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Paramedic pay — current classifications, rates, penalties & allowances
Enterprise Agreement
SA Ambulance Service Enterprise Agreement 2025 (SAET case ET-26-00076)
Current (nominal expiry 31 December 2028)
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Roles & Wages
| Role | Pay Point | Dec 2025 | July 2026 | Dec 2026 | July 2027 | Dec 2027 | July 2028 | Dec 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ambulance Officer Ambulance Officer Base annual salary on the Ambulance Officer (PTS) scale; pay point PTS 1.5 is introduced on 1 July 2026 under the clause 16.1 restructure. | PTS 1.1 | $59,075 | — | $61,142 | — | $63,282 | — | $65,181 |
| PTS 1.2 | $62,503 | — | $64,690 | — | $66,954 | — | $68,963 | |
| PTS 1.3 | $67,636 | — | $70,003 | — | $72,454 | — | $74,627 | |
| PTS 1.4 | $72,776 | — | $75,323 | — | $77,959 | — | $80,298 | |
| PTS 1.5 | — | $76,205 | $78,872 | — | $81,633 | — | $84,082 | |
Team Leader Ambulance Officer Base annual salary for Team Leaders on the Ambulance Officer (PTS) scale. | PTS 2.1 | $80,483 | — | $83,300 | — | $86,215 | — | $88,801 |
| PTS 2.2 | $85,618 | — | $88,615 | — | $91,716 | — | $94,468 | |
| PTS 2.3 | $88,188 | — | $91,275 | — | $94,469 | — | $97,303 | |
| PTS 2.4 | $90,833 | — | $94,012 | — | $97,302 | — | $100,221 | |
ESS Ambulance Officer Emergency Support Service Base annual salary for Emergency Support Service Ambulance Officers; pay point ESS 1.3 is introduced on 1 July 2026. | ESS 1.1 | $72,776 | $76,205 | $78,872 | — | $81,633 | — | $84,082 |
| ESS 1.2 | $76,205 | $78,338 | $81,080 | — | $83,918 | — | $86,435 | |
| ESS 1.3 | — | $80,531 | $83,350 | — | $86,267 | — | $88,855 | |
ESS Team Leader Emergency Support Service Base annual salary for Emergency Support Service Team Leaders; pay point ESS 2.3 is introduced on 1 July 2026. | ESS 2.1 | $94,182 | — | $97,478 | — | $100,890 | — | $103,917 |
| ESS 2.2 | $97,607 | — | $101,023 | — | $104,559 | — | $107,696 | |
| ESS 2.3 | — | $101,029 | $104,565 | — | $108,225 | — | $111,472 | |
Ambulance Officer Operations Team Leader / Clinical Educator Ambulance Officer Base annual salary; pay point AO 3.1 is introduced on 1 July 2026 under the clause 16.1 restructure. | AO 3.1 | — | $108,675 | $112,479 | — | $116,415 | — | $119,908 |
Student Ambulance Officer Student & Intern Base annual salary on the SPDP scale; rates are realigned substantially upward from 1 July 2026 under the clause 16.1 pay-point restructure. | SPDP 1.1 | $59,075 | $72,776 | $75,323 | — | $77,959 | — | $80,298 |
| SPDP 1.2 | $64,212 | $76,205 | $78,872 | — | $81,633 | — | $84,082 | |
| SPDP 1.3 | $68,493 | $78,338 | $81,080 | — | $83,918 | — | $86,435 | |
| SPDP 1.4 | $73,633 | $80,531 | $83,350 | — | $86,267 | — | $88,855 | |
Intern Student & Intern Base annual salary; pay point 1.1 applies at 31 December 2025 only and is retired by the 1 July 2026 restructure. | Pay point 1.1 | $73,633 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pay point 1.2 | $77,056 | $77,059 | $79,753 | — | $82,544 | — | $85,020 | |
Paramedic Paramedic Base annual salary; pay points 2.1 and 2.2 also apply to Paramedic Defined Practice. Pay point 2.7 is introduced on 1 July 2026 and 2.8 on 1 July 2027. | Pay point 2.1 | $83,904 | — | $86,841 | — | $89,880 | — | $92,577 |
| Pay point 2.2 | $87,329 | — | $90,386 | — | $93,549 | — | $96,356 | |
| Pay point 2.3 | $90,756 | — | $93,933 | — | $97,220 | — | $100,137 | |
