South Australia

Police & PSO pay — current ranks, rates, penalties & allowances

Enterprise Agreement

SA Police Enterprise Agreement 2021 (+ Dec-2024 uplift) / SA Police Officers Award

Provisional

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Roles & Wages

Role	Pay Point	Jan 2024	Jan 2025	Jan 2026
Junior Cadet Cadet Cadet aged under 21	Base rate	$41,398	$43,054	$44,776
Cadet Cadet Cadet training salary	Base rate	$63,378	$65,913	$68,550
Probationary Constable Constable Base salary during the probationary period	Base rate	$73,938	$76,896	$79,972
Constable Constable Base salary. Increment 11 is the capped top of the Constable scale.	Increment 1	$76,040	$79,082	$82,245
	Increment 2	$78,141	$81,267	$84,518
	Increment 3	$80,242	$83,452	$86,790
	Increment 4	$82,343	$85,637	$89,062
	Increment 5	$84,443	$87,821	$91,334
	Increment 6	$86,545	$90,007	$93,607
	Increment 7	$88,643	$92,189	$95,877
	Increment 11 (capped)	$88,643	$92,189	$95,877
Community Constable Community Constable	Increment 1	$66,020	$68,661	$71,407
	Increment 2	$70,639	$73,465	$76,404
	Increment 3	$72,950	$75,868	$78,903
Senior Community Constable Community Constable	Increment 1	$75,261	$78,271	$81,402
	Increment 2	$76,912	$79,988	$83,188
	Increment 3	$78,233	$81,362	$84,616
	Increment 4	$79,883	$83,078	$86,401
Senior Community Constable 1st Class Community Constable	Increment 1	$81,202	$84,450	$87,828
	Increment 2	$83,184	$86,511	$89,971
	Increment 3	$84,834	$88,227	$91,756
	Increment 4	$86,485	$89,944	$93,542
Senior Constable Senior Constable	Increment 1	$90,982	$94,621	$98,406
	Increment 2	$93,812	$97,564	$101,467
	Increment 3	$96,645	$100,511	$104,531
	Increment 4	$99,477	$103,456	$107,594
	Increment 5	$102,308	$106,400	$110,656
	Increment 6	$105,141	$109,347	$113,721
Senior Constable 1st Class Senior Constable	Increment 1	$93,812	$97,564	$101,467
	Increment 2	$96,645	$100,511	$104,531
	Increment 3	$99,477	$103,456	$107,594
	Increment 4	$102,308	$106,400	$110,656
	Increment 5	$105,141	$109,347	$113,721
	Increment 6	$107,972	$112,291	$116,783
Senior Constable (Non Banded) Senior Constable Non-banded single rate	Base rate	$85,493	$88,913	$92,470
Brevet Sergeant Senior Constable Senior Constable performing sergeant duties; paid at Senior Constable 1st Class increment 6	Base rate	$107,972	$112,291	$116,783
Sergeant (Non Banded) Sergeant Non-banded single rate	Base rate	$99,359	$103,333	$107,466
Sergeant Sergeant	Increment 1	$110,363	$114,778	$119,369
	Increment 2	$113,061	$117,583	$122,286
	Increment 3	$115,760	$120,390	$125,206
	Increment 4	$118,459	$123,197	$128,125
	Increment 5	$121,157	$126,003	$131,043
Senior Sergeant Senior Sergeant	Increment 1	$123,780	$128,731	$133,880
	Increment 2	$125,632	$130,657	$135,883
	Increment 3	$127,486	$132,585	$137,888
	Increment 4	$129,337	$134,510	$139,890
	Increment 5	$131,188	$136,436	$141,893
Inspector Commissioned Officer Set under the EA / other instruments — Commissioned Officers are not in the Award Schedule 1 (Award clause 1.3.2)	Increment 1	$152,855	$158,969	$165,328
	Increment 2	$159,745	$166,135	$172,780
	Increment 3	$166,631	$173,296	$180,228
Chief Inspector Commissioned Officer	Base rate	$171,904	$178,780	$185,931
Superintendent Commissioned Officer	Increment 1	$173,495	$180,435	$187,652
	Increment 2	$180,669	$187,896	$195,412
	Increment 3	$187,842	$195,356	$203,170
Chief Superintendent Commissioned Officer	Base rate	$195,091	$202,895	$211,011
Commander Commissioned Officer	Base rate	$201,682	$209,749	$218,139

