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2024 Salary Guide: Healthcare
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Here are their salaries for each state:
All salary numbers are in ‘000
| NURSING PROFESSIONALS AGED CARE | Enrolled Nurse | Registered Nurse | Clinical Care Coordinator/Nurse Unit Manager | Care Manager/DDON | DON/Facility Manager | Executive DON |
| NSW | 46 – 61 | 61 – 87 | 71 – 102 | 80 – 110 | 97 – 148 | 143 – 173 |
| NT | 55 – 66 | 62 – 90 | 77 – 105 | 85 – 110 | 92 – 130 | 122 – 163 |
| WA | 51 – 87 | 61 – 92 | 71 – 97 | 77 – 112 | 92 – 143 | 133 – 163 |
| VIC | 56 – 69 | 61 – 92 | 77 – 102 | 92 – 120 | 95 – 148 | 143 – 173 |
| QLD | 56 – 77 | 61 – 92 | 77 – 92 | 95 – 112 | 102 – 143 | 133 – 163 |
| TAS | 51 – 68 | 57 – 87 | 71 – 92 | 87 – 107 | 97 – 138 | 122 – 173 |
| SA | 51 – 71 | 61 – 82 | 87 – 97 | 92 – 102 | 92 – 122 | 122 – 168 |
| NURSING PROFESSIONALS AGED CARE | ACFI Manager | Quality Manager | Lifestyle Assistant | Lifestyle Manager | Nurse Educator |
| NSW | 92 – 122 | 102 – 153 | 46 – 66 | 77 – 102 | 80 – 110 |
| NT | 82 – 102 | 82 – 102 | 56 – 61 | 66 – 82 | 71 – 92 |
| WA | 92 – 112 | 77 – 128 | 46 – 61 | 61 – 82 | 66 – 99 |
| VIC | 97 – 122 | 102 – 143 | 46 – 66 | 77 – 102 | 82 – 107 |
| QLD | 71 – 92 | 77 – 112 | 51 – 61 | 82 – 102 | 82 – 102 |
| TAS | 90 – 110 | 87 – 107 | 41 – 59 | 66 – 87 | 82 – 112 |
| SA | 97 – 112 | 97 – 112 | 41 – 61 | 66 – 92 | 102 – 112 |
| NURSING PROFESSIONALS NON-AGED CARE | Enrolled Nurse | Registered Nurse/Midwife | Clinical Nurse/Midwife/ACSC | Clinical Manager/Clinical Services Coordinator/Education Facilitator |
| NSW | 46 – 61 | 56 – 82 | 71 – 87 | 82 – 107 |
| NT | 46 – 56 | 61 – 85 | 71 – 87 | 82 – 97 |
| WA | 51 – 78 | 51 – 78 | 61 – 82 | 66 – 97 |
| VIC | 51 – 66 | 61 – 87 | 77 – 87 | 87 – 107 |
| QLD | 56 – 66 | 61 – 82 | 82 – 92 | 92 – 102 |
| TAS | 51 – 61 | 55 – 82 | 71 – 87 | 82 – 97 |
| SA | 51 – 71 | 61 – 82 | 66 – 87 | 87 – 97 |
| NURSING PROFESSIONALS NON-AGED CARE | Advanced Clinical Service Coordinator/Clinical Practice Consultant | Director of Nursing/Midwifery | Practice Nurse |
| NSW | 82 – 112 | 112 – 153 | 61 – 92 |
| NT | 92 – 112 | 102 – 140 | 82 – 102 |
| WA | 77 – 107 | 87 – 138 | 66 – 87 |
| VIC | 92 – 112 | 102 – 153 | 77 – 102 |
| QLD | 102 – 112 | 117 – 163 | 56 – 71 |
| TAS | 92 – 107 | 102 – 143 | 61 – 82 |
| SA | 92 – 112 | 112 – 184 | 61 – 87 |
| NURSING PROFESSIONALS NON-AGED CARE | Radiographer 1-3 yrs | Radiographer 3-5 yrs | Radiographer 5-10 yrs | Radiographer 10+ yrs |
| Australia | 55 – 66 | 66 – 80 | 77 – 102 | 102 – 112 |
| NURSING PROFESSIONALS NON-AGED CARE | Sonographer 1-3 yrs | Sonographer 3-5 yrs | Sonographer 5-10 yrs | Sonographer 10+ yrs |
| Australia | 92 – 102 | 102 – 122 | 122 – 138 | 138 – 153 |
| NURSING PROFESSIONALS NON-AGED CARE | Mammographer 1-3 yrs | Mammographer 3-5 yrs | Mammographer 5-10 yrs | Mammographer 10+ yrs |
| Australia | 61 – 77 | 77 – 87 | 87 – 102 | 102 – 122 |
