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Salary Rates

Annual salary at 30

June 2025 (end of ACU Staff Enterprise Agreement)

2022-2025

3.35% increase Effective from the beginning of the first full pay commencing on or after 1 June 2026

3.5% increase Effective from the beginning of the first full pay commencing on or after 30 June 2027

3.5% increase Effective from the beginning of the first full pay commencing on or after 30 June 2028

3.5% increase Effective from the beginning of the first full pay commencing on or after 30 June 2029

1.15% increase Effective from the beginning of the first full pay commencing on or after 1 October 2029

Annual Rate

Hourly Rate

Indicative Annual Rate

Hourly Rate

Indicative Annual Rate

Hourly Rate

Indicative Annual Rate

Hourly Rate

Indicative Annual Rate

Hourly Rate

Indicative Annual Rate

Academic Level A

Increment 1

$82,449

$46.70

 $85,227.41

$48.34

$88,220.40

$50.04

 $91,322.90 $51.80

$94,534.90

$52.40

$95,629.90

Academic Level A

Increment 2

$87,093

$49.33

 $90,027.15

$51.06

$93,184.40

$52.85

 $96,451.14 $54.70

$99,827.39

$55.33

$100,977.14

Academic Level A

Increment 3

$91,738

$51.96

 $94,826.90

$53.78

$98,148.39

$55.67

 $101,597.64 $57.62

$105,156.38

$58.29

$106,379.13

Academic Level A

Increment 4

$96,383

$54.59

 $99,626.64

$56.51

$103,130.64

$58.49

 $106,744.13 $60.54

$110,485.38

$61.24

$111,762.88

Academic Level A

Increment 5

$100,162

$56.73

 $103,532.14

$58.72

$107,163.88

$60.78

 $110,923.38 $62.91

$114,810.62

$63.64

$116,142.87

Academic Level A

Increment 6

$103,935

$58.87

 $107,437.63

$60.94

$111,215.38

$63.08

 $115,120.87 $65.29

$119,154.12

$66.05

$120,541.12

Academic Level A

Increment 7

$107,714

$61.01

 $111,343.13

$63.15

$115,248.62

$65.37

 $119,300.12 $67.66

$123,479.36

$68.44

$124,902.86

Academic Level A

Increment 8

$111,487

$63.14

 $115,230.37

$65.35

$119,263.62

$67.64

 $123,442.86 $70.01

$127,768.11

$70.82

$129,246.36

Academic Level B

Increment 1

$120,529

$68.26

 $124,574.36

$70.65

$128,936.11

$73.13

 $133,462.10 $75.69

$138,134.10

$76.57

$139,740.10

Academic Level B

Increment 2

$124,879

$70.73

 $129,082.11

$73.21

$133,608.10

$75.78

 $138,298.35 $78.44

$143,152.84

$79.35

$144,813.59

Academic Level B

Increment 3

$129,240

$73.20

 $133,589.85

$75.77

$138,280.10

$78.43

 $143,134.59 $81.18

$148,153.34

$82.12

$149,868.84

Academic Level B

Increment 4

$133,595

$75.66

 $138,079.35

$78.31

$142,915.59

$81.06

 $147,934.34 $83.90

$153,117.33

$84.87

$154,887.58

Academic Level B

Increment 5

$137,951

$78.13

 $142,587.09

$80.87

$147,587.59

$83.71

 $152,770.58 $86.64

$158,117.83

$87.64

$159,942.82

Academic Level B

Increment 6

$142,305

$80.59

 $147,076.59

$83.42

$152,241.33

$86.34

 $157,570.33 $89.37

$163,100.07

$90.40

$164,979.82

Academic Level C

Increment 1

$151,018

$85.53

 $156,092.08

$88.53

$161,567.07

$91.63

 $167,224.57 $94.84

$173,082.81

$95.94

$175,090.31

Academic Level C

Increment 2

$155,378

$88.00

 $160,599.82

$91.08

$166,220.82

$94.27

 $172,042.56 $97.57

$178,065.05

 $98.70

$180,127.30

Academic Level C

Increment 3

$159,726

$90.46

 $165,089.32

$93.63

$170,874.56

$96.91

 $176,860.56 $100.31

$183,065.55

 $101.47

$185,182.55

Academic Level C

Increment 4

$164,087

$92.93

 $169,597.06

$96.19

$175,546.56

$99.56

 $181,696.80 $103.05

$188,066.04

 $104.24

$190,237.79

Academic Level D

Increment 1

$171,352

$97.05

 $177,116.06

$100.45

$183,321.05

$103.97

 $189,745.04 $107.61

$196,388.03

 $108.85

$198,651.03

Academic Level D

Increment 2

$177,153

$100.33

 $183,102.05

$103.85

$189,526.04

$107.49

 $196,169.04 $111.26

$203,049.28

 $112.54

$205,385.27

Academic Level D

Increment 3

$182,964

$103.62

 $189,106.29

$107.25

$195,731.04

$111.01

 $202,593.03 $114.90

$209,692.27

 $116.23

$212,119.52

Academic Level D

Increment 4

$188,772

$106.91

 $195,110.54

$110.66

$201,954.28

$114.54

 $209,035.27 $118.55

$216,353.51

 $119.92

$218,853.76

Academic Level E

Increment 1

$220,723

$125.00

 $228,124.75

$129.38

$236,118.24

$133.91

 $244,385.48 $138.60

$252,944.72

 $140.20

$255,864.72
Page last updated on 18/10/2026
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