Salary rates

View Western Health’s current salary rates and payment information for various employment groups, including wages, allowances, cover and other entitlements as outlined in awards and agreements.

At Western Health, salary rates are determined by relevant awards and enterprise agreements in line with Victorian public health sector standards. These rates reflect an employee’s classification, role, experience and applicable entitlements.

On this page you’ll find up-to-date salary circulars for various employment groups to help you understand pay structures across our workforce.

Biomedical engineers

BioMedical Salary Circular 2024-2028.pdf (204.1 KB)

Maintenance employees

Maintenance - Cover.pdf (25.73 KB)

Maintenance - Wages.pdf (59.99 KB)

Maintenance - Allowances.pdf (22.46 KB)

Maintenance - Other Payments.pdf (8.48 KB)

Health and allied services, managers and administrative workers

Health-Allied-Services-Managers-Admin Cover.pdf (114.4 KB)

Health-Allied-Services-Managers-Admin Wages.pdf

Health-Allied-Services-Managers-Admin Allowances.pdf (169.97 KB)

Health-Allied-Services-Managers-Admin Other Payments.pdf (44.83 KB)

Health professionals

Allied Health professionals - wages [PDF, 809KB]
Allied Health professionals - allowances [PDF, 46KB]
Allied Health professionals - cover [PDF, 152KB]
Allied Health professionals - other payments [PDF, 33KB]
Health professionals and support services Award [PDF, 20KB]

Doctors in training

SC - DIT - Cover 31.1.2025 update.pdf (96.51 KB)

SC-DIT - Wages 31.1.2025 update.pdf (63.5 KB)

SC - DIT - Allowances 31.1.2025 update.pdf (108.27 KB)

SC - DIT - Other 31.1.205 update.pdf (8.61 KB)

Medical specialists

SC -Medical-Specialists - Cover 31.1.2025 update.pdf (133.53 KB)

Medical Specialists.pdf (101.3 KB)

SC-Medical-Specialists - Allowances 31.1.2025 update.pdf (135.07 KB)

SC-Medical-Specialists - Other 31.1.2025 update.pdf (48.69 KB)

Medical scientists, pharmacists and psychologists

Medical-Scientists - 01-07-025 - Allowances [54KB]
Medical-Scientists - 01-07-025 - Cover [151KB]
Medical-Scientists - 01-07-025 - Other Payments [11KB]
Medical-Scientists - 01-07-025 - Wages [220KB]

Nurses and midwives

Nurses-Midwives - Cover.pdf (30.25 KB)

Nurses-Midwives - Holding Codes.pdf (24.74 KB)

Nurses-Midwives - Allowances.pdf (70.97 KB)

Nurses-Midwives - Wages.pdf (464.23 KB)

Dental therapists, dental hygienists and oral health therapists

DT and Oral Hygienists-Salary Circular (855).pdf (200.22 KB)

General dentists

General dentists - Salary circular 2024-2028

General dentists - bulletin

Mental health services

Mental Health 2025-28.pdf (957 KB)

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