Showing annual salary rates

Allowances

Allowance	Unit	Amount
Flexible Shiftwork Allowance (FSA) EA clause 30.3: paid fortnightly in lieu of the penalty payments in Award clauses 5.1, 4.11 and (where applicable) 3.1. Excludes public-holiday work and overtime, which are still paid on top per the Award.	% of base salary	18.5%
Response Allowance (REHR) EA clause 31.2 (Response Extended Hours Roster): paid fortnightly in lieu of paid meal breaks plus Award clause 5.1 and clause 4.11 shift penalties. Excludes public-holiday work and overtime.	% of base salary	23%
Comcen Allowance EA clause 16.1: in lieu of Schedule 3 clause S3.3.1 (COMCEN shift loading) of the Police Officers Award.	% of base salary	23%
One and Two Person Stations Allowance EA clause 14.3: paid fortnightly in lieu of shift/penalty clauses. The EA raised this above the base Award rate of 32% (Award clauses 4.14.1 / 4.14.2).	% of base salary	35%
On-Call — weeknight EA clause 13.3.1: single night or part thereof. The rate shown is an older figure and is likely higher now.	Per Night	$33.65
On-Call — Saturday / Sunday / public holiday / rostered-off day EA clause 13.3.3: the rate shown is an older figure and is likely higher now.	Per Day	$58.85

Penalty Rates

Afternoon / Night Shift (Award)15%

Award clause 4.11.1.1: flat 15% of the Schedule 1 rate for an ordinary afternoon or night shift; the base Award does not distinguish night from late-night.

Night Shift (EA)20%

EA clause 15.1.1: 20% of base salary, in lieu of the 15% in Award clause 4.11.1.1.

Late Night Shift (EA)25%

EA clause 15.3.1: shift finishing after 2:30am and before 12 noon; a category the base Award does not have.

Early Start (before 6:30am)15%

Award clause 4.11.1.2: for the pre-6:30am portion of a day shift.

Day worker moved to afternoon/night — first shifts150%

Award clause 4.11.2.1: time and a half for fewer than 4 consecutive such shifts.

Day worker moved to afternoon/night — 4 shifts to under 1 week125%

Award clause 4.11.2.2: time and a quarter.

Day worker moved to afternoon/night — 1 week or more15%

Award clause 4.11.2.3: reverts to the ordinary 15% shift allowance.

Saturday (ordinary hours)+50%

Award clause 5.1.9.1, in lieu of any other penalty rate.

Sunday (ordinary hours)+50%

Award clause 5.1.9.1, in lieu of any other penalty rate.

Public Holiday (ordinary hours)+150%

Award clause 5.1.9.1: total pay 250% for public-holiday ordinary hours.

Part-day Public Holiday+150%

Award clause 5.1.9.1: for the public-holiday-designated portion of the day.

Christmas Day on a weekend+100%

Award clause 5.1.9.2: in lieu of any other penalty rate, all hours.

Overtime — weekday150% → 200%

Award clause 5.2.1: time and a half for the first 3 hours, double time thereafter (calculated on base rate only).

Overtime — Saturday150% → 200%

Award clause 5.2.4: same tiering, in lieu of the Saturday penalty.

Overtime — Sunday200%

Award clause 5.2.4: flat double time for all overtime worked.

Overtime — Public Holiday250%

Award clause 5.2.4: flat double time and a half for all overtime worked.

Recall to duty3 hr min

Award clause 5.2.5: minimum 3 hours of payment for a recall.

Rest break not given200%

Award clause 5.2.9: double rates until released if not given 8 consecutive hours off between shifts.

Declared field operation — weekday+60%

Award clause 4.14.4.1: of the 8-hour daily rate.

Declared field operation — Saturday+110%

Award clause 4.14.4.1.

Declared field operation — Sunday+110%

Award clause 4.14.4.1.

Declared field operation — public holiday (not Sunday)+210%

Award clause 4.14.4.1.

Day-working Senior Sergeant — afternoon shift (<4 consecutive)15%

EA clause 11.9.1.

Day-working Senior Sergeant — night shift (<4 consecutive)20%

EA clause 11.9.2.

Day-working Senior Sergeant — late night shift (<4 consecutive)25%

EA clause 11.9.3.

Notes

•Figures are the base annual salary in $AUD. Officers are paid under the South Australia Police Enterprise Agreement 2021, not the lower minimum-safety-net figures in the Police Officers Award. The Award still provides the increment structure, the shift and penalty framework, and the allowances.
•The 2024 figures are the EA salary schedule. The 2025 and 2026 figures are indicative estimates based on the December 2024 uplift and may be higher for some ranks — confirm the current figure against your payslip.
•The Flexible Shiftwork (FSA), Response (REHR), Comcen and One/Two Person Stations allowances are percentages of base salary paid in lieu of the usual shift and penalty rates. FSA and REHR do not cover public-holiday work or overtime, which are still paid on top.
•The on-call rates shown are older figures and are almost certainly higher now, as they are pegged to the SA public-sector salaried agreement.
•Ordinary hours are 38 per week (8 hours per day). Overtime is paid at 1.5x for the first 3 hours and 2x thereafter, on the base rate.
•Commissioned Officers (Inspector and above) are paid under the EA and other instruments rather than the Award salary schedule. Ranks above Commander (Assistant/Deputy Commissioner, Commissioner) are executive appointments set outside these instruments.
•Source: Police Officers Award — https://www.saet.sa.gov.au/app/uploads/2025/08/329p.pdf ; South Australia Police Enterprise Agreement 2021 via the SAET enterprise-agreements register (saet.sa.gov.au).