay — interns to specialists, with penalties, on-call & allowances
Enterprise Agreement
ACT Public Sector Medical Practitioners Determination 2023-2026 ([2025] FWCFB 261)
Current (nominal expiry 31 Mar 2026; continues to operate until replaced)
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Roles & Wages
| Role | Pay Point | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|
Intern Junior Medical Officer Base annual salary for first-year doctors (PGY1). Interns also receive an annual education allowance (shown under Allowances). | PGY1 | $88,485 |
Resident Medical Officer Junior Medical Officer Base annual salary for the RMO 1 classification (second postgraduate year). | PGY2 (RMO 1) | $102,486 |
Senior Resident Medical Officer Junior Medical Officer Base annual salary for SRMO 1-3 by postgraduate year; SRMO 1 is also the Junior Registrar rate. | PGY3 (SRMO 1) | $111,826 |
| PGY4 (SRMO 2) | $125,473 | |
| PGY5+ (SRMO 3) | $135,446 | |
Registrar Registrar Base annual salary by training year. Registrars holding a higher medical qualification also receive an annual qualification allowance (cl 57). | Year 1 | $125,473 |
| Year 2 | $135,446 | |
| Year 3 | $145,460 | |
| Year 4 | $155,223 | |
Senior Registrar Registrar Base annual salary for the single Senior Registrar classification. | Senior Registrar | $173,760 |
Career Medical Officer Career Medical Officer Base annual salary. Entry rate of each CMO scale shown; both CMO 1 and CMO 2 have further steps above these rates. CMOs with a higher medical qualification receive an annual allowance (cl 57). | CMO 1 (Step 1) | $154,722 |
| CMO 2 | $192,551 | |
Consultant / Specialist Specialist Base annual salary at Specialist Band 1, the entry band of the five-band Specialist scale. | Specialist Band 1 | $204,936 |
Senior Specialist Specialist Base annual salary for the Senior Specialist classification, the highest rate in this dataset. | Senior Specialist | $274,696 |
Showing annual salary rates
Allowances
| Allowance | Unit | June 2022 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
Higher Medical Qualification — Registrar (cl 57) Annual allowance for Registrars holding a relevant higher medical qualification. | Per annum | — | $3,975.00 |
Higher Medical Qualification — CMO 1 (cl 57) Annual allowance for CMO 1 practitioners holding a relevant higher medical qualification. | Per annum | — | $4,315.00 |
After Hours Responsibility — CMO (cl 58) Paid to Career Medical Officers carrying after-hours responsibility, per 12-hour period. | Per 12 hours | — | $40.05 |
Education Allowance — Interns (cl 116.1.3) Annual professional development allowance for Interns (PGY1). | Per annum | — | $1,185.00 |
Education Allowance — Residents (cl 116.1.2) Annual professional development allowance for Resident and Senior Resident Medical Officers (including Junior Registrars). | Per annum | — | $3,419.00 |
Study Leave — Registrars Combined study, conference and exam leave entitlement for Registrars. | Days per year | — | $23.00 |
Service Development Allowance — Bega/Moruya (cl 47.6) Radiation Oncologists providing services to the Bega/Moruya region. | Per annum | — | $4,204.00 |
Anaesthetist Extra Surgery Scheme — on-call (cl 45.12) On-call payment per period for anaesthetists participating in the extra surgery scheme. | Per period | — | $420.00 |
Anaesthetist Extra Surgery Scheme — Monday to Friday (cl 45.10) Payment for anaesthetists working under the extra surgery scheme on a weekday. | Per occasion | — | $387.00 |
Anaesthetist Extra Surgery Scheme — Saturday, Sunday or public holiday (cl 45.10) Payment for anaesthetists working under the extra surgery scheme on a weekend or public holiday. | Per occasion | — | $504.00 |
Overtime Meal — breakfast (cl 39) Rate as published in the agreement (at 9 June 2022); subject to periodic indexation. | Per occasion | $13.14 | — |
Overtime Meal — lunch (cl 39) Rate as published in the agreement (at 9 June 2022); subject to periodic indexation. | Per occasion | $16.89 | — |
Overtime Meal — dinner (cl 39) Rate as published in the agreement (at 9 June 2022); subject to periodic indexation. | Per occasion | $25.18 | — |
Motor Vehicle Allowance — medium car (cl 62) For a medium car (1601-2600cc, non-rotary engine) used on official business. | Per km | — | $0.90 |
Penalty Rates
Evening shift — Monday to Friday (cl 33)+12.5%
Loading on ordinary hours worked between 6:00pm and midnight, Monday to Friday.
Night shift — midweek (cl 33)+25%
Loading on night duty between midnight Sunday and midnight Friday.
Saturday shift (cl 33)+50%
Loading on ordinary hours between midnight Friday and midnight Saturday.
Sunday shift (cl 33)+75%
Loading on ordinary hours between midnight Saturday and midnight Sunday.
Public holiday (cl 33)+150%
Loading for the full public holiday — 250% of the base rate in total.
Overtime — weekday, first 2 hours150%
Time and a half for the first two hours of overtime on a weekday.
Overtime — weekday, after 2 hours200%
Double time for weekday overtime beyond the first two hours.
Overtime — Sunday200%
Double time for all overtime worked on a Sunday.
Recall from on-call150%
Recall from home-based (passive) on-call is paid at overtime rates with a minimum payment of two hours per recall; travel time counts as time worked.
Annual leave loading17.5%
Loading paid on annual leave. Shift penalties are also paid during annual leave where they would otherwise have been worked.
Notes
- •These figures are the annual base salary in Australian dollars at the final pay increment of the 2023-2026 determination, effective 4 December 2025. The determination publishes a single current salary column, so each classification lists one dated rate.
- •The determination was made by a Fair Work Commission Full Bench in November 2025 to settle bargaining for ACT public sector medical practitioners. Its nominal expiry of 31 March 2026 has passed, but it continues to operate until a replacement agreement is made.
- •Ordinary full-time hours are 38 per week. The determination also publishes weekly and hourly equivalents for each classification (the hourly rate is the weekly rate divided by 38); only the annual salaries are shown here.
- •Only the entry rate of each Career Medical Officer and Specialist scale is shown — CMO 1, CMO 2 and the Specialist band structure have further steps above the rates listed.
- •ACT public sector doctors receive 11.5% employer superannuation, five weeks of annual leave (with the 17.5% leave loading shown under Penalties) and 18 days of personal leave per year.
- •Doctors on home-based (passive) on-call receive an on-call allowance per period set by the determination (rate not reproduced here), with recall paid as overtime at a minimum of two hours including travel time. Continuous duty is capped at 16 hours, followed by a minimum eight-hour break.
- •Covers medical practitioners employed in the ACT public health system (Canberra Health Services and ACT Health), from interns through to senior specialists.
- •Source: ACT Public Sector Medical Practitioners Determination 2023-2026, Fair Work Commission Full Bench ([2025] FWCFB 261) — https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/agreements/approved/ag531082.pdf
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