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What salary can I earn?

Your Salary will vary by:

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  • Facility
  • Private or Public Ownership
  • Shift Schedule
  1. The table below are the pay rates for nurses in one state (NSW), and one type of facility (Aged Care).
  2. If the rate of pay is lower in a state, usually this is compensated by a lower cost of living in that state.
  3. It is expected that future increases in salary for nurses, will increase at a rate faster than inflation.
  4. This is based on the reality that nurses are in short supply in Australia for the foreseeable future.
  5. The allowances paid can vary according to your shift schedule.
  6. In the first 6 months of employment it is unlikely that you will be working evenings or weekends.
  7. You will be paid the base salary, until management has confidence in your ability to work independently.
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Example: Pay Scale for Aged Care Nurses-NSW Effective: 7 Dec 2007 Award 759

Years of Service Base Rate of Pay-Gross
Based on Working 38 Hours week
Morning Shifts Mon-Friday
Shift Allowances
Total Possible Salary
Based on 1,976 Hrs/Yr Minimum
Per Hour 		Minimum
Per Week 		 Minimum Per Year Maximum Allowances Maximum Per Year
1st Year $20.98 $797 $41,461 $5,000 $46,461
2nd Year $22.09 $839 $43,656 $11,418 $55,074
3rd Year $23.20 $881 $45,845 $11,982 $57,836
4th Year $24.39 $926 $48,190 $12,600 $60,774
5th Year $25.56 $971 $50,520 $13,213 $63,733
6th Year $26.74 $1,016 $52,854 $13,823 $66,678
7th Year $28.09 $1,067 $55,517 $14,520 $70,037
8th Year $29.22 $1,110 $57,748 $15,103 $72,851

 

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