St John WA is a private not-for-profit employer contracted by the WA Government. Its paramedics are paid under a Fair Work Commission enterprise agreement, not a WA public-sector award.
The 1 July 2026 rates are the last increase in this agreement, which reaches its nominal expiry on 30 June 2027. The next rise depends on a replacement agreement.
Salary figures quoted for St John WA paramedics often use the agreement's Total Annually figure (for example $129,552.23 for an AP1 from 1 July 2026), which includes the shift allowance and shift penalty. Base salary is lower.
WA paramedic pay 2026 at a glance
- Pay instrument
- St John Ambulance Western Australia Ltd Ambulance Officers' / Paramedics Enterprise Agreement 2024
- Employer
- St John WA
- Rates in force from
- 1 July 2026
- Classifications shown
- Paramedic Intern Year 1 to Aircrew Clinician Lead (14 rows in 2 tables)
- Checked against the source
- 24 September 2026
| Pay table | Rows | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paramedic interns and Ambulance Paramedics (Appendix 1) | 5 | $73,869 | $106,430 |
| Station officers and specialist paramedics (Appendix 1) | 9 | $108,632 | $137,364 |
St John WA pay scale — every classification
Paramedic interns and Ambulance Paramedics (Appendix 1)
Graduate paramedics join St John WA as Paramedic Interns (Year 1 and Year 2 rates), then progress through Ambulance Paramedic levels AP1 to AP3.
Rates in this table apply from 1 July 2026.
| Position | Annual salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Paramedic Intern Year 1 | $73,869 | Base $1,416.66 a week; agreement's Total Annually incl. shift allowance and penalty: $99,428.01 |
| Paramedic Intern Year 2 | $81,643 | Base $1,565.75 a week; Total Annually: $109,891.35 |
| Ambulance Paramedic - AP1 | $96,250 | Base $1,845.88 a week; Total Annually: $129,552.23 |
| Ambulance Paramedic - AP2 | $101,329 | Base $1,943.30 a week; Total Annually: $136,390.06 |
| Ambulance Paramedic - AP3 | $106,430 | Base $2,041.12 a week; Total Annually: $143,255.64 |
Station officers and specialist paramedics (Appendix 1)
Station Officer grades and specialist clinical roles, including Critical Care and Extended Care Paramedics and their interns.
Rates in this table apply from 1 July 2026.
| Position | Annual salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Station Officer Gd 1 | $108,632 | Base $2,083.35 a week; Total Annually: $146,219.26 |
| Station Officer Gd 2 | $110,803 | Base $2,124.99 a week; Total Annually: $149,141.77 |
| Station Officer Gd 3 | $112,961 | Base $2,166.36 a week; Total Annually: $152,044.95 |
| Paramedic Special Operations | $112,969 | Base $2,166.52 a week; Total Annually: $152,056.47 |
| Extended Care Paramedic Intern | $121,475 | Base $2,329.65 a week; Total Annually: $163,505.42 |
| Extended Care Paramedic | $125,321 | Base $2,403.41 a week; Total Annually: $168,682.50 |
| Critical Care Paramedic Intern | $121,475 | Base $2,329.65 a week; Total Annually: $163,505.42 |
| Critical Care Paramedic | $130,235 | Base $2,497.66 a week; Total Annually: $175,297.50 |
| Aircrew Clinician Lead | $137,364 | Base $2,634.38 a week; Total Annually: $184,892.74 |
Graduate and intern paramedic pay
From 1 July 2026 a Paramedic Intern Year 1 is paid a base rate of $1,416.66 a week ($37.28 an hour), about $73,869 a year. With the shift allowance and shift penalty the agreement's Total Annually figure is $99,428.01.
A Paramedic Intern Year 2 is paid a base rate of $1,565.75 a week ($41.20 an hour), about $81,643 a year base ($109,891.35 Total Annually).
A Student Ambulance Officer - CPHC is paid $1,351.14 a week and a Student Ambulance Officer - Operations $1,400.29 a week base from 1 July 2026.
St John WA penalties, loadings and allowances
- Appendix 1 shift loadings: night 15%, Saturday 50%, Sunday 75%.
- Casual rates incur a 25% loading.
- Each rostered paramedic position also carries a weekly shift allowance and shift penalty on top of base (for an AP3 from 1 July 2026: shift allowance $651.27 and shift penalty $53.71 a week), which is why the agreement's Total Annually figure is well above base salary.
Left off this page
- Acting positions (Clinical Support Paramedic, Secondary Triage Paramedic, Community Paramedic) and grandfathered educator rates are in Appendix 1 but are not reproduced here.
WA paramedic pay questions
How tax, super and penalties apply to these salaries: Paramedic Pay Australia.
Paramedic pay in other states
How this page is sourced▼
Read from the St John Ambulance Western Australia Ltd Ambulance Officers' / Paramedics Enterprise Agreement 2024 on 24 September 2026. A weekly or fortnightly rate in the notes column is the rate as published; where the instrument prints no annual figure, the annual salary is that rate multiplied out.
Sources & References
- 1
- 2Decision [2025] FWCA 2337 approving the agreement— Fair Work Commission
Last verified: 24 September 2026. Our content is based on the latest information from official Australian government sources.
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