| Pay point 2.4 | $94,182 | — | $97,478 | — | $100,890 | — | $103,917 | |
| Pay point 2.5 | $97,607 | — | $101,023 | — | $104,559 | — | $107,696 | |
| Pay point 2.6 | $101,029 | — | $104,565 | — | $108,225 | — | $111,472 | |
| Pay point 2.7 | — | $104,458 | $108,114 | — | $111,898 | — | $115,255 | |
| Pay point 2.8 | — | — | — | $111,654 | $115,562 | — | $119,029 | |
Clinical Instructor Education & Clinical Support Base annual salary; pay points 2.5 and 2.6 apply at 31 December 2025 only, with Clinical Instructors moving to Level 3 pay points (3.4 introduced 1 July 2026) under the restructure. | Pay point 2.5 | $97,607 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pay point 2.6 | $101,029 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Pay point 3.2 | $104,458 | $104,458 | $108,114 | — | $111,898 | — | $115,255 | |
| Pay point 3.3 | $107,878 | $107,878 | $111,654 | — | $115,562 | — | $119,029 | |
| Pay point 3.4 | — | $111,306 | $115,202 | — | $119,234 | — | $122,811 | |
Intensive Care Paramedic Intern Intensive Care Paramedic Base annual salary; pay point 3.1 applies at 31 December 2025 only, replaced by pay point 3.3 from 1 July 2026 under the restructure. | Pay point 3.1 | $102,740 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pay point 3.3 | — | $107,878 | $111,654 | — | $115,562 | — | $119,029 | |
Intensive Care Paramedic Intensive Care Paramedic Base annual salary; pay points 3.2 and 3.3 apply at 31 December 2025 only, and 3.6 is introduced on 1 July 2026. ICPs at pay points 3.4-3.6 can also earn the Clinical Instructor allowance (see Allowances). | Pay point 3.2 | $104,458 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pay point 3.3 | $107,878 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Pay point 3.4 | $111,306 | $111,306 | $115,202 | — | $119,234 | — | $122,811 | |
| Pay point 3.5 | $114,727 | $114,727 | $118,742 | — | $122,898 | — | $126,585 | |
| Pay point 3.6 | — | $118,168 | $122,304 | — | $126,585 | — | $130,382 | |
SPRINT Paramedic Paramedic Base annual salary; pay point 3.3 is introduced on 1 July 2026. | Pay point 3.2 | $104,458 | — | $108,114 | — | $111,898 | — | $115,255 |
| Pay point 3.3 | — | $107,878 | $111,654 | — | $115,562 | — | $119,029 | |
ICP Solo Responder Intensive Care Paramedic Base annual salary; pay point 4.1 applies at 31 December 2025 only, replaced by pay point 4.2 from 1 July 2026 under the restructure. | Pay point 4.1 | $119,867 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pay point 4.2 | — | $123,287 | $127,602 | — | $132,068 | — | $136,030 | |
SOT/Retrieval ICP, ECP Intensive Care Paramedic Base annual salary for SOT and retrieval Intensive Care Paramedics and ECPs; pay point 5.4 is introduced on 1 July 2026. | Pay point 5.1 | $135,277 | — | $140,011 | — | $144,912 | — | $149,259 |
| Pay point 5.2 | $138,700 | — | $143,555 | — | $148,579 | — | $153,037 | |
| Pay point 5.3 | $143,840 | — | $148,875 | — | $154,085 | — | $158,708 | |
| Pay point 5.4 | — | $147,262 | $152,416 | — | $157,751 | — | $162,483 | |
Paramedic Team Leader (CTL/RTL, fewer than 12 reports) Team Leader & Management Base annual salary for Clinical/Regional Team Leaders with fewer than 12 direct reports; pay point 3.6 is introduced on 1 July 2026. | Pay point 3.4 | $111,306 | — | $115,202 | — | $119,234 | — | $122,811 |
| Pay point 3.5 | $114,727 | — | $118,742 | — | $122,898 | — | $126,585 | |
| Pay point 3.6 | — | $118,168 | $122,304 | — | $126,585 | — | $130,382 | |
