These are the 80-hour fortnight salaries. A custodial officer rostered on a 76-hour fortnight is paid on Table 45, which is lower and is not reproduced here.
VIC prison officer pay 2026 at a glance
Full-time base salaries from 1 May 2026. Tap a table name for every row, or a salary to see it after tax.
| Pay table | Rows | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prison Officer (COG2A) | 15 | $65,373 | $83,950 |
| Senior Prison Officer / Industry Officer (COG2B) | 8 | $85,787 | $98,651 |
| Prison Supervisor / Industry Supervisor (COG3) | 5 | $100,490 | $108,590 |
Which agreement sets VIC prison officer pay
Prison officers employed by Corrections Victoria are paid under the Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement 2024. The rates below apply from 1 May 2026 and were read from the source on 9 October 2026.
Next scheduled increase: 1 May 2027. A 3% rise is already in the agreement (Table 14). Table 46 prints $67,334 for a Prison Officer COG2A at C2aE01 from that date.
Corrections Victoria pay scale — every classification
Annual full-time base salary before tax and before superannuation. Part-time staff are paid pro rata.
Prison Officer (COG2A)
Custodial Officer Structure on an 80-hour fortnight (Table 46), from 1 May 2026. The salaries include the 5.26% paid for the 4 additional hours a fortnight.
| Pay point | Annual salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Prison Officer COG2A C2aE01 | $65,373 | |
| Prison Officer COG2A C2aE02 | $66,698 | |
| Prison Officer COG2A C2aE03 | $68,027 | |
| Prison Officer COG2A C2aE04 | $69,355 | |
| Prison Officer COG2A C2aE05 | $70,678 | |
| Prison Officer COG2A C2aE06 | $72,007 | |
| Prison Officer COG2A C2aE07 | $73,335 | |
| Prison Officer COG2A C2aE08 | $74,664 | |
| Prison Officer COG2A C2aE09 | $75,984 | |
| Prison Officer COG2A C2aE10 | $77,315 | |
| Prison Officer COG2A C2aE11 | $78,642 | |
| Prison Officer COG2A C2aE12 | $79,970 | |
| Prison Officer COG2A C2aE13 | $81,295 | |
| Prison Officer COG2A C2aE14 | $82,625 | |
| Prison Officer COG2A C2aE15 | $83,950 |
Senior Prison Officer / Industry Officer (COG2B)
Table 46, 80-hour fortnight, from 1 May 2026.
| Pay point | Annual salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Prison Officer COG2B C2bE01 | $85,787 | |
| Senior Prison Officer COG2B C2bE02 | $87,627 | |
| Senior Prison Officer COG2B C2bE03 | $89,464 | |
| Senior Prison Officer COG2B C2bE04 | $91,302 | |
| Senior Prison Officer COG2B C2bE05 | $93,136 | |
| Senior Prison Officer COG2B C2bE06 | $94,978 | |
| Senior Prison Officer COG2B C2bE07 | $96,811 | |
| Senior Prison Officer COG2B C2bE08 | $98,651 |
Prison Supervisor / Industry Supervisor (COG3)
Table 46, 80-hour fortnight, from 1 May 2026.
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 trainee custodial officer is classified COG-1 (pay point C1-E01) and paid $63,331 a year on the 80-hour fortnight structure from 1 May 2026 (Table 46).
Progression through the structure is linked to completing the Certificate III and Certificate IV in Correctional Practice (Appendix 1).
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 Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement 2024:
- Custodial officers can be rostered for up to 80 hours a fortnight — 76 ordinary hours plus 4 reasonable additional hours — and the agreement pays 5.26% more for that pattern, already included in the Table 46 salaries (clause 43.1(c)–(d)).
- Rotating shift allowances (Table 20): 15% for an afternoon shift, 20% for a night shift, 50% for Saturday, 100% for Sunday and 150% on a public holiday (or 50% plus a day's leave in lieu).
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 VIC prison officer salary is worth after tax
Every salary in the tables links to its take-home figure. Start with take-home pay on $65,000 for the entry rate or take-home pay on $84,000 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 VIC 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:
- Table 45 (the same structure on a 76-hour fortnight) and the Operations Manager (COG4) rows.
- Allowances specific to Corrections Victoria beyond the roster loading and shift allowances summarised here.
VIC prison officer pay questions
Prison officer pay in other states
How this page is sourced▼
Every salary on this page was read from the Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement 2024 or Corrections Victoria’s own published pay table on 9 October 2026, and applies from 1 May 2026. 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
- 1Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement 2024 — Appendix 1, Table 46 Custodial Officer Structure (80 hour fortnight)— Department of Treasury and Finance (Victoria)
Last verified: 9 October 2026. Our content is based on the latest information from official Australian government sources.
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