VIC Doctor Pay Overview 2026–27
Estimate Victorian junior doctor pay (Intern → Registrar) for 2026–27. 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.
By Jacob Stretton, RN & final-year medical student · figures sourced from the public EBAs & the ATO · About & methodology →
Key takeaways
- 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.
- Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowance is listed weekly for interns, Hospital Medical Officers (HMOs) and registrars.
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 →Comparing beyond VIC? See junior doctor salary in Australia: every state's scale, per month, after tax and per hour.
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: paid for each rostered on-call period, on top of anything you are paid for a recall you actually work. It counts toward total roster value, particularly for registrars with frequent on-call. |
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) | At a 32% marginal rate, packaging the FBT-free living expenses cap 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: paid on ordinary pay when you start 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 (final scheduled increase; agreement continues in force past its 28 Feb 2026 nominal expiry; successor EBA under negotiation with no pay offer as at July 2026) · Doctors in Training (Victorian Public Health Sector) (AMA/ASMOF) Single-Interest Enterprise Agreement 2022–2026, Appendix 2 Table 1.1 · source.
| Level | Base salary | Estimated take-home | Calculator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | $85,494 | $65,221 | Open calculator |
| Resident / RMO | $90,919 to $98,562 | $68,096 to $72,147 | Open calculator |
| Registrar / Senior Registrar | $129,491 to $178,232 | $88,539 to $110,376 | 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.
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.
Registrar: heavier overtime
- A heavier registrar roster with more weekends, after-hours and overtime. Open in the calculator to adjust to your own roster.
* After income tax and HECS/HELP repayments have been deducted.
Frequently asked questions
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Why does VIC take-home pay differ from the base salary?
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