VIC Registrar Salary and Take-Home Pay 2025–26

This page is for VIC registrars comparing base salary, estimated take-home, Training Time, overtime, on-call and recall. It focuses on registrar progression and the roster items that can move Victorian 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

• VIC registrar base salary runs from $129,491 to $178,232.
• Recall to workplace has a 3-hour minimum at 150% then 200%; remote recall has a 1-hour minimum — both are separate from the 2.5% on-call availability allowance.
• Salary packaging (~$9,010 FBT-free) and 17.5% annual leave loading both apply — at registrar salaries the dollar value is meaningfully higher than at intern level.
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowance is $118.90 per week for registrars.

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

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

This page focuses on registrar and senior registrar pay lines where available drawn from the current Victoria pay table.

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.

What changes registrar take-home pay in VIC?

• Registrar year level sets the base row before roster effects.
• Weekend work, public holidays and overtime can change gross and net pay materially.
• On-call availability, workplace recall and remote recall should be modelled as separate pay concepts.
• HECS/HELP withholding and salary packaging settings become more visible at registrar incomes.

What changes registrar pay in VIC?

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

• The VIC registrar base range is $129,491 to $178,232.
• Victorian registrar ordinary hours are 43 per week because they include 5 hours of Training Time.
• On-call availability, workplace recall and remote recall are separate pay concepts.
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowance is listed weekly for registrars.

Registrar penalty-rate table

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

On-call, recall and registrar allowances

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

• On-call allowance is listed as 2.5% of ordinary weekly pay, or 3.5% on a public holiday.
• Workplace recall has a 3-hour minimum and uses overtime rates.
• Remote recall has a 1-hour minimum at overtime rates.
• Meal, travel, phone and childcare reimbursement items can matter when the relevant conditions apply.
• Rotation/location payments can apply where a doctor is required to move residence on rotation.

Registrar leave and professional development

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

• Registrars have 5 hours of Training Time within ordinary hours each week.
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowance is listed as $118.90 per week for registrars.
• Exam leave is listed as up to 8 rostered working days per year.
• Conference and seminar leave is listed as up to 3 weeks per year of service.
• Paid parental leave is listed as 14 weeks for the primary carer and 2 weeks for the non-primary carer.

Gross vs net at registrar incomes

Registrar base salary is higher, but HECS/HELP withholding and marginal tax settings also become more visible at these incomes.

Worked examples (VIC)

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

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