The Ambulance Tasmania Industrial Agreement 2025 was approved in August 2026 with an effective commencement date of 1 July 2025. Its first increase is backdated to the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 December 2025, so affected staff should receive back pay.
The revised classification structure (Paramedic Level 2, new ICP increments, BSO-1/BSO-2) applies from the first full pay period commencing on or after the agreement's registration date.
The Department of Health's online ambulance salary page still showed rates effective 8 December 2024 when checked; those figures are out of date.
TAS paramedic pay 2026 at a glance
Full-time base salaries from 1 December 2025. Tap a table name for every row, or a salary to see it after tax.
Which agreement sets TAS paramedic pay
Paramedics employed by Ambulance Tasmania are paid under the Ambulance Tasmania Industrial Agreement 2025. The rates below apply from 1 December 2025 and were read from the source on 24 September 2026.
Next scheduled increase: 1 December 2026. A $700 structural adjustment plus 3% from the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 December 2026, printed in Schedule 1 Table 2: Paramedic Intern 01 goes to $81,855, Paramedic Level 2 (P2) 01 to $90,225, P2 07 to $105,186 and Intensive Care Paramedic 05 to $118,188. A further 2.75% follows from 1 September 2027.
Ambulance Tasmania pay scale — every classification
Annual full-time base salary before tax and before superannuation. Part-time staff are paid pro rata.
Paramedic Intern and Paramedic Level 2 (Schedule 1, Table 1)
Graduate interns and qualified Paramedics. Under the 2025 agreement, existing Paramedic 01-07 translate to Paramedic Level 2 (P2) 01-07 at the same increment. Annual base salary.
| Classification | Annual salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Paramedic Intern 01 | $78,771 | |
| Paramedic Level 2 (P2) 01 | $86,897 | |
| Paramedic Level 2 (P2) 02 | $89,445 | |
| Paramedic Level 2 (P2) 03 | $92,000 | |
| Paramedic Level 2 (P2) 04 | $94,550 | |
| Paramedic Level 2 (P2) 05 | $97,896 | |
| Paramedic Level 2 (P2) 06 | $100,448 | |
| Paramedic Level 2 (P2) 07 | $101,422 | Top of the Paramedic scale |
Intensive care, extended care and critical care flight paramedics (Schedule 1, Table 1)
Former Intensive Care Paramedic 03-07 translate to Intensive Care Paramedic 01-05 (the old ICP 01 and 02 were removed). Flight Paramedics translate to Critical Care Flight Paramedic (Fixed Wing or Rotary Wing).
| Classification | Annual salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Intensive Care Paramedic 01 | $104,898 | |
| Intensive Care Paramedic 02 | $107,374 | |
| Intensive Care Paramedic 03 | $110,623 | |
| Intensive Care Paramedic 04 | $113,100 | |
| Intensive Care Paramedic 05 | $114,046 | |
| Extended Care Paramedic, 01 | $119,240 | |
| Extended Care Paramedic, 02 | $120,414 | |
| Critical Care Flight Paramedic - Fixed Wing / Rotary Wing, 01 | $119,553 | |
| Critical Care Flight Paramedic - Fixed Wing / Rotary Wing, 02 | $120,731 |
Branch Station Officers and Clinical Support Officers (Schedule 1, Table 1)
Branch Station Officer Level 1 replaces Branch Station Officer; Level 2 replaces Branch Station Officer - Intensive Care Paramedic.
| Classification | Annual salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Branch Station Officer Level 1 (BSO-1), Year 1 | $103,903 | |
| Branch Station Officer Level 1 (BSO-1), Year 2 | $108,157 | |
| Branch Station Officer Level 1 (BSO-1), Year 3 | $109,221 | |
| Branch Station Officer Level 2 (BSO-2), Year 1 | $119,553 | |
| Branch Station Officer Level 2 (BSO-2), Year 2 | $122,147 | |
| Branch Station Officer Level 2 (BSO-2), Year 3 | $123,352 | |
| Clinical Support Officer, 01 | $123,017 | |
| Clinical Support Officer, 02 | $123,880 | |
| Clinical Support Officer, 03 | $124,747 | |
| Clinical Support Officer, 04 | $125,975 |
Every salary links to its take-home figure. Take-home pages exist for every $1,000 up to $150,000 and in wider steps above that, so a salary without a page of its own links to the nearest one.
Graduate and intern paramedic pay
A Paramedic Intern 01 is paid $78,771 a year under the Ambulance Tasmania Industrial Agreement 2025, rising to $81,855 from the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 December 2026.
Student Paramedics are paid $66,411 (Student Paramedic 01), $70,736 (02) and $76,764 (03) a year.
Qualified paramedics start at Paramedic Level 2 (P2) 01 on $86,897 a year.
Shift penalties, loadings and allowances
Base salary is not the whole of it: paramedics on rotating rosters are paid extra for shift work. In summary, from the Ambulance Tasmania Industrial Agreement 2025:
- Remote area allowance: 8% of base salary at Miena, Queenstown, Strahan, Zeehan and King Island (clause 13.2).
- Rural area allowance: 4% of base salary at listed rural sites including Beaconsfield, Bicheno, Deloraine, George Town and Oatlands (clause 13.3).
- Annual leave loading for day workers is 17.5% (clause 11.1). Shift and weekend penalties are set by the Ambulance Tasmania Award and are not summarised here.
Check the instrument for the exact conditions that apply to your roster. Overtime is worked out separately — the overtime pay calculator handles time and a half and double time.
What a TAS paramedic salary is worth after tax
Every salary in the tables links to its take-home figure. Start with take-home pay on $79,000 for the entry rate or take-home pay on $101,000 for the top of the scale. Those figures cover base salary only; shift penalties and allowances are taxed as ordinary income on top.
Employer superannuation is paid on top of these salaries. For your own pay including penalties, a study loan or salary packaging, use the take-home pay calculator or the TAS pay calculator.
What this page does not show
We publish only what we could read from a primary source. These are left off rather than estimated:
- Shift, weekend and public holiday penalty rates come from the Ambulance Tasmania Award, which was not read for this page.
- New roles (Mental Health Emergency Response Paramedic, Primary Care Paramedic, Secondary Triage Paramedic), educators, managers and communications staff are in Schedule 1 but are not reproduced here.
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How this page is sourced▼
Every salary on this page was read from the Ambulance Tasmania Industrial Agreement 2025 or Ambulance Tasmania’s own published pay table on 24 September 2026, and applies from 1 December 2025. Nothing is estimated, averaged or interpolated. Where the instrument publishes a weekly or fortnightly rate, the annual figure is that rate multiplied out and the published rate is shown in the notes column.
Take-home figures come from the site’s own calculator using ATO rates for the current income year.
Sources & References
- 1Ambulance Tasmania Industrial Agreement 2025 (redacted)— Tasmanian Industrial Commission
- 2Filing of the Ambulance Tasmania Industrial Agreement 2025 [2026] TASIC 47 (T15376 of 2026)— Tasmanian Industrial Commission
- 3Variation of the Ambulance Tasmania Award [2026] TASIC 46 (T15375 of 2026)— Tasmanian Industrial Commission
Last verified: 24 September 2026. Our content is based on the latest information from official Australian government sources.
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