Paramedic Team Leader (CTL/RTL/PIDTL, more than 12 reports) Team Leader & Management Base annual salary for Clinical/Regional/PIDT Team Leaders with more than 12 direct reports; pay point 4.5 is introduced on 1 July 2026. | Pay point 4.3 | $126,714 | — | $131,149 | — | $135,739 | — | $139,811 |
| Pay point 4.4 | $130,139 | — | $134,694 | — | $139,408 | — | $143,590 | |
| Pay point 4.5 | — | $133,392 | $138,061 | — | $142,893 | — | $147,179 | |
Intensive Care Paramedic Team Leader (CTL/RTL, fewer than 12 reports) Team Leader & Management Base annual salary for ICP Clinical/Regional Team Leaders with fewer than 12 direct reports; pay point 4.3 is introduced on 1 July 2026. | Pay point 4.1 | $119,867 | — | $124,063 | — | $128,405 | — | $132,257 |
| Pay point 4.2 | $123,287 | — | $127,602 | — | $132,068 | — | $136,030 | |
| Pay point 4.3 | — | $126,714 | $131,149 | — | $135,739 | — | $139,811 | |
Intensive Care Paramedic Team Leader (CTL/RTL more than 12 reports, ACTL) Team Leader & Management Base annual salary for ICP Clinical/Regional Team Leaders with more than 12 direct reports, and Assistant Clinical Team Leaders; pay point 5.5 is introduced on 1 July 2026. | Pay point 5.3 | $143,840 | — | $148,875 | — | $154,085 | — | $158,708 |
| Pay point 5.4 | $147,262 | — | $152,416 | — | $157,751 | — | $162,483 | |
| Pay point 5.5 | — | $150,207 | $155,465 | — | $160,906 | — | $165,733 | |
Intensive Care Paramedic PIDT/SPRINT Team Leader Team Leader & Management Base annual salary; single pay point 5.3. | Pay point 5.3 | $143,840 | — | $148,875 | — | $154,085 | — | $158,708 |
Clinical Educator Education & Clinical Support Base annual salary; single pay point 4.2. | Pay point 4.2 | $123,287 | — | $127,602 | — | $132,068 | — | $136,030 |
Clinical Support Officer Education & Clinical Support Base annual salary; pay point 5.5 is introduced on 1 July 2026. | Pay point 5.3 | $143,840 | — | $148,875 | — | $154,085 | — | $158,708 |
| Pay point 5.4 | $147,262 | — | $152,416 | — | $157,751 | — | $162,483 | |
| Pay point 5.5 | — | $150,207 | $155,465 | — | $160,906 | — | $165,733 | |
SOT Clinical Team Leader Team Leader & Management Base annual salary; pay point 5.4 applies at 31 December 2025 only, 5.5 applies from 1 July 2026 and 5.6 is introduced on 1 July 2027. | Pay point 5.4 | $147,262 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pay point 5.5 | — | $150,207 | $155,465 | — | $160,906 | — | $165,733 | |
| Pay point 5.6 | — | — | — | $158,573 | $164,124 | — | $169,047 | |
Operational Management Team Leader & Management Base annual salary; pay point 6.2 is introduced on 1 July 2026. Operations Managers at these pay points also receive the 20% OM Allowance or 25% OM On-Call Allowance in lieu of penalties (see Allowances). | Pay point 6.1 | $164,386 | — | $170,139 | — | $176,094 | — | $181,377 |
| Pay point 6.2 | — | $167,674 | $173,543 | — | $179,617 | — | $185,005 | |
Probationary EMDSO Emergency Operations Centre Base annual salary; realigned upward from 1 July 2026 under the clause 16.1 pay-point restructure. | Pay point 1.1 | $65,680 | $72,904 | $75,456 | — | $78,097 | — | $80,440 |
EMDSO Emergency Operations Centre Base annual salary; pay point 1.3 is introduced on 1 July 2027 and 1.4 on 1 July 2028. | Pay point 1.2 | $72,904 | $75,091 | $77,720 | — | $80,440 | — | $82,853 |
| Pay point 1.3 | — | — | — | $80,052 | $82,854 | — | $85,339 | |
| Pay point 1.4 | — | — | — | — | — | $84,910 | $87,457 | |
