New South Wales Paramedic Wages

Paramedic pay — current classifications, rates, penalties & allowances

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NSW Ambulance Paramedics (State) Award 2026 (Award Code 008)

Current (from 1 July 2026; nominal expiry 30 June 2027)

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Roles & Wages

Role	Pay Point	July 2025	July 2026
Trainee Paramedic Trainee & Intern Full-time weekly base rate while undertaking initial training before commencing the on-road internship.	Increment 1	$36.74 $72,831.45 / yr	$37.48 $74,287.94 / yr
Paramedic Intern Trainee & Intern Full-time weekly base rate during the supervised internship leading to qualification as a Paramedic.	Increment 2	$41.77 $82,798.93 / yr	$42.60 $84,454.7 / yr
Paramedic Paramedic Full-time weekly base rate for qualified Paramedics (Clinical Level 1), progressing through six increments with service; the VCCC Triage Clinician (Paramedic) title is also paid at these rates. Shift penalties and allowances are paid on top.	Increment 1	$44.44 $88,092.81 / yr	$45.33 $89,854.48 / yr
	Increment 2	$45.77 $90,737.14 / yr	$46.69 $92,552.01 / yr
	Increment 3	$47.11 $93,380.94 / yr	$48.05 $95,248.51 / yr
	Increment 4	$48.44 $96,024.23 / yr	$49.41 $97,944.48 / yr
	Increment 5	$49.77 $98,667.51 / yr	$50.77 $100,640.98 / yr
	Increment 6	$51.11 $101,310.8 / yr	$52.13 $103,336.95 / yr
Paramedic Specialist Paramedic Full-time weekly base rate for the Paramedic Specialist classification (Clinical Level 2), three increments. It includes Intensive Care Paramedics and Extended Care Paramedics, and the Triage Clinician (Paramedic Specialist) title is also paid at these rates.	Increment 1	$54.68 $108,399.2 / yr	$55.78 $110,567.25 / yr
	Increment 2	$56.32 $111,651.27 / yr	$57.45 $113,884.53 / yr
	Increment 3	$58.01 $115,000.9 / yr	$59.17 $117,300.92 / yr
Critical Care Paramedic (Aeromedical) Aeromedical & Critical Care Full-time weekly base rate for Critical Care Paramedics in the aeromedical service (Clinical Level 3, Band 1), two increments.	Increment 1	$61.34 $121,587.46 / yr	$62.56 $124,019.47 / yr
	Increment 2	$62.92 $124,737.28 / yr	$64.18 $127,231.89 / yr
Critical Care Paramedic (Aeromedical) Team Leader Aeromedical & Critical Care Full-time weekly base rate for the aeromedical Critical Care Paramedic team-leader role (Clinical Level 3, Band 3). Team Leaders in this role are not paid the Technical Operations Allowance.	Increment 1	$66.07 $130,977.46 / yr	$67.39 $133,597.27 / yr
Aeromedical Control Centre Officer Aeromedical & Critical Care Full-time weekly base rate for officers coordinating aeromedical operations from the control centre (Clinical Level 3, Band 2).	Increment 1	$66.59 $132,000.97 / yr	$67.92 $134,641.12 / yr
Clinical Training Officer Education Full-time weekly base rate for Clinical Training Officers (Clinical Level 4, Band 1).	Increment 1	$65.56 $129,960.21 / yr	$66.87 $132,559.67 / yr
Paramedic Educator Education Full-time weekly base rate for Paramedic Educators (Clinical Level 4, Band 2), two increments.	Increment 1	$78.55 $155,706.55 / yr	$80.12 $158,820.9 / yr
	Increment 2	$83.88 $166,268.21 / yr	$85.55 $169,593.83 / yr
Team Leader Management Full-time weekly base rate at Management Level 1; the VCCC Clinical Team Leader and Clinical Support Paramedic titles are also paid at this rate.	Management Level 1	$59.96 $118,870.1 / yr	$61.16 $121,247.33 / yr
Station Manager Management Full-time weekly base rate at Management Level 2; the Duty Control Centre Officer (Paramedic) title is also paid at this rate.	Management Level 2	$62.25 $123,407.03 / yr	$63.50 $125,875.04 / yr
District Manager Management Full-time weekly base rate at Management Level 3, the highest classification in this award; the Senior Control Centre Officer title is also paid at this rate.	Management Level 3	$64.54 $127,930.93 / yr	$65.83 $130,489.7 / yr

Hourly rates calculated as: Weekly ÷ 38 hours. Annual equivalent shown beneath each rate.

