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Western Australia Enrolled Nurse Pay 2025–26

WA enrolled nurses — including enrolled mental health nurses — have their own scale. Here's where it sits and how to lift it.

In Western Australia public health, an enrolled nurse earns from $1,323.84 per week ($69,076 a year) to $1,534.63 ($80,075) across the scale — before shift penalties, allowances and overtime.

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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 12 October 2025 — before penalties, allowances and overtime. Entry/each step shown (12 October 2025).

Step	Weekly	Hourly	Annualised
Enrolled Mental Health Nurse (EMHN) Pay point 1	$1,397.16	$36.77	$72,902
Enrolled Mental Health Nurse (EMHN) Pay point 2	$1,424.67	$37.49	$74,337
Enrolled Mental Health Nurse (EMHN) Pay point 3	$1,452.15	$38.21	$75,771
Enrolled Mental Health Nurse (EMHN) Pay point 4	$1,479.63	$38.94	$77,205
Enrolled Mental Health Nurse (EMHN) Pay point 5	$1,507.13	$39.66	$78,640
Enrolled Mental Health Nurse (EMHN) Pay point 6	$1,534.63	$40.39	$80,075
Enrolled Nurse (Mothercraft Nursing only) Year 1	$1,323.84	$34.84	$69,076
Enrolled Nurse (Mothercraft Nursing only) Year 2	$1,344.08	$35.37	$70,132
Enrolled Nurse (Mothercraft Nursing only) Year 3	$1,373.59	$36.15	$71,672
Enrolled Nurse (Mothercraft Nursing only) Year 4	$1,404.41	$36.96	$73,280
Enrolled Nurse (Mothercraft Nursing only) Year 5	$1,434.65	$37.75	$74,858

Ways to earn more

Climb the EMHN scale: pay points step from $1,397.16 to $1,534.63/wk (12 Oct 2025 rates) — about $137/wk between the bottom and top point.
Note this agreement has no separate medication-endorsement pay point for ENs: the EMHN points are straight increments, and the Mothercraft-only scale ($1,323.84–$1,434.65/wk) is for nurses who cannot administer medicines at all.
Be aware the qualification allowance is paid to Registered Nurses and Midwives only — as an EN you don't qualify, so registering as an RN is the route to it.
Pick up night and weekend shifts: a rostered night shift adds 35% and a Saturday 50% on your ordinary rate (Sunday 75%).
Complete the EN-to-RN pathway program to move onto the RN scale (from $1,589.64/wk).
Salary-package about $11,660/yr tax-free as a public-hospital employee — it doesn't reduce your penalties or allowances.

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.

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 salary, paid fortnightly in lieu of overtime, and pro-rated where the nurse is not employed in a remote area full-time.

Remote Area Nurse — isolation leave1 week per 12 weeks (Group A); 1 week per 24 weeks (Group B).

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 after every 12 weeks worked; Group B sites: 1 week after every 24 weeks.

Recall to work minimum paymentMinimum 3 hours at the appropriate 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 vehicle allowance is paid for the journey instead.

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.

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 Western Australia?

In Western Australia public health, an enrolled nurse earns from $1,323.84 per week ($69,076 a year) to $1,534.63 ($80,075) across the scale — before shift penalties, allowances and overtime.

What is the starting enrolled nurse salary in Western Australia?

A first-step enrolled nurse in Western Australia starts at $1,323.84 per week — about $69,076 a year ($34.84 an hour) before penalties and allowances.

Do Western Australia nurses get paid more for nights and weekends?

Yes — on top of base pay, Western Australia 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 Western Australia nurse pay & conditions guide.

Pay figures are drawn from the WA Health System – ANF Industrial Agreement 2024. Confirm your exact classification, step and allowances against the current instrument and your payslip.