Queensland Enrolled Nurse Pay 2025–26
Queensland enrolled nurses are Nurse Grade 3, with an Advanced Skills grade (Nurse Grade 4) above. Here's the scale and how to lift it.
Pay scale
Base rates, in force from 1 April 2026 — before penalties, allowances and overtime. Nurse Grade 3 (+ Advanced Skills Grade 4), in force from 1 April 2026.
| Step | Weekly | Hourly | Annualised |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Grade 3 — paypoint 1 | $1,441.30 | $37.93 | $75,205 |
| paypoint 2 | $1,461.94 | $38.47 | $76,282 |
| paypoint 3 | $1,483.50 | $39.04 | $77,407 |
| paypoint 4 | $1,505.79 | $39.63 | $78,570 |
| paypoint 5 | $1,529.65 | $40.25 | $79,815 |
| Enrolled Nurse Advanced Skills (Grade 4) pp1 | $1,574.96 | $41.45 | $82,179 |
| Advanced Skills pp2 | $1,671.24 | $43.98 | $87,203 |
Ways to earn more
- Progress through the EN paypoints ($1,441–$1,530/wk), then Advanced Skills (to $1,671/wk).
- Claim any qualification allowance you're eligible for, and salary-package about $11,660/yr tax-free.
- Register as a registered nurse to move onto the Nurse Grade 5 scale (from $1,674/wk).
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 Queensland nurse classifications — see the full Queensland nurse pay & conditions guide.
Pay figures are drawn from the Nurses and Midwives (Queensland Health) Certified Agreement (EB12) 2025. Confirm your exact classification, step and allowances against the current instrument and your payslip.