The senior clinical grades start around $2,476.17/wk (Senior Registered Nurse/Midwife (SRN/M) Level 1) — well above the top of the base RN scale. Stepping into them with the right postgraduate qualifications and specialty experience is the largest pay jump available without moving into management.
Pay scale
Base rates, in force from 12 October 2025 — before penalties, allowances and overtime. Entry/each step shown (12 October 2025).
Grade
Weekly
Hourly
Annualised
Senior Registered Nurse/Midwife (SRN/M) Level 1
$2,476.17
$65.16
$129,203
Senior Registered Nurse/Midwife (SRN/M) Level 2
$2,552.48
$67.17
$133,185
Senior Registered Nurse/Midwife (SRN/M) Level 3
$2,631.23
$69.24
$137,294
Senior Registered Nurse/Midwife (SRN/M) Level 4
$2,712.51
$71.38
$141,535
Senior Registered Nurse/Midwife (SRN/M) Level 5
$2,796.44
$73.59
$145,914
Senior Registered Nurse/Midwife (SRN/M) Level 6
$2,967.77
$78.10
$154,854
Senior Registered Nurse/Midwife (SRN/M) Level 7
$3,149.95
$82.89
$164,360
Ways to earn more
The senior clinical grades run from $2,476.17 to $3,149.95/wk — a large step above the base RN scale.
Relevant postgraduate qualifications and specialty experience are what unlock these grades; qualification allowances may stack on top.
Allowances you can claim
On top of base pay — the allowances most relevant to this role.
Paid to full-time and part-time RNs and Midwives who hold/acquire a qualification relevant to their current practice. Three levels: Level 1 = Graduate Certificate /…
Remote Area Nurse — overtime buy-out allowance25% of base salary, paid fortnightly…
Remote area nurses (employed as the 24-hour health-care provider in an isolated community at listed Group A/B sites) are paid an annual allowance equal to 25% of base…
Remote Area Nurse — isolation leave1 week per 12 weeks (Group A); 1 week per 24…
Isolation leave compensates remote area nurses for long continuous on-call periods and is taken as recreation leave (not for staff development). Group A sites: 1 week…
Recall to work minimum paymentMinimum 3 hours at overtime rate…
A recalled non-casual employee is paid a minimum of 3 hours at the appropriate overtime rate. Free transport home-to-hospital-and-return is provided, or the motor…
Uniform allowance$10.90 per week (12 Oct 2025)
Where the Employer does NOT provide a uniform free of charge, it reimburses a weekly uniform allowance provided the employee conforms to the employer's uniform standard.
Laundry allowance$3.49 per week (12 Oct 2025)
Where a uniform is required and is NOT laundered by the hospital, the employee is reimbursed a weekly laundry allowance. Claimable in addition to the uniform allowance…
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.
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 Western Australia nurse classifications — see the full Western Australia nurse pay & conditions guide.