Allowances

Allowance	Unit	July 2023	July 2025	July 2026
Specialist Operations Allowance (cl 12(a), Table 2A item 1) Manager work levels only. All-purpose allowance — treated as part of the salary for all award purposes.	Per week	—	$111.50	$113.70
Technical Operations Allowance (cl 13(a), Table 2B item 1) For employees appointed to an identified specialist position in a specialty team (such as SCAT, the Special Operations Team or an accredited Ambulance Rescue Unit). All-purpose allowance.	Per week	—	$63.40	$64.70
Rescue (Standby) Allowance (cl 13(b), Table 2B item 2) For trained employees who may reasonably be rostered to an accredited Ambulance Rescue Unit. All-purpose allowance.	Per week	—	$21.70	$22.10
Control Centre (Standby) Allowance (cl 14(a), Table 2C item 1) For trained paramedic and manager levels who may reasonably be required to undertake control centre functions. All-purpose allowance.	Per week	—	$33.00	$33.70
Control Centre Allowance (cl 14(b), Table 2C item 2) All-purpose allowance while undertaking control centre functions, for staff employed at Clinical Levels 1-2 or Management Levels 1-4.	Per week	—	$130.00	$132.60
On Call Allowance — daily (cl 26(f)(ii), Table 2D item 1) Applies whenever an employee is required to be on call and the weekly allowance does not. Not paid during annual or long service leave, not paid to residents of One-Officer Branch Stations, and disregarded when calculating overtime. Recall attracts a minimum 4 hours at overtime rates (see Penalties).	Per 24 hours	—	$30.40	$31.00
On Call Allowance — weekly (cl 26(f)(i), Table 2D item 2) Applies to on call on a roster other than a modified-hours roster, to employees employed on or before 31 July 1988, or on a modified-hours roster where agreed.	Per week	—	$122.00	$124.40
Climatic and Isolation Allowance — Time and a Half Zone (cl 15, Table 2F item 1) Only for employees attached to ambulance stations on or west of the cl 15(a) line (Tocumwal to Bonshaw); part-time employees receive it pro rata. Counts as salary for award purposes except overtime.	Per week	$5.50	$5.50	$6.10
Climatic and Isolation Allowance — Double Zone (cl 15, Table 2F item 2) Only for employees attached to ambulance stations on or west of the cl 15(b) line (Swan Hill to Mungindi); the two zone allowances are not cumulative.	Per week	$10.90	$10.90	$12.10
Laundry Allowance (cl 42, Table 2F item 7) For employees required to wear a uniform. Not subject to award wage increases.	Per week	$15.70	$15.70	$17.50
Ambulance Studies Certificate Allowance (cl 5, Table 2F item 8) Current recipients only.	Per week	$31.20	$31.20	$34.40
Living Away From Home — Tier 1 (cl 18(c), Table 2E item 1) For relieving employees required to live away from home. The 2026 award prints this as TBC (not subject to award wage increases), so its last printed (1 July 2023) value is shown.	Per day	$142.15	—	—
Living Away From Home — Tier 2 (cl 18(c), Table 2E item 2) For relieving employees required to live away from home. The 2026 award prints this as TBC (not subject to award wage increases), so its last printed (1 July 2023) value is shown.	Per day	$131.45	—	—
Travelling Meal Allowance (cl 17, Table 2F item 3) The 2026 award prints this as TBC (not subject to award wage increases), so its last printed (1 July 2023) value is shown.	Per meal	$33.25	—	—
Meal Away from Station (cl 17(c)(i), Table 2F item 4) For a crib or meal directed to be taken away from station where one crib break or an unpaid meal break applies per shift; not payable in control centres. The 2026 award prints this as TBC, so its last printed (1 July 2023) value is shown.	Per meal	$33.25	—	—
Crib Away from Station (cl 17(c)(ii), Table 2F item 5) The lower rate for a crib directed to be taken away from station where two crib breaks apply per shift. The 2026 award prints this as TBC, so its last printed (1 July 2023) value is shown.	Per occasion	$16.63	—	—
Overtime Meal Allowance (cl 27(c), Table 2F item 6) Payable after more than two hours of overtime before the normal start or after the normal finish, then after every further four hours. The 2026 award prints this as TBC, so its last printed (1 July 2023) value is shown.	Per meal	$33.25	—	—

Penalty Rates

Afternoon Shift — early start (cl 30)10%

Shift commencing at or after 10:00 am and before 1:00 pm.

Afternoon Shift (cl 30)12.5%

Shift commencing at or after 1:00 pm and before 4:00 pm.

Night Shift (cl 30)15%

Shift commencing at or after 4:00 pm and before 4:00 am.

Night Shift — early morning start (cl 30)10%

Shift commencing at or after 4:00 am and before 6:00 am.

Saturday (cl 30)50%

Ordinary hours between midnight Friday and midnight Saturday — time and a half. Replaces (does not stack with) the afternoon/night shift penalties.

