The Correctional Officers Agreement 2023 remains in force until 30 November 2026, and the 1 December 2025 increase is the last one it prints. Any later rise depends on a new agreement.
TAS prison 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Correctional Officer and First Class Correctional Officer — day workers (Schedule 1) | 7 | $71,290 | $83,260 |
| Correctional Officer and FCCO — shift workers (Schedule 2) | 7 | $92,677 | $108,238 |
| Correctional Supervisor — day workers (Schedule 1) | 8 | $85,501 | $98,508 |
Which agreement sets TAS prison officer pay
Prison officers employed by Tasmania Prison Service are paid under the Correctional Officers Agreement 2023. The rates below apply from 1 December 2025 and were read from the source on 9 October 2026.
Tasmania Prison Service pay scale — every classification
Annual full-time base salary before tax and before superannuation. Part-time staff are paid pro rata.
Correctional Officer and First Class Correctional Officer — day workers (Schedule 1)
Base salaries for day workers from the first full pay period on or after 1 December 2025 (a 3.0% increase).
| Classification | Annual salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CO Probationary | $71,290 | |
| CO Level 1 | $74,013 | |
| CO Level 2 | $77,026 | |
| CO Level 3 | $78,532 | |
| First Class Correctional Officer (FCCO) Level 1 | $80,016 | After the advanced assessment point |
| FCCO Level 2 | $82,051 | |
| FCCO Level 3 | $83,260 |
Correctional Officer and FCCO — shift workers (Schedule 2)
Salaries including the annual allowance for shift work, which applies a 1.30 multiplier from the first full pay period on or after 1 December 2025.
| Classification | Annual salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CO Probationary (shift) | $92,677 | |
| CO Level 1 (shift) | $96,217 | |
| CO Level 2 (shift) | $100,134 | |
| CO Level 3 (shift) | $102,092 | |
| FCCO Level 1 (shift) | $104,021 | |
| FCCO Level 2 (shift) | $106,666 | |
| FCCO Level 3 (shift) | $108,238 |
Correctional Supervisor — day workers (Schedule 1)
Base salaries from the first full pay period on or after 1 December 2025.
| Classification | Annual salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Correctional Supervisor (CS) Level 1 | $85,501 | |
| CS Level 2 | $87,697 | |
| CS Level 3 | $90,018 | |
| CS Level 4 | $91,519 | After the advanced assessment point |
| CS Level 5 | $93,868 | |
| CS Level 6 | $96,969 | |
| CS Level 7 | $98,413 | |
| Correctional Supervisor Grade 2 | $98,508 |
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.
Trainee and probationary prison officer pay
A Correctional Officer in training is paid $66,520 a year (Schedule 1, from the first full pay period on or after 1 December 2025), moving to CO Probationary at $71,290, or $92,677 on the shift-worker salary.
Shift penalties, loadings and allowances
Base salary is not the whole of it: prison officers on rotating rosters are paid extra for shift work. In summary, from the Correctional Officers Agreement 2023:
- Shift workers are paid the Schedule 2 salaries, which build in an annual allowance for shift work through a 1.30 multiplier on the base salary from the first full pay period on or after 1 December 2025 — a CO Level 1 on shifts earns $96,217 against $74,013 as a day worker.
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 prison officer salary is worth after tax
Every salary in the tables links to its take-home figure. Start with take-home pay on $71,000 for the entry rate or take-home pay on $83,000 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-worker salaries for Correctional Supervisors, and one-off lower income payments under clause 8.4, which are not reproduced here.
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How this page is sourced▼
Every salary on this page was read from the Correctional Officers Agreement 2023 or Tasmania Prison Service’s own published pay table on 9 October 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
- 1Correctional Officers Agreement 2023 ([2024] TASIC 2, T15107 of 2024) — Schedules 1 and 2— Tasmanian Industrial Commission
Last verified: 9 October 2026. Our content is based on the latest information from official Australian government sources.
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