Healthscope (TAS) Nursing & Midwifery Wages
Nursing & midwifery pay — current rates, penalties & allowances
Roles & Wages
| Role | Pay Point | Jan 2025 | Jan 2026 | Jan 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Assistant in Nursing AIN | 1st Year of Service | $32.34 $64,114.21 / yr | $33.80 $66,999.3 / yr | $35.32 $70,014.23 / yr |
| 2nd Year of Service | $33.58 $66,564.77 / yr | $35.26 $69,893.11 / yr | $37.02 $73,387.57 / yr | |
| 3rd Year of Service | $34.44 $68,277.9 / yr | $35.99 $71,350.32 / yr | $37.61 $74,561.11 / yr | |
| 4th Year of Service | $35.52 $70,411.69 / yr | $37.12 $73,580.05 / yr | $38.79 $76,891.14 / yr | |
Enrolled Nurse — Medication Endorsed EN | 1st Year of Service | $39.10 $77,505.86 / yr | $41.25 $81,768.67 / yr | $43.52 $86,265.99 / yr |
| 2nd Year of Service | $39.67 $78,635.2 / yr | $41.85 $82,960.06 / yr | $44.15 $87,522.99 / yr | |
| 3rd Year of Service | $40.22 $79,722.71 / yr | $42.43 $84,107.43 / yr | $44.76 $88,733.4 / yr | |
Registered Nurse Level 1 RN 1 | 1st Year of Service | $38.91 $77,129.42 / yr | $41.05 $81,371.61 / yr | $43.31 $85,846.93 / yr |
| 2nd Year of Service | $40.80 $80,873.05 / yr | $43.04 $85,321.01 / yr | $45.41 $90,013.59 / yr | |
| 3rd Year of Service | $42.67 $84,595.68 / yr | $45.02 $89,248.41 / yr | $47.50 $94,157.07 / yr | |
| 4th Year of Service | $44.56 $88,339.12 / yr | $47.01 $93,197.82 / yr | $49.60 $98,323.73 / yr | |
| 5th Year of Service | $46.44 $92,061.74 / yr | $49.00 $97,125.21 / yr | $51.69 $102,467.01 / yr | |
| 6th Year of Service | $48.32 $95,784.36 / yr | $50.98 $101,052.42 / yr | $53.78 $106,610.48 / yr | |
| 7th Year of Service | $50.21 $99,528 / yr | $52.97 $105,002.02 / yr | $55.88 $110,776.95 / yr | |
| 8th Year of Service | $51.59 $102,271.95 / yr | $53.91 $106,874.13 / yr | $56.34 $111,683.47 / yr | |
Registered Nurse Level 2 RN 2 | 1st Year of Service | $53.46 $105,979.9 / yr | $55.87 $110,749 / yr | $58.38 $115,732.78 / yr |
| 2nd Year of Service | $54.70 $108,424.32 / yr | $57.16 $113,303.43 / yr | $59.73 $118,401.99 / yr | |
| 3rd Year of Service | $55.94 $110,889.55 / yr | $58.46 $115,879.48 / yr | $61.09 $121,094 / yr | |
| 4th Year of Service | $57.18 $113,354.58 / yr | $59.76 $118,455.52 / yr | $62.44 $123,786.01 / yr | |
Registered Nurse Level 3 RN 3 | 1st Year of Service | $60.98 $120,874.36 / yr | $63.72 $126,313.69 / yr | $66.59 $131,997.63 / yr |
| 2nd Year of Service | $62.41 $123,712.27 / yr | $65.22 $129,279.26 / yr | $68.15 $135,096.81 / yr | |
| 3rd Year of Service | $63.84 $126,550.38 / yr | $66.71 $132,245.02 / yr | $69.71 $138,195.99 / yr | |
| 4th Year of Service | $65.27 $129,388.28 / yr | $68.21 $135,210.79 / yr | $71.28 $141,295.17 / yr | |
Registered Nurse — Senior Levels RN 3A–5 | RN Level 3A | $66.83 $132,474.98 / yr | $69.84 $138,436.25 / yr | $72.98 $144,665.93 / yr |
| RN Level 3B | $70.67 $140,098.24 / yr | $73.85 $146,402.65 / yr | $77.18 $152,990.74 / yr | |
| RN Level 4 | $72.59 $143,889.05 / yr | $75.85 $150,364.15 / yr | $79.27 $157,130.44 / yr | |
| RN Level 5 | $87.17 $172,807.73 / yr | $91.10 $180,584.02 / yr | $95.20 $188,710.4 / yr |
Allowances
| Allowance | Unit | Jan 2025 | Jan 2026 | Jan 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
In-Charge Allowance RN Level 1 designated in charge of a shift | Per Shift | $47.15 | $49.27 | $51.49 |
Qualification — Post Graduate Certificate A qualification relevant to, and utilised in, the employee’s work | % of hourly rate | 4% | 4% | 4% |
