What do nurses earn?

Registered Nurses (RN) in Australia earn an average salary of $73,000 per year. Nurse wages vary based on location, qualifications, experience and seniority.

A range of resources are provided below to assist in determining the pay for nurses and midwives in Australia.

The HealthTimes Wage Checker App below is an interactive app that allows nurses and midwives to check wages based on location, role, grade and experience. The wage checker app is currently only applicable to public sector nurses and midwives.

The wage checker app and the charts and tables below do not take into consideration factors such as working conditions, nurse to patient ratios, over-time allowances, salary packaging provisions, agency rates nor any other allowances. 

It is therefore important that nurses and midwives check with their Human Resources contact or relevant Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation body for more specific information.

Australian State-by-State Nurse Salary Guide (public system) Annual Base Salaries



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State Nurse Award Resources:

ACT Nursing and Midwifery classifications and rates of pay

NT Salary Rates and Allowances

NSW Public Health System Nurses and Midwives Award

Victorian Nurses and Midwives Enterprise Agreement 2016-2020

Queensland Nursing Wage Rates

Nurses Midwifery (South Australian Public Sector) Enterprise Agreement

Western Australia Awards and Agreements

Department of Health Tasmania Salary Rates (Nursing)

Other Resources:

Aged Care Award 2010

The Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation