Tasmania Clinical Nurse (senior clinical grades) Pay 2025–26
Tasmania's senior clinical grades (Grade 4 and above) sit above the Grade 3 registered nurse, rewarding postgraduate qualifications and experience.
In Tasmania public health, a clinical nurse earns from $1,963.24 per week ($102,439 a year) to $2,382.84 ($124,333) across the scale — before shift penalties, allowances and overtime.
Becoming a clinical nurse
The senior clinical track for RNs who go deep in one specialty rather than into management — Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) and Nurse Educator, and at the top the Nurse Practitioner (NP), who can autonomously assess, diagnose, prescribe and refer within scope.
Full pathway: how to become a clinical nurse in Australia →
Pay scale
Base rates, in force from 1 December 2025 — before penalties, allowances and overtime. Entry/each step shown (1 December 2025).
| Grade | Weekly | Hourly | Annualised |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 (RN/RM, Clinical Coach), Year 1 | $1,963.24 | $51.66 | $102,439 |
| Grade 4 (RN/RM, Clinical Coach), Year 2 | $2,006.28 | $52.80 | $104,685 |
| Grade 4 (RN/RM, Clinical Coach), Year 3 | $2,049.40 | $53.93 | $106,935 |
| Grade 4 (RN/RM, Clinical Coach), Year 4 | $2,072.33 | $54.53 | $108,131 |
| Grade 4 (RN/RM, Clinical Coach), Year 5 | $2,092.33 | $55.06 | $109,175 |
| Grade 5 (Clinical Nurse Specialist / Clinical Coordinator / Associate Nurse Unit Manager), Year 1 | $2,103.68 | $55.36 | $109,767 |
| Grade 5 (Clinical Nurse Specialist / Clinical Coordinator / Associate Nurse Unit Manager), Year 2 | $2,135.46 | $56.20 | $111,425 |
| Grade 5 (Clinical Nurse Specialist / Clinical Coordinator / Associate Nurse Unit Manager), Year 3 | $2,178.46 | $57.33 | $113,669 |
| Grade 5 (Clinical Nurse Specialist / Clinical Coordinator / Associate Nurse Unit Manager), Year 4 | $2,198.22 | $57.85 | $114,700 |
| Grade 5 (Clinical Nurse Specialist / Clinical Coordinator / Associate Nurse Unit Manager), Year 5 | $2,219.55 | $58.41 | $115,813 |
| Grade 6 (Clinical Nurse Consultant / Clinical Nurse Educator / Nurse Practitioner Candidate / Project or Research Nurse), Year 1 | $2,267.16 | $59.66 | $118,297 |
| Grade 6 (Clinical Nurse Consultant / Clinical Nurse Educator / Nurse Practitioner Candidate / Project or Research Nurse), Year 2 | $2,317.58 | $60.99 | $120,928 |
| Grade 6 (Clinical Nurse Consultant / Clinical Nurse Educator / Nurse Practitioner Candidate / Project or Research Nurse), Year 3 | $2,368.06 | $62.32 | $123,562 |
| Grade 6 (Clinical Nurse Consultant / Clinical Nurse Educator / Nurse Practitioner Candidate / Project or Research Nurse), Year 4 | $2,382.84 | $62.71 | $124,333 |
Ways to earn more
- Move up the senior clinical ladder: Grade 4 (Clinical Coach) starts at $1,963.24/wk, Grade 5 (Clinical Nurse Specialist / ANUM) at $2,103.68/wk, and Grade 6 (Clinical Nurse Consultant / Educator / NP Candidate) tops at $2,382.84/wk.
- Stack the postgraduate qualification allowance — 4.0% (Graduate Certificate) up to 10.0% (PhD or doctorate) on your incremental point, paid for as long as you work in the relevant area.
- Work nights for a 27.5% penalty on base (55% on a permanent non-rotating night roster) and afternoons for 15% — senior-grade penalties are calculated on a higher base.
- At a defined Remote Site, claim $3,797/yr plus a 10% salary allowance on your incremental point.
- Salary-package about $11,660/yr tax-free on top of grade and allowances.
CNS, CNC and Nurse Educator are pay classifications set by each state's nursing award — eligibility (years of experience, whether a postgraduate qualification is mandatory) varies by state and employer, and holding a Master's alone doesn't confer the grade. Only Nurse Practitioner is a fixed national NMBA endorsement.
Allowances you can claim
On top of base pay — the allowances most relevant to this role.
Where it leads next
Step up from here: Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) · Nurse Practitioner (NP) · Nurse management — see exactly what each step takes →
Frequently asked questions
How much does a clinical nurse earn in Tasmania?
What is the starting clinical nurse salary in Tasmania?
Do Tasmania nurses get paid more for nights and weekends?
Annual, parental, long-service and study leave, plus overtime, on-call and the full allowance list, are set out in the Tasmania nurse pay & conditions guide.
Pay figures are drawn from the Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Agreement 2023. Confirm your exact classification, step and allowances against the current instrument and your payslip.