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VIC Doctor Pay Overview 2025–26
Estimate Victorian junior doctor pay (Intern → Registrar) for 2025–26. This is built for real rosters—plug in your after-hours and overtime to get a more realistic take-home estimate, and use the linked agreement sources below to confirm your exact classification.
VIC Doctor Pay
Public hospital · 2025–26
- Intern base salary
- $85,494
- Ordinary hours
- 38/week
- Saturday loading
- 1.5×
- Sunday loading
- 1.5×
- Public holiday
- 2.5×
- Overtime
- 1.5×
- Annual leave
- 5 weeks
- Sick leave
- 28 days
Takeaways
- VIC intern base salary is $85,494.
- Moving from intern to Resident - Year 1 adds $5,425 before penalties, overtime or packaging.
- Victorian registrars have 43 ordinary hours per week, made up of 38 hours plus 5 hours of Training Time.
- VIC doctors receive 28 days personal/carer's leave per year — the highest of any Australian state on this site.
Which VIC pay page should you use?
Interns, residents, RMOs and JMOs
Use the early-career page if you want early postgraduate-year pay, the intern-to-resident jump, study leave notes and intern/resident calculator presets.
Open VIC Interns & Residents →Registrars and senior registrars
Use the registrar page if you want registrar progression, senior registrar rows, on-call, callback, overtime and heavier-roster take-home context.
Open VIC Registrar pay →VIC penalty rates & loadings
These are the main roster-driven loadings and overtime rules that move take-home pay above the base salary row. Use the VIC Interns & Residents page or VIC Registrar page for detailed penalty, on-call and callback modelling.
| Loading / penalty | Rate | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday ordinary hours | 150% of base | Weekend ordinary hours can lift pay above the base row. |
| Sunday ordinary hours | 150% of base | Victoria pays the same ordinary-hours loading for Saturday and Sunday. |
| Night duty | 25% loading | Night duty is one of the cleanest roster-driven pay additions. |
| Public holiday work | 250% of base | Public holidays are high-impact roster inputs. |
| Overtime Mon-Sat | 150% first 2 hours, then 200% | Shift overruns can move pay beyond ordinary-hour penalties. |
| Recall to workplace | 150% first 2 hours, then 200%; 3-hour minimum | Recall is separate from being on-call and has a minimum payment. |
| Remote recall | 1-hour minimum at overtime rates | Remote work after recall is treated differently from workplace recall. |
| On-call allowance | 2.5% of ordinary weekly pay | VIC SIEA: the on-call availability allowance is 2.5% of the ordinary weekly base rate for each rostered on-call period — a cash amount that should be factored into roster value, particularly for registrars with frequent on-call. |
Salaried doctors vs VMOs: The rates on this page apply to salaried VIC doctors. Visiting Medical Officers (VMOs) are engaged sessionally or fee-for-service and are paid differently — the penalty, overtime and leave rules here may not apply to them. See the VIC consultant & VMO pay page.
VIC pay extras and entitlements
| Extra / entitlement | Why it matters | Applies mainly to | Where to check / model it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continuing Medical Education (CME) | Weekly CME allowance is listed for interns, Hospital Medical Officers (HMOs) and registrars. | All listed doctor-in-training levels | Check early-career detail |
| Exam and conference leave | Exam leave and conference/seminar leave can change practical job value, not just payslip income. | Doctors sitting exams or attending approved education | See leave notes |
| On-call and recall | On-call availability, workplace recall and remote recall are separate pay concepts. | Mainly registrars and rostered after-hours roles | See registrar detail |
| Meal, travel and phone items | Meal allowance, kilometre reimbursement, phone costs and rotation/location items can add practical value. | Roster and appointment dependent | Check VIC agreement notes |
| Annual and personal leave | Annual leave differs by shiftworker status and personal/carer's leave is listed as 28 days per year. | All levels, depending on roster type | Check leave summary |
| Salary packaging (~$9,010 FBT-free) | VIC public hospitals allow salary packaging of approximately $9,010 in FBT-free living expenses per year. At a 32% marginal rate this saves approximately $2,500–$3,000/year in tax — worth counting alongside base salary. | Doctors at Victorian public hospitals | Salary packaging guide |
| Annual leave loading (17.5%) | VIC SIEA 2022–2026: a 17.5% loading on ordinary pay is paid on commencement of annual leave — worth approximately $1,200–$2,800/year depending on grade. The calculator models this already. | All VIC doctors taking annual leave | Check VIC EBA |
| Personal / carer's leave | VIC SIEA 2022–2026: doctors receive 28 days personal/carer's leave per year — the highest of any Australian state in this site's coverage. This is a significant differentiator for doctors with caring responsibilities or managing illness. | All VIC doctors | Check VIC EBA |
VIC pay snapshot by career stage
Rates effective 1 March 2025 · Doctors in Training (Victorian Public Health Sector) — AMA/ASMOF Single-Interest Enterprise Agreement 2022–2026 · source.
| Level | Base salary | Estimated take-home | Calculator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | $85,494 | $64,574 | Open calculator |
| Resident / RMO | $90,919 to $98,562 | $67,449 to $71,500 | Open calculator |
| Registrar / Senior Registrar | $129,491 to $178,232 | $87,802 to $109,634 | Open calculator |
Estimated take-home is after income tax, Medicare levy, and HECS/HELP repayment. No salary packaging applied.
Worked example snapshots
Intern — mostly day shifts
- A representative early-career roster with the occasional weekend, some after-hours and limited night work. Open in the calculator to adjust to your own roster.
Gross: $97,288
Net*: $70,825
RMO — mixed shifts with some overtime
- A busier roster with more weekend and after-hours shifts and occasional overtime. Open in the calculator to adjust to your own roster.
Gross: $115,057
Net*: $80,242
Registrar — heavier overtime
- A heavier registrar roster with more weekends, after-hours and overtime. Open in the calculator to adjust to your own roster.
Gross: $211,799
Net*: $124,935
* After income tax and HECS/HELP repayments have been deducted.
Frequently asked questions
Which VIC pay page should I start with?
Use this overview if you want to compare intern, resident and registrar pay at a high level. Use the VIC Interns & Residents page for early-career pay, or the VIC Registrar page for registrar progression, overtime, on-call and callback detail.
Why does VIC take-home pay differ from the base salary?
Base salary is only the starting point. Take-home changes with HECS/HELP withholding, salary packaging settings, overtime, weekends, public holidays, after-hours work and other paid roster features.
Where should I check exact VIC award wording?
Use the Victoria award/enterprise agreement and rates documents linked in the sources section. This page is an overview; exact entitlement wording should be checked against the source documents and your employer.
AussieClinicians is an independent Australian pay calculator built by Jacob Stretton (RN; final-year medical student). Estimates only — verify with your payslip, payroll, and the linked award/EBA + ATO sources. Not financial or tax advice.
Sources
Estimates only; confirm with your specific award/EBA, local HR, and roster rules.