QLD Registrar Salary and Take-Home Pay 2026–27

This page is for QLD registrars and senior registrars comparing base salary, estimated take-home, overtime, on-call and recall. It focuses on registrar progression and the roster items that can move Queensland registrar income beyond the base row.

By Jacob Stretton — RN & final-year medical student · figures sourced from the public EBAs & the ATO · About & methodology →

Takeaways

• QLD registrar base salary runs from $137,196 to $158,618 before senior registrar rows.
• QLD senior registrar rows run from $174,469 to $192,257.
• RMO overtime is 150% for the first 3 hours, then 200%; Sunday overtime and public holiday overtime are both 250%.
• Remote on-call pays 8% of Salary Level 4 hourly rate per hour; digital recall has a 30-minute minimum at overtime rates.

QLD Registrar Pay Levels (Base Salary and Estimated Take-Home)

Filtered to QLD registrar and senior registrar rows so you can compare progression and higher-roster earnings without early-career pay lines.

Senior registrar rows are included where the current state pay table lists them.

Rates effective 1 July 2026 (certified minimums — a capped +0.5% CPI Uplift Adjustment triggered by the March 2026 Brisbane CPI is pending publication by Queensland Health) · Medical Officers’ (Queensland Health) Certified Agreement (No. 7) 2025 (MOCA7) — QIRC CB128 of 2025, Schedule 1 Table 1.1 · source.

What changes registrar take-home pay in QLD?

• Registrar year level and senior registrar appointment set the base row before roster effects.
• Weekend work, public holidays and overtime can change gross and net pay materially.
• Remote on-call, proximate on-call and recall should be modelled as separate pay concepts.
• Higher Education Contribution Scheme/Higher Education Loan Program (HECS/HELP) withholding and salary packaging settings become more visible at registrar incomes.

What changes registrar pay in QLD?

For QLD registrars, the practical pay question is how progression, weekend work, overtime, on-call and recall interact.

• The QLD registrar base range is $137,196 to $158,618 before senior registrar rows.
• QLD senior registrar rows run from $174,469 to $192,257 in the current 2025 calculator data.
• QLD registrar rows should be modelled with ordinary penalties, overtime and recall separated from the base salary row.
• Remote on-call pays for availability; digital recall and physical recall are separate work events with separate minimums in the QLD summary.
• Senior registrar rows are included where the current QLD pay table lists them.

Registrar penalty-rate table

Start with the base row, then add the roster items that actually apply.

On-call, recall and registrar allowances

QLD separates availability from the work done after recall, so these should not be modelled as one item.

• Remote on-call requires ability to attend within 30 minutes and is listed as 8% of Salary Level 4 hourly rate per hour on call.
• Proximate on-call requires ability to attend within 10 minutes and uses a 24-hour payment structure in the QLD summary.
• Digital recall without returning onsite has a 30-minute minimum at overtime rates.
• If digital recall is followed by physical recall within 30 minutes, the QLD summary lists a 2.5-hour minimum at overtime rates.
• Meal allowance and motor vehicle allowance are practical checks when the relevant overtime or travel conditions apply.

Registrar leave and professional development

These items affect job value and should sit alongside base salary when comparing registrar roles.

• VTS is listed for eligible vocational trainees, starting at $4,534 p.a. from 1 July 2025.
• Professional development leave is not restated as a separate exact registrar entitlement on this page beyond the current QLD source summary.
• Exam leave is listed as exam day plus 3 paid days per exam.
• Annual leave is listed as 5 weeks standard, 6 weeks for continuous rotating shift workers, and 5.5 weeks for weekend roster workers not receiving shift loading.
• Paid parental leave detail was not expanded into exact pay modelling on this page.

Gross vs net at registrar incomes

Registrar base salary is higher, but Higher Education Contribution Scheme/Higher Education Loan Program (HECS/HELP) withholding and marginal tax settings also become more visible at these incomes.

Worked examples (QLD)

* Estimated after tax and HECS/HELP. Your actual payslip will depend on roster mix, allowances, and deductions.

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