Qualification — Post Graduate Diploma or Degree Excludes an undergraduate nursing degree | % of hourly rate | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% |
Qualification — Masters or Doctorate | % of hourly rate | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% |
Qualification — Enrolled Nurse post-qualification | % of hourly rate | 4% | 4% | 4% |
On-Call — Weekday 8:00am Monday to 8:00am Saturday | Per Hour | $6.29 | $6.57 | $6.87 |
On-Call — Weekend or Public Holiday 8:00am Saturday to 8:00am Monday, plus public holidays | Per Hour | $7.87 | $8.22 | $8.59 |
Lead Apron Allowance | Per Hour | $3.81 | $3.99 | $4.17 |
Laundry Allowance All employees except Operating Suite. Not paid on leave. | Per Hour Worked | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.06 |
Overtime Meal Allowance Where overtime goes beyond 1 hour and a meal is not supplied | Per Meal | $16.89 | $17.65 | $18.44 |
Overtime Meal Allowance — further meal Where overtime exceeds 4 hours | Per Meal | $15.22 | $15.90 | $16.62 |
Meal Away from Headquarters — Breakfast Working more than 16km from headquarters at the meal hour | Per Meal | $11.39 | $11.90 | $12.44 |
Meal Away from Headquarters — Lunch | Per Meal | $12.57 | $13.14 | $13.73 |
Meal Away from Headquarters — Dinner | Per Meal | $22.15 | $23.15 | $24.19 |
Meal Provided by Employee | Per Meal | $3.53 | $3.69 | $3.86 |
Penalty Rates
A shift terminating between 7:00pm and midnight
A shift that is not day work, a day shift or an afternoon shift
Applies where the major portion of the rostered shift falls on the Saturday. Also applies to part-time and casual employees.
As for Saturday — substitutes for the afternoon/night allowance rather than adding to it
Shift workers may instead elect the ordinary rate plus a day added to annual leave
Notes
- •Rates are minimum ordinary hourly rates, effective from the first full pay period on or after each date.
- •Each step is an increase of at least 4.5% (cl 9.2). A "year of service" is 1,976 hours of actual service.
- •There is no separate casual rates table — a casual is paid the classification rate plus a 25% loading, and Saturday, Sunday and public holiday penalties apply to casuals as well.
- •Weekend and public holiday penalties substitute for the afternoon/night shift allowance; they are not cumulative.
- •Overtime is double time Monday to Sunday for both day and shift workers. Day workers get 250% on a public holiday. No employee receives more than 250% in aggregate.
- •Qualification allowances are percentages of the hourly rate rather than flat amounts — one allowance only, paid on overtime in the relevant area but not on leave.
- •Standard full-time hours are 38 per week. Ordinary shifts are a maximum of 8 hours (10 for nights and theatre, 12 by agreement).
- •Minimum engagement is 3 hours for casuals and 2 continuous hours for part-time employees. The minimum break between shifts is 9 hours (reducible to 8 by agreement).
- •Call-back: minimum 4 hours at overtime rates for the first recall, then a minimum 3 hours for each subsequent recall.
- •Annual leave is 4 weeks, plus 38 hours for shift workers who work 20 or more weekend shifts in the leave year. Leave loading is 17.5%, or the projected shift and weekend penalties if greater.
- •Source: Healthscope Tasmania Nurses (and Midwives) Enterprise Agreement 2025 ([2025] FWCA 2388, AE529754). Read the full agreement at the Fair Work Commission: fwc.gov.au
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