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Victoria Enrolled Nurse Pay 2025–26

Victorian enrolled nurses sit on an EN1-EN3 structure where pay is driven by your medication-administration qualification and scope, not years alone. EN1 is for ENs with no NMBA medicines qualification; EN2 requires one; EN3 is the senior/supervisory grade. Here's the EN scale and how to lift it.

In Victoria public health, an enrolled nurse earns from $1,291.60 per week ($67,394 a year) to $1,619.40 ($84,498) across the scale — before shift penalties, allowances and overtime.

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★ Medication endorsement is the EN pay switch

In Victoria the EN scale splits squarely on a medication-administration qualification, not just years served. Without an NMBA-approved medicines qualification you sit on EN1 (capping at $1,467.50/wk); gaining one moves you to EN2, and a 5-route administration scope is what unlocks the top EN2 and EN3 rates — EN3.3 reaches $1,704.50/wk. It is the clearest, most controllable step on the whole enrolled-nurse ladder.

Becoming an enrolled nurse

An Enrolled Nurse (EN) is a registered nursing professional who provides care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, who keeps overall accountability for delegated care. The EN is still responsible for their own actions within their scope of practice.

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Pay scale

Base rates, in force from 11 May 2026 — before penalties, allowances and overtime. Entry/each step shown (11 May 2026).

Step	Weekly	Hourly	Annualised
Trainee Enrolled Nurse Year 1	$1,090.40	$28.69	$56,896
Trainee Enrolled Nurse Year 2	$1,180.10	$31.06	$61,576
EN Level 1 Year 1	$1,291.60	$33.99	$67,394
EN Level 1 Year 2	$1,318.10	$34.69	$68,777
EN Level 1 Year 3	$1,344.20	$35.37	$70,138
EN Level 1 Year 4	$1,370.90	$36.08	$71,532
EN Level 1 Year 5	$1,423.50	$37.46	$74,276
EN Level 1 Year 6	$1,467.50	$38.62	$76,572
EN Level 2 Cert IV Year 1	$1,387.10	$36.50	$72,377
EN Level 2 Cert IV Year 2	$1,417.90	$37.31	$73,984
EN Level 2 Cert IV Year 3	$1,449.20	$38.14	$75,617
EN Level 2 Cert IV Year 4	$1,480.10	$38.95	$77,230
EN Level 2 Cert IV Year 5	$1,511.00	$39.76	$78,842
EN Level 2 Cert IV Year 6	$1,526.80	$40.18	$79,666
EN Level 2 Diploma Year 5 (with 5 routes)	$1,542.00	$40.58	$80,459
EN Level 3.1 (no medication endorsement)	$1,619.40	$42.62	$84,498

Ways to earn more

The single biggest EN lever is a medication-administration qualification: EN1 ($1,291.60-$1,467.50/wk) is for ENs with no NMBA medicines qualification, while gaining one moves you to the EN2 scale (clauses 82.3-82.4, 82.12-82.13).
Within EN2, your medication scope sets the ceiling — a 4-route scope tops at EN2.6 ($1,526.80/wk) and a full 5-route scope runs to EN2.7 ($1,542.00/wk).
Advance to EN3 (senior/supervisory, clause 82.15): EN3.1 pays $1,619.40/wk, rising to $1,677.40 with a 4-route scope and $1,704.50 with a 5-route scope — the top of the EN scale.
Claim the EN qualification allowance for a relevant post-basic certificate: $58.70/wk for a 6-month course or $110.00/wk for a 12-month course (e.g. Operating Theatre, Geriatric or Communicable Diseases Nursing).
Work nights and weekends: a Monday-Thursday night shift adds $114.00, a Friday/Saturday night $126.60, and all ordinary weekend hours are paid at time-and-a-half (150%).
Register as a registered nurse to move onto the RN Grade 2 scale (from $1,619.00/wk), and salary-package about $11,660/yr tax-free.

The current Diploma includes medicines education (unit HLTENN040). Since July 2010 there's no 'endorsed enrolled nurse' title — by default ENs may administer medicines, and a notation appears on the register only against those who can't.

Allowances you can claim

On top of base pay — the allowances most relevant to this role.

Qualification Allowance — Enrolled NursesEN 6-month course $58.70; EN 12-month course $110.00.

ENs with a relevant 6-month or 12-month post-basic certificate/qualification (full-time-equivalent duration) get a qualification allowance. Approved post-basic courses include Communicable Diseases Nursing (12 months), Maternity Nursing, Operating Theatre Nursing and Geriatric Nursing (each 6 months), plus any other relevant certificate or qualification approved by the NMBA.

On Call AllowanceMon–Fri $77.20; Sat $115.80; Sun/weekday PH $135.10; weekend PH $202.70.

Paid per 12-hour period (or part) rostered on call. The old separate telephone allowance is now included in these rates. If on call spans two days with different rates, you are paid the higher day's rate.

Uniform Allowance$2.25 daily / $11.11 weekly (whichever is the lesser amount in total).

Employer must provide any required uniform at no cost (no payment in lieu). If a uniform is NOT provided, you are paid a uniform allowance at the daily or weekly rate, whichever is the lesser amount in total.

Laundry Allowance$0.60 daily / $3.02 weekly (whichever is the lesser amount in total).

If laundering of the uniform is not provided by/at the expense of the employer, you are paid a laundry allowance at the daily or weekly rate (whichever is the lesser amount in total).

Salary packaging~$11,660/yr tax-free

As a public-hospital employee you can package about $9,010 of everyday expenses plus ~$2,650 of meal entertainment FBT-free, plus a novated car lease — and it doesn't reduce any penalty or allowance.

Where it leads next

Step up from here: Registered Nurse — see exactly what each step takes →

Frequently asked questions

How much does an enrolled nurse earn in Victoria?

In Victoria public health, an enrolled nurse earns from $1,291.60 per week ($67,394 a year) to $1,619.40 ($84,498) across the scale — before shift penalties, allowances and overtime.

What is the starting enrolled nurse salary in Victoria?

A first-step enrolled nurse in Victoria starts at $1,291.60 per week — about $67,394 a year ($33.99 an hour) before penalties and allowances.

Do Victoria nurses get paid more for nights and weekends?

Yes — on top of base pay, Victoria public-health nurses receive shift loadings for afternoon, night and weekend work, plus overtime and a range of allowances.

Annual, parental, long-service and study leave, plus overtime, on-call and the full allowance list, are set out in the Victoria nurse pay & conditions guide.

Pay figures are drawn from the Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) Single Interest Employer Agreement 2024-2028. Confirm your exact classification, step and allowances against the current instrument and your payslip.