New South Wales Nurse Management (NUM / Director of Nursing) Pay 2025–26
The management track — nursing/midwifery unit managers, nurse managers, and directors of nursing. Pay is driven by the size and complexity of the unit or facility you run, so a bigger hospital means a higher grade.
Pay scale
Base rates, in force from 1 July 2025 — before penalties, allowances and overtime. Entry rate shown for each level/grade (1 July 2025); each has its own increments.
| Grade | Weekly | Hourly | Annualised |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing / Midwifery Unit Manager Level 1 | $2,679.30 | $70.51 | $139,802 |
| Nursing / Midwifery Unit Manager Level 2 | $2,806.20 | $73.85 | $146,424 |
| Nursing / Midwifery Unit Manager Level 3 | $2,881.70 | $75.83 | $150,363 |
| Nurse / Midwife Manager Grade 1 | $2,671.50 | $70.30 | $139,395 |
| Nurse / Midwife Manager Grade 2 | $2,780.00 | $73.16 | $145,056 |
| Nurse / Midwife Manager Grade 3 | $2,944.30 | $77.48 | $153,629 |
| Nurse / Midwife Manager Grade 4 | $3,107.80 | $81.78 | $162,161 |
| Nurse / Midwife Manager Grade 5 | $3,270.60 | $86.07 | $170,655 |
| Nurse / Midwife Manager Grade 6 | $3,435.10 | $90.40 | $179,239 |
| Nurse / Midwife Manager Grade 7 | $3,707.10 | $97.56 | $193,431 |
| Nurse / Midwife Manager Grade 8 | $3,980.60 | $104.75 | $207,702 |
| Nurse / Midwife Manager Grade 9 | $4,252.70 | $111.91 | $221,900 |
Ways to earn more
- Nursing/Midwifery Unit Manager Levels 1–3 ($2,679.30–$2,881.70/wk) run a ward or unit — a larger or more complex unit is a higher level.
- Directors of Nursing, their deputies and assistants, and other nurse managers are paid on the Nurse/Midwife Manager grades 1–9 ($2,671.50–$4,252.70/wk). Your grade is set by the size and complexity (role evaluation) of your facility, so moving to a bigger hospital is a direct pay step.
- The Continuing Education Allowance ($50.60–$91.40/wk) still applies to nurse managers whose role is more than 50% clinical.
Allowances you can claim
On top of base pay — the allowances most relevant to this role.
Leave, study & the full conditions
Leave and study support (annual, parental, long-service, study leave, the career-break scheme), the overtime, minimum-break and on-call rules, and the complete allowance list apply across all New South Wales nurse classifications — see the full New South Wales nurse pay & conditions guide.
Pay figures are drawn from the Public Health System Nurses' and Midwives' (State) Award 2025 (Serial C10152). Confirm your exact classification, step and allowances against the current instrument and your payslip.