Regis Aged Care Queensland Pay Rates
Aged care pay for registered & enrolled nurses and carers (AINs & PCWs) — current rates, penalties and allowances
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Roles & Wages
| Role | Pay Point | July 2026 | Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
Assistant in Nursing AIN Assistants in nursing and personal carers, paid at the Aged Care Award 2010 direct care level that matches your qualification and experience | Level 1 (Introductory) | $32.61 $64,643.89 / yr | $32.61 $64,643.89 / yr |
| Level 2 (Direct Carer) | $34.42 $68,231.91 / yr | $34.42 $68,231.91 / yr | |
| Level 3 (Qualified) | $36.23 $71,819.94 / yr | $36.23 $71,819.94 / yr | |
| Level 4 (Senior) | $37.68 $74,694.32 / yr | $37.68 $74,694.32 / yr | |
| Level 5 (Specialist) | $39.13 $77,568.7 / yr | $39.13 $77,568.7 / yr | |
| Level 6 (Team Leader) | $40.58 $80,443.09 / yr | $40.58 $80,443.09 / yr | |
Enrolled Nurse EN Every enrolled nurse grade in the agreement is paid at the Nurses Award 2020's aged care enrolled nurse rate | Supervising other direct care employees | $38.86 $77,033.47 / yr | $40.58 $80,443.09 / yr |
Registered Nurse Level 1 RN1 Registered nurse providing resident care, by years at this level (Nurses Award 2020 aged care rates) | First year at this level | $39.87 $79,035.63 / yr | $41.36 $81,989.31 / yr |
| 1 to 4 years | $41.90 $83,059.77 / yr | $43.53 $86,290.97 / yr | |
| More than 4 years | $45.80 $90,790.87 / yr | $47.40 $93,962.6 / yr | |
Registered Nurse Level 2 RN2 Clinical nurse (Nurses Award 2020 aged care rates) | First 3 years at this level | $49.59 $98,303.91 / yr | $51.26 $101,614.41 / yr |
| 3 years or more | $51.83 $102,744.34 / yr | $53.84 $106,728.83 / yr | |
Registered Nurse Level 3 RN3 Nurse manager or clinical nurse consultant (Nurses Award 2020 aged care rates) | Standard | $53.64 $106,332.36 / yr | $55.11 $109,246.39 / yr |
Allowances
| Allowance | Unit | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Shift Supervisor A registered nurse required to act as Shift Supervisor, in charge of the home (cl 23) | Per Shift | $12.48 |
Overtime Meal Overtime of more than 1 hour past your rostered finish, unless a meal is supplied. The same amount again when the overtime runs past 4 hours (cl 24.1(e)) | Per Meal | $14.73 |
Uniform Paid instead of supplying uniforms, for each shift worked. Also paid on paid leave, except long service leave and personal leave beyond 21 days (cl 28.1(b), (d)) | Per Shift | $1.49 |
Laundry Paid instead of laundering your uniform, for each shift worked, with no weekly cap. Not paid on leave (cl 28.1(c), (e)) | Per Shift | $0.39 |
Continuing Education A registered nurse with a relevant graduate certificate, graduate diploma or second degree. Paid per ordinary hour up to the full-time weekly figure, and on paid leave (cl 28.2(c)) | Per Week | $23.70 |
Continuing Education (Advanced) A registered nurse with a relevant masters or doctorate. Highest qualification only (cl 28.2(d)) | Per Week | $29.95 |
Medication An assistant in nursing on the medication roster, for each hour of that shift worked (cl 28.5) | Per Hour | $1.00 |
Penalty Rates
Monday to Friday shift starting from midday and finishing after 6:00pm. A shift starting after midday that finishes by 6:00pm has no penalty. Casuals 137.5%, with the loading added (cl 22(a), (b))
Monday to Friday shift starting at or after 6:00pm. Casuals 140%, with the loading added (cl 22(a), (b))
Ordinary hours from midnight Friday to midnight Saturday, instead of shift penalties. Casuals 187.5% (cl 22(c), (d))
Ordinary hours from midnight Saturday to midnight Sunday. Casuals 218.75% (cl 22(e))
Ordinary hours on a public holiday, with no shift penalty. Casuals 250%, instead of the casual loading. Ex-Masonic Care transferees 250% (cl 30(b), Schedule 2 cl 2.2)
150% for the first 2 hours then 200% Monday to Saturday, 200% on Sunday and 250% on a public holiday. Casuals get these × 1.25 instead of the loading (187.5% / 250%, Sunday 250%, public holiday 312.5%). Overtime replaces shift and weekend penalties (cl 21.1)
On every ordinary hour except public holidays, which pay 250% instead (cl 15(b))
Notes
- •Covers registered nurses, enrolled nurses and assistants in nursing at Regis Aged Care's residential aged care homes in Queensland (cl 4). Retirement villages, home care and day therapy staff are not covered.
- •The agreement's own pay table sits below the award, so pay follows the award rate (cl 25(c)). Rates shown are the award level you're paid at: assistants in nursing on the Aged Care Award 2010 direct care levels, and enrolled and registered nurses on the Nurses Award 2020 aged care rates. Penalties, overtime, allowances and public holidays follow the agreement.
- •Rates apply from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026. The 1 August 2026 column is the final aged care work value increase for enrolled and registered nurses (FWC determination PR812118), from the first full pay period on or after 1 August 2026. Assistant in nursing rates carry forward unchanged.
- •Public holidays are paid at 200%, below the award's rate, because the agreement sets its own. Casuals get 250% instead of the loading. Staff who transferred from Masonic Care Queensland between 1 June and 1 August 2016 are paid 250% for ordinary hours on a public holiday (Schedule 2 cl 2.2 item 4).
- •Public holidays follow the Queensland calendar, including your local show day and Christmas Eve from 6:00pm.
- •Allowances are the last figures printed in the agreement, from the first full pay period on or after 1 October 2023. Laundry is paid for every shift worked, with no weekly cap. Every allowance is paid only when you qualify for it.
- •The agreement names an on-call allowance and a vehicle allowance but prints no amount for either, so neither is shown here (cl 28.3, 28.4).
- •Overtime starts after an average of 76 ordinary hours a fortnight, beyond your rostered hours on a shift, or after 10 hours on a shift for casuals. Every shift is at least 3 hours. Full-timers can work 152 hours over 4 weeks to earn an accrued day off (cl 19.6, 21.1).
- •Annual leave is 5 weeks, or 6 weeks for shift workers regularly rostered over seven days who regularly work weekends. Leave loading is 17.5%, or for shift workers the weekend and shift penalties they would have earned if higher (cl 29.1, 29.3).
- •The agreement reached its nominal expiry on 30 June 2024. It keeps applying until it is replaced or terminated (cl 7).
- •Source: Regis Aged Care Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses and Assistants in Nursing, Queensland Agreement 2022 (AE519904, [2023] FWCA 1257), operative 10 May 2023, nominal expiry 30 June 2024. Read the full agreement at the Fair Work Commission: fwc.gov.au
- •Source: Aged Care Award 2010 (MA000018), assistant in nursing rates — awards.fairwork.gov.au
- •Source: Nurses Award 2020 (MA000034), aged care enrolled and registered nurse rates — awards.fairwork.gov.au
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