Registered Nurse Salary Australia

Registered Nurse Salary / Wage

Salary and wage information for registered nurses is compiled regularly by analysis of Australian jobs advertised in major publications. Salaries are annual unless otherwise stated.

The Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations Codes (ANZSCO) for registered nurses are:

• 254411 for nurse practitioner
• 254412 for registered nurse (aged care)
• 254413 for registered nurse (child and family health)
• 254414 for registered nurse (community health)
• 254415 for registered nurse (critical care and emergency)
• 254416 for registered nurse (developmental disability)
• 254417 for registered nurse (disability and rehabilitation)
• 254418 for registered nurse (medical)
• 254421 for registered nurse (medical practice)
• 254422 for registered nurse (mental health)
• 254423 for registered nurse (perioperative)
• 254424 for registered nurse (surgical)

Job titles and exact tasks vary in this work and examples of some occupation titles are registered nurse (RN), practice nurse, psychiatric nurse, operating room nurse and intensive care nurse.

Midwifery and nursing professionals in 2010 earned an average of $1498 a week in ordinary earnings rising to $1541 including overtime and worked an average of 38.0 hours a week.*

Registered Nurse Salaries / Wages in 2011 – 2012

Job Title	Salary / Wage $	Location
Registered Nurse – Medical / Surgical	25 – 35 per hour	Sydney
Registered Nurse – Mental Health	26 – 37 per hour	Sydney
Registered Nurse – Theatre	25 – 35 per hour	Sydney
Registered Nurse – Remote Location	30 – 40 per hour	New South Wales
Registered Nurse	52,000 – 74,000	New South Wales
Registered Nurse	76,000	Melbourne
Aged Care ACFI Consultant (Registered Nurse RN)	110,000 – 130,000	Brisbane
Registered Nurse	50,000 – 70,000	Brisbane
Registered Nurse	29 per hour	Queensland
Registered Nurse Stroke / Neurology	62,000 – 85,000	Adelaide
Registered Nurse	35 per hour	Perth

*Data from Australian Bureau of Statistics