Aged Care Award increases from July 2023: Know your new paypoint

 Classification, pay point

Base Hourly wage (as at 1 July 2022)

Base Hourly wage (from 1 July 2023 )

Nursing assistant, 1st year

$23.25

$28.27

Nursing assistant, 2nd year

$23.61

$28.71

Nursing assistant, 3rd year

$23.99

$29.17

Nursing assistant, experienced (the holder of a relevant Cert III qual) and Personal Care Worker with a Cert III [ grade 3 (ACE – level 4) of Aged Care Award]

$24.76

$30.11

Student enrolled nurse – less than 21 years of age

$21.60

$26.27

Student enrolled nurse – 21 years of age and over

$22.67

$27.57

Enrolled nurse – pay point 1

$25.22

$30.67

Enrolled nurse – pay point 2

$25.55

$31.08

Enrolled nurse – pay point 3

$25.89

$31.49

Enrolled nurse – pay point 4

$26.27

$31.94

Enrolled nurse – pay point 5

$26.53

$32.26

Registered nurse with a 4 year degree

$28.17

$34.26

Registered nurse with a masters degree

$29.14

$35.44

Registered nurse – level 1, pay point 1

$26.98

$32.81

Registered nurse – level 1, pay point 2

$27.53

$33.48

Registered nurse – level 1, pay point 3

$28.21

$34.31

Registered nurse – level 1, pay point 4

$28.96

$35.22

Registered nurse – level 1, pay point 5

$29.85

$36.30

Registered nurse – level 1, pay point 6

$30.71

$37.35

Registered nurse – level 1, pay point 7

$31.60

$38.43

Registered nurse – level 1, pay point 8 and thereafter

$32.42

$39.43

Registered nurse – level 2, pay point 1

$33.28

$40.47

Registered nurse – level 2, pay point 2

$33.81

$41.12

Registered nurse – level 2, pay point 3

$34.40

$41.83

Registered nurse – level 2, pay point 4 and thereafter

$34.96

$42.52

Registered nurse – level 3, pay point 1

$36.09

$43.89

Registered nurse – level 3, pay point 2

$36.75

$44.69

Registered nurse – level 3, pay point 3

$37.38

$45.46

Registered nurse – level 3, pay point 4 and thereafter

$38.06

$46.28

Registered nurse – level 4, grade 1

$41.19

$50.09

Registered nurse – level 4, grade 2

$44.14

$53.68

Registered nurse – level 4, grade 3

$46.71

$56.81

Registered nurse – level 5, grade 1

$41.56

$50.54

Registered nurse – level 5, grade 2

$43.77

$53.23

Registered nurse – level 5, grade 3

$46.71

$56.81

Registered nurse – level 5, grade 4

$49.63

$60.35

Registered nurse – level 5, grade 5

$54.73

$66.56

Registered nurse – level 5, grade 6

$59.89

$72.83

Nurse Practitioner, 1st year

$41.53

$50.50

Nurse Practitioner, 2nd year

$42.76

$52.00