| SOCIAL/COMMUNITY SERVICES | Support Worker | Case Worker | Social Worker | Team Leader/Program Coordinator |
| NSW | 42 – 61 | 51 – 66 | 61 – 87 | 75 – 90 |
| NT | 46 – 54 | 60 – 66 | 65 – 82 | 71 – 85 |
| WA | 46 – 51 | 51 – 56 | 66 – 77 | 66 – 87 |
| VIC | 46 – 51 | 51 – 66 | 61 – 82 | 71 – 82 |
| QLD | 42 – 53 | 41 – 56 | 56 – 77 | 61 – 77 |
| TAS | 42 – 51 | 49 – 56 | 61 – 80 | 66 – 82 |
| SA | 46 – 61 | 46 – 61 | 61 – 87 | 61 – 87 |
| SOCIAL/COMMUNITY SERVICES | Program Manager | Program Director |
| NSW | 77 – 97 | N/A |
| NT | 77 – 95 | 90 – 100 |
| WA | 71 – 92 | N/A |
| VIC | 82 – 97 | N/A |
| QLD | 71 – 92 | N/A |
| TAS | 77 – 92 | N/A |
| SA | 61 – 87 | 90 – 110 |
| PSYCHOLOGISTS | Graduate | Counsellor | Psychologist | Senior Psychologist | Clinical Psychologist |
| NSW | 55 – 60 | 61 – 82 | 61 – 92 | 85 – 110 | 95 – 120 |
| NT | 55 – 60 | 60 – 80 | 75 – 95 | 85 – 110 | 95 – 120 |
| WA | 49 – 56 | 56 – 66 | 66 – 87 | 82 – 97 | 92 – 117 |
| VIC | 49 – 56 | 61 – 77 | 66 – 87 | 82 – 102 | 87 – 107 |
| QLD | 49 – 56 | 56 – 77 | 66 – 82 | 71 – 92 | 87 – 117 |
| TAS | 49 – 51 | 56 – 71 | 66 – 87 | 77 – 94 | 82 – 107 |
| SA | 49 – 56 | 56 – 77 | 61 – 82 | 77 – 102 | 77 – 102 |
| ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS | Occupational Therapist (Graduate) | Occupational Therapist | Senior Occupational Therapist | Team Leader | Physiotherapist (Graduate) |
| NSW | 51 – 58 | 56 – 77 | 71 – 87 | 82 – 97 | 51 – 58 |
| NT | 55 – 60 | 65 – 80 | 75 – 90 | 85 – 98 | 55 – 60 |
| WA | 51 – 56 | 56 – 66 | 71 – 82 | 87 – 97 | 49 – 51 |
| VIC | 51 – 61 | 61 – 77 | 71 – 92 | 82 – 97 | 51 – 61 |
| QLD | 49 – 51 | 59 – 71 | 71 – 87 | 82 – 97 | 51 – 61 |
| TAS | 49 – 51 | 70 – 90 | 69 – 87 | 77 – 87 | 51 – 56 |
| SA | 49 – 61 | 56 – 71 | 66 – 82 | 71 – 82 | 51 – 61 |
| ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS | Physiotherapist | Senior Physiotherapist | Team Leader | Speech Pathologist (Graduate) | Speech Pathologist |
| NSW | 56 – 77 | 77 – 92 | 82 – 97 | 51 – 58 | 56 – 71 |
| NT | 70 – 85 | 80 – 90 | 85 – 98 | 55 – 60 | 60 – 75 |
| WA | 61 – 71 | 71 – 87 | 87 – 97 | 49 – 51 | 51 – 66 |
| VIC | 56 – 77 | 77 – 92 | 82 – 97 | 49 – 61 | 61 – 77 |
| QLD | 56 – 71 | 71 – 87 | 87 – 97 | 51 – 58 | 61 – 71 |
| TAS | 56 – 77 | 71 – 87 | 82 – 97 | 51 – 56 | 61 – 69 |
| SA | 56 – 71 | 66 – 92 | 66 – 92 | 51 – 61 | 56 – 66 |
| ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS | Senior Speech Pathologist | Team Leader | Diversional Therapist (Graduate) | Diversional Therapist |
| NSW | 71 – 82 | 77 – 92 | 49 – 51 | 51 – 61 |
| NT | 70 – 90 | 77 – 92 | 50 – 55 | 51 – 61 |
| WA | 61 – 77 | 77 – 92 | 49 – 51 | 46 – 56 |
| VIC | 77 – 92 | 82 – 92 | 49 – 51 | 56 – 61 |
| QLD | 66 – 82 | 82 – 92 | 49 – 56 | 46 – 61 |
| TAS | 66 – 77 | 77 – 92 | 49 – 51 | 51 – 56 |
| SA | 66 – 82 | 71 – 92 | 49 – 56 | 51 – 61 |
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Source: HAYS