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South Australia Public Hospital Doctor Wages
Public hospital doctor pay — interns to specialists, with penalties, on-call & allowances
Enterprise Agreement
SA Health Salaried Medical Officers Enterprise Agreement 2025 (SAET ET-25-03807)
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Roles & Wages
| Role | Pay Point | Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|
Intern Medical Practitioner Group Base annual salary for a first-year intern (PGY1), paid at Medical Practitioner Step 1. | PGY1 | $46.29 $91,757 / yr |
Resident Medical Officer Medical Practitioner Group Base annual salary for a second-year Resident Medical Officer (PGY2), paid at Medical Practitioner Step 2. | PGY2 | $50.30 $99,707 / yr |
Senior Resident Medical Officer Medical Practitioner Group Base annual salary at Medical Practitioner Step 3; the scale caps at Step 3, so PGY4 Senior RMOs stay on the same rate as PGY3. | PGY3 | $54.31 $107,655 / yr |
| PGY4 | $54.31 $107,655 / yr | |
Registrar Medical Practitioner Group Base annual salary; Registrar Years 1-5 correspond to Medical Practitioner Steps 4-8. | Year 1 | $62.73 $124,346 / yr |
| Year 2 | $67.94 $134,677 / yr | |
| Year 3 | $71.95 $142,627 / yr | |
| Year 4 | $75.96 $150,573 / yr | |
| Year 5 | $79.97 $158,523 / yr | |
Senior Registrar Senior Medical Staff Base annual salary; Senior Registrar Steps 1 and 2. | Step 1 | $82.37 $163,291 / yr |
| Step 2 | $85.58 $169,648 / yr | |
Consultant Senior Medical Staff Base annual salary at the first step of the nine-step Consultant scale. | Step 1 | $122.69 $243,212 / yr |
Senior Consultant Senior Medical Staff Base annual salary at the top (ninth) step of the Consultant scale. | Step 9 | $161.66 $320,467 / yr |
Hourly rates calculated as: Annual ÷ 52.167 weeks ÷ 38 hours. Annual equivalent shown beneath each rate.
Allowances
| Allowance | Unit | Apr 2025 | Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
Professional Development Allowance Payable to all doctors in training and registrars. | Per annum | — | $4,500.00 |
Remote Call Allowance — part period On call from home for a night, part of a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, or a day normally rostered off. | Per period | — | $51.70 |
Remote Call Allowance — full period On call from home for a full Saturday, Sunday, public holiday or rostered day off. | Per period | — | $82.12 |
Managerial Allowance — small unit Head of a small unit, or of a sub-unit of a large unit. | Per annum | — | $10,333.00 |
Managerial Allowance — large unit Head of a large unit. | Per annum | — | $24,242.00 |
Annual Leave Loading Loading paid on annual leave (five weeks per year). | % of salary | — | 17.5% |
Consultant Recall — standard Hourly addition when a Consultant (Steps 1-4) is recalled to duty; published at the 14 April 2025 rate. | Per hour | $21.74 | — |
Consultant Recall — Sunday Hourly addition for a Consultant (Steps 1-4) recalled on a Sunday; published at the 14 April 2025 rate. | Per hour | $28.98 | — |
Consultant Immediate Recall — 8am to midnight Hourly addition for a Consultant (Steps 1-4) on immediate recall between 8am and midnight; published at the 14 April 2025 rate. | Per hour | $43.48 | — |
Consultant Immediate Recall — midnight to 8am Hourly addition for a Consultant (Steps 1-4) on immediate recall between midnight and 8am; published at the 14 April 2025 rate. | Per hour | $130.44 | — |
Penalty Rates
Saturday (ordinary hours)150%
Time and a half for ordinary hours worked on a Saturday.
Sunday (ordinary hours)200%
Double time for ordinary hours worked on a Sunday.
Public Holiday250%
Double time and a half for hours worked on a public holiday.
Afternoon Shift15%
Shift loading for hours worked after 6pm and before midnight.
Night Shift25%
Shift loading for hours worked after midnight.
Overtime — weekday150% → 200%
Time and a half for the first 2 hours of overtime, double time thereafter.
Overtime — Sunday200%
Flat double time for all overtime worked on a Sunday.
Recall to duty150%, 2 hr min
Recall is paid at overtime rates with a minimum 2-hour payment; travel time counts as time worked. Consultants also receive the hourly recall additions listed under Allowances.
Casual loading125%
Casual doctors receive a 25% loading in lieu of annual leave, sick leave and public holidays not worked.
Public Holiday — casual150% + 25% loading
Casuals are paid 150% of the hourly rate plus the 25% casual loading for all public-holiday hours worked.
Notes
- •These figures are the annual base salary in Australian dollars at the 14 April 2026 increment, taken from Schedule 1 of the agreement (the General Public Sector salary-sacrifice scheme); Schedule 2 lists parallel rates for doctors on the alternative salary-sacrifice arrangement.
- •The agreement delivers a 13% wage rise over its term: 3.5% from 14 April 2025, then 3.25% from 14 April 2026, 3.25% from 14 April 2027 and 3% from 14 April 2028. Only the 14 April 2026 rates — the column in force now — are shown here.
- •Ordinary full-time hours are 38 per week. The agreement also publishes weekly and hourly equivalents derived from the annual salary; only the annual figures are shown here.
- •Intern through Registrar classifications sit on the Medical Practitioner salary scale (Steps 1-8), and a PGY4 Senior Resident Medical Officer remains on the Step 3 rate. The Consultant scale runs nine steps: the first (Consultant Step 1) and last (Senior Consultant Step 9) are shown; the intermediate steps 2-8 are not listed here.
- •Consultant recall hourly additions apply to Consultants on Steps 1-4 and are shown at their published 14 April 2025 rate; the other allowances are at the 14 April 2026 rate.
- •The agreement also provides 11.5% employer superannuation, five weeks of annual leave with 17.5% leave loading, five days of study leave and 12 days of sick leave per year.
- •Continuous duty is capped at 16 hours, after which an 8-hour break is required; SA Health fatigue-management provisions apply.
- •Source: SA Health Salaried Medical Officers Enterprise Agreement 2025 (SAET-approved 20 October 2025, case ET-25-03807), SA Health — sahealth.sa.gov.au
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