EMDSO Team Leader Emergency Operations Centre Base annual salary; pay point 2.2 is introduced on 1 July 2026 and 2.3 on 1 July 2027. | Pay point 2.1 | $91,734 | — | $94,945 | — | $98,268 | — | $101,216 |
| Pay point 2.2 | — | $94,486 | $97,793 | — | $101,216 | — | $104,252 | |
| Pay point 2.3 | — | — | — | $100,727 | $104,252 | — | $107,380 | |
Probationary EMD Emergency Operations Centre Base annual salary; realigned upward from 1 July 2026 under the clause 16.1 pay-point restructure. | Pay point 3.1 | $73,416 | $79,264 | $82,039 | — | $84,910 | — | $87,457 |
EMD Metro Emergency Operations Centre Base annual salary for metropolitan Emergency Medical Dispatchers; Coord 2 (pay point 3.3) is introduced on 1 July 2027. | Coord 1 (3.2) | $79,264 | $83,677 | $86,605 | — | $89,637 | — | $92,326 |
| Coord 2 (3.3) | — | — | — | $91,177 | $94,368 | — | $97,199 | |
EMD Region Emergency Operations Centre Base annual salary for regional Emergency Medical Dispatchers; Coord 4 (pay point 3.5) is introduced on 1 July 2027. | Coord 3 (3.4) | $88,092 | $91,734 | $94,945 | — | $98,268 | — | $101,216 |
| Coord 4 (3.5) | — | — | — | $97,793 | $101,216 | — | $104,252 | |
EMD TL Reliever Emergency Operations Centre Base annual salary; pay point 3.6 is introduced on 1 July 2026. | Pay point 3.6 | — | $97,154 | $100,555 | — | $104,074 | — | $107,196 |
EMD TL (Communications Team Leader) Emergency Operations Centre Base annual salary; pay point 4.2 is introduced on 1 July 2026 and 4.3 on 1 July 2027. | Pay point 4.1 | $99,822 | — | $103,315 | — | $106,931 | — | $110,139 |
| Pay point 4.2 | — | $102,816 | $106,414 | — | $110,139 | — | $113,443 | |
| Pay point 4.3 | — | — | — | $109,608 | $113,444 | — | $116,848 | |
EOC OTL Emergency Operations Centre Base annual salary for the Emergency Operations Centre Operations Team Leader; realigned upward from 1 July 2026 under the clause 16.1 restructure. | Pay point 5.1 | $99,822 | $108,675 | $112,479 | — | $116,415 | — | $119,908 |
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Allowances
| Allowance | Unit | Dec 2025 | Feb 2026 | July 2026 | Dec 2026 | Dec 2027 | Dec 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Middle Management Allowance (cl 23.1) Middle Managers, as defined; paid in lieu of on-call, recall, overtime penalty and any other penalty for work outside ordinary hours (except when filling a vacant road or clinical shift). | % of salary | — | 15% | — | — | — | — |
Regional Team Leader Rolled-in Rate (cl 23.4) Rolled-in aggregate rate for Regional Team Leader roles, paid in lieu of on-call, recall, overtime and other outside-ordinary-hours penalties. | % of salary | — | 36.66% | — | — | — | — |
Operations Manager Allowance (cl 24.1) Operations Managers at pay points 6.1 and 6.2 who do not participate in the on-call roster; paid in lieu of on-call, recall, overtime penalty and any other penalty for work outside ordinary hours. | % of salary | — | 20% | — | — | — | — |
Operations Manager On-Call Allowance (cl 25.1) Operations Managers who participate in the on-call roster; paid for all purposes in lieu of on-call, recall, overtime penalty and any other penalty for work outside ordinary hours. | % of salary | — | 25% | — | — | — | — |
Regional Incentive Payment — Zone 1, Year 1 (cl 26, Sch 3) Operational employees (other than casuals) allocated to work at Zone 1 locations listed in Schedule 3; the rate steps up with years of service at the location. | Per week | $34.37 | — | — | $35.57 | $36.82 | $37.92 |
