The Firefighting Industrial Agreement of 2025 applied from 1 July 2025 and was in force until 30 June 2026 (clause 1.3.2). The parties agreed to start negotiating a replacement from December 2025.
No replacement agreement was listed by the Tasmanian Industrial Commission when we checked on 24 September 2026, so the 1 December 2025 salaries remain the latest published rates. A new agreement may bring a back-dated increase.
TAS firefighter pay 2026 at a glance
- Pay instrument
- Firefighting Industrial Agreement of 2025
- Employer
- Tasmania Fire Service
- Rates in force from
- 1 December 2025
- Classifications shown
- Firefighter Yr 1 to District Officer (17 rows in 2 tables)
- Checked against the source
- 24 September 2026
| Pay table | Rows | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firefighters (Schedule 1, clause 16.1.1) | 7 | $74,169 | $105,801 |
| Leading Firefighters and officers (Schedule 1, clause 16.1.1) | 10 | $108,076 | $140,927 |
Tasmania Fire Service pay scale — every classification
Firefighters (Schedule 1, clause 16.1.1)
Career firefighters from entry-level Firefighter Year 1 to Senior Firefighter (Advanced). Each Firefighter year needs 12 months' satisfactory service plus the required units; First Class (Year 4) follows 3 years' service.
Leading Firefighters and officers (Schedule 1, clause 16.1.1)
Leading Firefighter and Station Officer are reached by promotion; the Year 2 and 3 points within each rank are advancement points based on competencies.
| Classification | Annual salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Leading Firefighter 1 | $108,076 | |
| Leading Firefighter 2 | $109,145 | |
| Leading Firefighter 3 | $110,225 | |
| Station Officer 1 | $117,031 | |
| Station Officer 2 | $118,191 | |
| Station Officer 3 | $119,361 | |
| Senior Station Officer 1 | $121,859 | |
| Senior Station Officer 2 | $123,066 | |
| Senior Station Officer 3 | $124,285 | |
| District Officer | $140,927 |
Recruit firefighter pay
The agreement does not set a separate recruit or trainee rate. Firefighter Year 1 — described as entry-level firefighters — is $74,169 a year from 1 December 2025.
Tasmania Fire Service penalties, loadings and allowances
- Career brigades work the 2 days on / 2 nights on / 4 days off 10/14 shift roster within an average 42-hour week (clause 5.5).
- The agreement sets salaries as annual amounts; the weekly wage rate is the agreement salary ÷ 365.25 × 7 (clause 4.3).
Left off this page
- No recruit-course (trainee) rate is published separately; the entry row is Firefighter Year 1.
- Communications, Community Fire Safety and Fire Equipment classifications and Senior District Officer rates are printed in Schedule 1 but not shown here.
- Volunteer brigade members are not paid under this agreement.
TAS firefighter pay questions
How tax, super and penalties apply to these salaries: Firefighter Pay Australia.
Firefighter pay in other states
How this page is sourced▼
Read from the Firefighting Industrial Agreement of 2025 on 24 September 2026.
Sources & References
- 1Firefighting Industrial Agreement of 2025 (T15342 of 2026)— Tasmanian Industrial Commission
- 2Public Sector Agreements — current agreements list— Tasmanian Industrial Commission
- 3Salary — Tasmania Fire Service Recruitment— Tasmania Fire Service
Last verified: 24 September 2026. Our content is based on the latest information from official Australian government sources.
Anita Bell
AuthorFounder & Senior Bookkeeper
Accountancy degree (2015); certified in Xero, QuickBooks Online, MYOB, Saasu, Zoho and Reckon One