Nurses Award Classification Levels 2025–26
Rates effective 1 July 2025 · MA000034
Your classification level under the Nurses Award determines your minimum pay rate. Being classified one level too low can cost you $2–4 per hour — more than $3,000 per year for a full-time worker.
Classification levels
Base rate: $26.51/hr · Casual: $33.14/hr
Base rate: $35.45/hr · Casual: $44.31/hr
Base rate: $31.99/hr · Casual: $39.99/hr
Base rate: $45.76/hr · Casual: $57.20/hr
Base rate: $49.81/hr · Casual: $62.26/hr
Base rate: $58.34/hr · Casual: $72.93/hr
Base rate: $66.91/hr · Casual: $83.64/hr
Base rate: $47.16/hr · Casual: $58.95/hr
See also: Pay rates by classification | Am I being underpaid?
Source: Classification levels are defined in the Nurses Award (MA000034), published by the Fair Work Commission.
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