Regional Incentive Payment — Zone 1, Year 2 (cl 26, Sch 3) | Per week | $38.19 | — | — | $39.53 | $40.92 | $42.14 |
Regional Incentive Payment — Zone 1, Year 3 (cl 26, Sch 3) | Per week | $43.94 | — | — | $45.48 | $47.07 | $48.48 |
Regional Incentive Payment — Zone 1, Year 4 (cl 26, Sch 3) | Per week | $53.43 | — | — | $55.30 | $57.24 | $58.95 |
Regional Incentive Payment — Zone 1, Year 5 (cl 26, Sch 3) | Per week | $61.08 | — | — | $63.22 | $65.43 | $67.40 |
Regional Incentive Payment — Zone 2 (cl 26, Sch 3) Operational employees (other than casuals) allocated to work at Zone 2 locations listed in Schedule 3. | Per week | $78.29 | — | — | $81.03 | $83.86 | $86.38 |
Regional Incentive Payment — Zone 3 (cl 26, Sch 3) Operational employees (other than casuals) allocated to work at Zone 3 locations listed in Schedule 3. | Per week | $95.48 | — | — | $98.82 | $102.28 | $105.34 |
Regional Incentive Payment — Zone 4 (cl 26, Sch 3) Operational employees (other than casuals) allocated to work at Zone 4 locations listed in Schedule 3. | Per week | $152.73 | — | — | $158.08 | $163.61 | $168.52 |
Special On-Call Payment — Barmera/Loxton (cl 27, Sch 3) Full-time and part-time operational employees allocated to Barmera or Loxton and rostered to a station to provide a primary or secondary response; payable from approval of the agreement (16 February 2026). | Per week | — | $43.58 | — | — | — | — |
Intensive Care Paramedic Clinical Instructor Allowance (cl 32.1) ICPs at pay points 3.4-3.6 required to undertake clinical instructor duties for the ICP Internship — paid the difference between their current pay point and the next highest pay point for the duration of those duties. | Formula | — | Next pay point differential | — | — | — | — |
Operational Footwear Allowance (cl 33.3) All employees required by the employer to wear an operational uniform; the annual dollar amount is set in Schedule 3 of the parent SA Ambulance Service Award rather than in this agreement. | Per annum | — | Set by the parent Award (Sch 3) | — | — | — | — |
Crib Anywhere Allowance (cl 34.1) Employees who undertake a shift with a requirement to take their crib breaks away from their home station. Already included in the 10% Patient Transport Service Allowance for PTS employees receiving that allowance. | % of salary | — | 5% | — | — | — | — |
Spare Allowance — standard (cl 36.1) Employees working as a Spare. | % of salary | — | 10% | — | — | — | — |
Spare Allowance — Metropolitan Emergency employee (cl 36.1) Metropolitan Emergency employees working as a Spare. | % of salary | — | 15% | — | — | — | — |
Patient Transport Service Allowance (cl 37.1) Patient Transport Service employees who work a shift within the Patient Transport Service and are not in receipt of a Rolled-in Rate. | % of salary | — | 10% | — | — | — | — |
Retention Allowance Payment (cl 39.1) Employees who have completed 10 years of service with SA Ambulance Service; applies from 31 December 2027. | % of salary | — | — | — | — | 2% | — |
Professional Development Allowance (cl 40.1) Employees required to maintain AHPRA qualifications as part of their position; applies from 1 July 2026. | Per annum | — | — | $1,200.00 | — | — | — |
Penalty Rates
Night Shift Penalty (cl 18.3)20.5% loading
Shift workers not in receipt of a Rolled-in Rate allowance, for night shifts between 7:00pm and 7:00am, calculated on the ordinary hourly rate. Applies in lieu of the early morning penalty, so it is the operative loading for shifts in the 7pm-7am window.
