Tasmania Police Recruitment says a first-year Constable on Level 1 ($73,518) with the 28% shift penalty allowance has a gross salary of $94,109.
The award already sets rises of 3% from 1 December 2026 and 2.75% from 1 December 2027.
TAS police officer 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.
| Pay table | Rows | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constable (clause 8.1.1, Column A) | 14 | $73,518 | $107,420 |
| Sergeant (clause 8.1.1, Column A) | 7 | $108,929 | $125,625 |
| Inspector (clause 8.1.1, Column A) | 5 | $170,026 | $181,869 |
Which agreement sets TAS police officer pay
Police officers employed by Tasmania Police are paid under the Police Award (Order No 2 of 2026 consolidation). 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 3% rise from the first full pay period on or after 1 December 2026 is already in the award (Column B): Constable Level 1 goes to $75,724, Level 13(ii) to $110,642 and Trainee to $63,655. A further 2.75% follows from 1 December 2027.
Tasmania Police pay scale — every classification
Annual full-time base salary before tax and before superannuation. Part-time staff are paid pro rata.
Constable (clause 8.1.1, Column A)
The single Constable salary range, from the first full pay period on or after 1 December 2025. Senior Constable is not a separate scale in Tasmania — gazettal as a Senior Constable advances an officer one level within this range.
| Constable level | Annual salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Constable Level 1 | $73,518 | Starting point after graduating from the Trainee Course |
| Constable Level 2 | $75,973 | |
| Constable Level 3 | $78,426 | |
| Constable Level 4 | $80,875 | |
| Constable Level 5 | $83,326 | |
| Constable Level 6 | $85,780 | |
| Constable Level 7 | $88,227 | |
| Constable Level 8 | $90,680 | |
| Constable Level 9 | $93,143 | |
| Constable Level 10 | $95,582 | |
| Constable Level 11 | $98,027 | |
| Constable Level 12 | $101,487 | |
| Constable Level 13(i) | $104,456 | After 12 months on Level 12 plus the Sergeant Professional Development Program or an approved tertiary qualification |
| Constable Level 13(ii) | $107,420 | After 12 months on Level 12 plus both the Sergeant Professional Development Program and an approved tertiary qualification |
Sergeant (clause 8.1.1, Column A)
Sergeants, from the first full pay period on or after 1 December 2025.
Inspector (clause 8.1.1, Column A)
Commissioned officers at the rank of Inspector, from the first full pay period on or after 1 December 2025.
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.
Recruit and trainee police pay
Trainee constables are paid $61,801 a year from the first full pay period on or after 1 December 2025 (the award's "Trainee" rate), rising to $63,655 from 1 December 2026.
The award allows the Controlling Authority to pay a Trainee Constable at a salary in the Constable's salary scale (clause 8.3.2).
Shift penalties, loadings and allowances
Base salary is not the whole of it: police officers on rotating rosters are paid extra for shift work. In summary, from the Police Award (Order No 2 of 2026 consolidation):
- 24-hour rotational roster (clause 19.1): constables and sergeants are paid an annual allowance of 28% of normal salary in lieu of shift work and penalty payments, including afternoon, night, Saturday, Sunday and public holiday work.
- Non-24-hour rotational roster (clause 19.2): 21% of normal salary in lieu of shift and penalty payments.
- Other rosters (clause 19.3), mainly day work with occasional afternoon and weekend shifts: 15% of normal salary.
- Physical Surveillance, Police Technical Support (Surveillance) and Special Operations Group members not on a 24-hour roster: 26% of normal salary (clause 19.1(c)).
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 police officer salary is worth after tax
Every salary in the tables links to its take-home figure. Start with take-home pay on $74,000 for the entry rate or take-home pay on $107,000 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:
- Commander and other allowances (specialist, forensic, detective, higher duties) are in the award but not reproduced here.
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How this page is sourced▼
Every salary on this page was read from the Police Award (Order No 2 of 2026 consolidation) or Tasmania Police’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
- 1
- 2Police Award — award history— Tasmanian Industrial Commission
- 3Benefits — Salary— Tasmania Police Recruitment
Last verified: 24 September 2026. Our content is based on the latest information from official Australian government sources.
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