Sunday (cl 30)75%

Ordinary hours between midnight Saturday and midnight Sunday — time and three-quarters. Replaces the afternoon/night shift penalties.

Public Holiday — shift worker on six weeks' leave (cl 31)50%

A shift worker on the six-weeks-leave-with-eight-weeks-pay annual leave category is paid half time extra for rostered time worked on a public holiday, on top of ordinary weekly pay — the two extra weeks' leave pay stand in for public holidays. Shift penalties do not apply on public holidays.

Public Holiday — day worker / shift worker not required to work public holidays (cl 31)150%

Time actually worked on a public holiday is paid at double time and a half in total (+150% on the ordinary rate).

Overtime (cl 27-29)150% / 200%

Time worked before your rostered start or after your rostered finish: time and a half for the first 2 hours, double time after that. On a Saturday or Sunday the first 2 hours of overtime also attract the Saturday or Sunday penalty, which payslips show as an "Overtime Penalty" line, so they are paid at about 2.25x on a Saturday and 2.625x on a Sunday. Time off in lieu may be taken instead (within 3 months, 38-hour accrual cap).

Overtime on a Public Holiday (cl 27)250%

Double time and a half for any overtime worked on a public holiday.

Interrupted or Missed Crib Break (cl 23(c))1 hr at ordinary rate

If operational requirements stop you taking your paid crib break within the set times, or it is not completed, you are paid an extra hour at ordinary time rates and get a paid 20-minute recovery break once the current case is finished. Does not apply to officers in the Control Centres (cl 23(d)).

Recall while On Call (cl 26)Min 4 hrs at OT rates

Each recall attracts a minimum 4 hours at overtime rates, unless a further call arrives during the first or the recall runs into the next rostered shift. Employees at One-Officer Branch Stations or in supplied quarters who are recalled without leaving the station get a 2-hour minimum instead.

Casual Loading (cl 9)10%

Flat 10% loading on the hourly rate, with a minimum 2-hour payment per engagement.

Notes

•These figures are the full-time weekly base rate in Australian dollars. The 1 July 2025 column applies from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2025 (the final column of the 2023 award), and the 1 July 2026 column (a 2% increase) from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026.
•The NSW Ambulance Paramedics (State) Award 2026 replaced the 2023 award from 1 July 2026 and runs for one year, so a new award or variation is due from mid-2027.
•The 2026 award reprints its 1 July 2025 management column with the 2023 award's earlier 1 January 2025 figures. The Management Level 1-3 figures shown for 1 July 2025 are the 2023 award's first-full-pay-period-on-or-after 1 July 2025 column, which the 2026 rates are 2% above — the reprint is not a larger management pay rise.
•Ordinary full-time hours are 38 per week. Part-time employees are paid an hourly rate of 1/38th of the relevant weekly rate, with a minimum 2-hour payment per start; casuals receive that hourly rate plus a 10% loading. Temporary employees also receive the 10% loading unless the engagement runs past 13 weeks and the employer and employee agree to make it permanent.
•Increments within a band move automatically after 12 months, except that Advanced Life Support employees do not automatically progress past Clinical Level 2, Band 1, Increment 1. There is no automatic progression between clinical levels or bands.
•The award covers NSW Ambulance paramedics from Trainee Paramedic through to District Manager (Management Level 3). Titles defined in the award are paid at an existing rate: VCCC Triage Clinician (Paramedic) as Paramedic; Intensive Care Paramedic, Extended Care Paramedic and Triage Clinician (Paramedic Specialist) as Paramedic Specialist; VCCC Clinical Team Leader and Clinical Support Paramedic as Management Level 1; Duty Control Centre Officer (Paramedic) as Management Level 2; and Senior Control Centre Officer as Management Level 3. Non-paramedic control centre staff are covered by the NSW Ambulance Control Centre Officers (State) Award, which has its own page.
•Annual leave has three categories: day workers receive four weeks, shift workers not required to work public holidays five weeks, and shift workers six weeks' leave with eight weeks' pay. A 17.5% annual leave loading is paid on top (for shift workers, the forgone shift and weekend penalties instead if higher). The public holiday rate depends on that leave category. From 1 February 2027 leave can be taken in blocks of a week or more.
•Allowances shown with only a 2023 rate (Living Away From Home and the meal and crib allowances) are printed as "TBC" in the 2026 award, so the last figure set is shown until NSW Health publishes an updated one. The 2023 award's Duty Control Centre Air Ambulance transitional allowance is not carried into the 2026 award.
•Source: NSW Ambulance Paramedics (State) Award 2026 (Award Code 008, serial C10190), NSW Industrial Relations Commission, N.S.W. Industrial Gazette Vol. 400 Part 2, 27 August 2026, pp. 187-239 (pay and allowance tables pp. 237-239) — irc.nsw.gov.au