Early Morning Penalty (cl 18.2)17% loading
Shift workers not in receipt of a Rolled-in Rate allowance, for work between midnight and 6:30am, in lieu of the parent Award's 15% night shift penalty. Superseded by the 20.5% night shift penalty where the shift qualifies as a night shift.
Afternoon shift (cl 19)Award rate
An afternoon shift commences at or after 10:00am and finishes at or after 7:00pm and on or before 1:00am. The loading percentage is not restated in this agreement — the parent SA Ambulance Service Award's rate (Award cl 17.10.1) applies.
End-of-Shift Overtime (cl 21.1)200%
Double time for all hours worked in excess of the rostered shift length. Not payable on complete additional shifts.
Crib Break Penalty (cl 43.5)150%
Time-and-a-half where a crib break is taken outside the crib-break window set for the shift length (8-14 hour shifts).
Casual Loading (cl 14.6)125%
Casual employees receive a 25% loading on the ordinary hourly rate. Casuals working a public holiday receive both the casual loading and the public-holiday penalty; the minimum engagement is 3 hours or the remaining shift duration, whichever is greater.
PTS Casual Weekend Penalty (cl 38.2)150%
Casual Patient Transport Service employees working weekends are paid the parent Award's 50% penalty rate (Award cl 17.10.2) for the rostered shift length.
Country Excess On-Call Allowance (cl 35.1)100% of Award rate
Increases the parent Award's country on-call rate (Award cl 18.5.3, otherwise 50%) to 100% for country employees. General rank-and-file on-call rates themselves are set by the parent SA Ambulance Service Award, not this agreement.
Public holidays — Rolled-in-Rate employees (cl 20.1)Award rates
Employees receiving the Rolled-in-Rate allowance are paid the parent Award's penalty rates (Award cl 17.10 and 26.2) for work on an Additional or Substitute Day, a part-day public holiday and Easter Sunday. This agreement sets no general Saturday, Sunday or public-holiday loading for other employees — that treatment sits in the parent Award.
Notes
- •These figures are the annual base salary in Australian dollars from Schedule 1 of the SA Ambulance Service Enterprise Agreement 2025, which covers SA Ambulance Service operational, patient transport, emergency support and Emergency Operations Centre (dispatch) employees. The agreement was approved by the South Australian Employment Tribunal on 16 February 2026 and has a nominal expiry of 31 December 2028.
- •Salaries rise 3.5% from 31 December 2025, 3.5% from 31 December 2026, 3.5% from 31 December 2027 and 3.0% from 31 December 2028. The 1 July 2026, 2027 and 2028 dates are structural pay-point changes under clause 16.1 — new or realigned pay points (for example the Student Ambulance Officer rates and Paramedic pay points 2.7 and 2.8) take effect on those dates rather than an across-the-board increase.
- •Pay points that only show rates from a later date are introduced by the clause 16.1 restructure on that date; pay points that only show a 31 December 2025 rate are retired by the restructure from 1 July 2026. Rates payable before 31 December 2025 were set by the superseded SA Ambulance Service Enterprise Agreement 2022 and are not shown here.
- •The agreement does not restate weekly ordinary hours (rostering and ordinary-hours arrangements sit in the parent SA Ambulance Service Award); 38 hours per week is used here for hourly conversions.
- •Casual employees are paid on the ordinary hourly rate plus a 25% casual loading, with a minimum engagement of three hours (shown under Penalties).
- •This agreement operates alongside the parent SA Ambulance Service Award: Saturday, Sunday and public-holiday loadings for ordinary hours, general on-call rates, the afternoon-shift percentage and the footwear allowance dollar amount are set by that Award rather than restated in this agreement.
- •Regional Team Leaders, Middle Managers and Operations Managers receive rolled-in percentage allowances (shown under Allowances) in lieu of on-call, recall, overtime and other penalties for work outside ordinary hours.
- •Shift workers other than casuals receive an additional sixth week of annual leave; the agreement provides no separate annual leave loading.
- •Source: SA Ambulance Service Enterprise Agreement 2025 (SAET case ET-26-00076), South Australian Employment Tribunal — https://www.agd.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/809012/ET-26-00076-SA-Ambulance-Service-Enterprise-Agreement-2025.pdf
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