Who sets these rates
Administrative and clerical officers in the NSW public service are paid under the Crown Employees (Public Sector - Salaries 2024) Award, made by the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales. It is a state award, not a Fair Work instrument. NSW Health administrative staff are covered instead by the Health Employees' Administrative Staff (State) Award 2025.
The Crown Employees award applied 4% from 1 July 2024, 3% from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2025 and 3% from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026; it remains in force until 30 June 2027 and prints no later column. The NSW Health administrative staff award applied 4% from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2025 and 4% from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, and runs for two years from 1 July 2025. Both sets of rates on this page are the 1 July 2026 columns; neither award yet provides a July 2027 increase.
Across the schedule below, published salaries run from $78,000 to $178,369. Every figure on this page is transcribed from the instrument named beside it and was checked on 23 September 2026. Where a level could not be read from a primary source it is left out and listed further down rather than estimated.
NSW public service salary by grade, and NSW Health administration levels
Each Clerk Grade below shows the 1st-year and thereafter salary from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, followed by each NSW Health Administration Officer level, whose award publishes weekly rates. Every salary links to the nearest take-home pay page.
Clerk 1 salary 2026
From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, Clerk 1 pays $78,000 to $80,292 a year. Two rates: 1st year of service, then thereafter.
| Pay point | Annual salary and after tax |
|---|---|
| Grade 1, 1st year of service | $78,000take-home on $80,000 |
| Grade 1, thereafter | $80,292take-home on $80,000 |
Clerk 2 salary 2026
From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, Clerk 2 pays $82,533 to $84,799 a year. Two rates: 1st year of service, then thereafter.
| Pay point | Annual salary and after tax |
|---|---|
| Grade 2, 1st year of service | $82,533take-home on $85,000 |
| Grade 2, thereafter | $84,799take-home on $85,000 |
Clerk 3 salary 2026
From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, Clerk 3 pays $87,199 to $89,829 a year. Two rates: 1st year of service, then thereafter.
| Pay point | Annual salary and after tax |
|---|---|
| Grade 3, 1st year of service | $87,199take-home on $85,000 |
| Grade 3, thereafter | $89,829take-home on $90,000 |
Clerk 4 salary 2026
From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, Clerk 4 pays $92,632 to $95,482 a year. Two rates: 1st year of service, then thereafter.
| Pay point | Annual salary and after tax |
|---|---|
| Grade 4, 1st year of service | $92,632take-home on $95,000 |
| Grade 4, thereafter | $95,482take-home on $95,000 |
Clerk 5 salary 2026
From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, Clerk 5 pays $102,936 to $106,182 a year. Two rates: 1st year of service, then thereafter.
| Pay point | Annual salary and after tax |
|---|---|
| Grade 5, 1st year of service | $102,936take-home on $105,000 |
| Grade 5, thereafter | $106,182take-home on $105,000 |
Clerk 6 salary 2026
From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, Clerk 6 pays $110,345 to $113,579 a year. Two rates: 1st year of service, then thereafter.
| Pay point | Annual salary and after tax |
|---|---|
| Grade 6, 1st year of service | $110,345take-home on $110,000 |
| Grade 6, thereafter | $113,579take-home on $115,000 |
Clerk 7 salary 2026
From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, Clerk 7 pays $116,981 to $120,478 a year. Two rates: 1st year of service, then thereafter.
| Pay point | Annual salary and after tax |
|---|---|
| Grade 7, 1st year of service | $116,981take-home on $115,000 |
| Grade 7, thereafter | $120,478take-home on $120,000 |
Clerk 8 salary 2026
From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, Clerk 8 pays $125,500 to $129,492 a year. Two rates: 1st year of service, then thereafter.
| Pay point | Annual salary and after tax |
|---|---|
| Grade 8, 1st year of service | $125,500take-home on $125,000 |
| Grade 8, thereafter | $129,492take-home on $130,000 |
Clerk 9 salary 2026
From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, Clerk 9 pays $133,348 to $137,098 a year. Two rates: 1st year of service, then thereafter.
| Pay point | Annual salary and after tax |
|---|---|
| Grade 9, 1st year of service | $133,348take-home on $135,000 |
| Grade 9, thereafter | $137,098take-home on $135,000 |
Clerk 10 salary 2026
From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, Clerk 10 pays $142,695 to $146,945 a year. Two rates: 1st year of service, then thereafter.
| Pay point | Annual salary and after tax |
|---|---|
| Grade 10, 1st year of service | $142,695take-home on $145,000 |
| Grade 10, thereafter | $146,945take-home on $145,000 |
Clerk 11 salary 2026
From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, Clerk 11 pays $154,231 to $160,771 a year. Two rates: 1st year of service, then thereafter.
| Pay point | Annual salary and after tax |
|---|---|
| Grade 11, 1st year of service | $154,231take-home on $155,000 |
| Grade 11, thereafter | $160,771take-home on $160,000 |
Clerk 12 salary 2026
From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, Clerk 12 pays $170,841 to $178,369 a year. Two rates: 1st year of service, then thereafter.
| Pay point | Annual salary and after tax |
|---|---|
| Grade 12, 1st year of service | $170,841take-home on $170,000 |
| Grade 12, thereafter | $178,369take-home on $180,000 |
Administration Officer Level 1 salary 2026
From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, Administration Officer Level 1 pays $59,208 to $66,808 a year. 5 yearly steps, published as weekly rates.
| Pay point | Annual salary and after tax |
|---|---|
| Level 1, 1st Year ($1,138.62 a week) | $59,208take-home on $60,000 |
| Level 1, 2nd Year ($1,183.43 a week) | $61,538take-home on $60,000 |
| Level 1, 3rd Year ($1,226.74 a week) | $63,790take-home on $65,000 |
| Level 1, 4th Year ($1,255.25 a week) | $65,273take-home on $65,000 |
| Level 1, 5th Year ($1,284.76 a week) | $66,808take-home on $65,000 |
Administration Officer Level 2 salary 2026
From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, Administration Officer Level 2 pays $69,035 to $71,325 a year. 2 yearly steps, published as weekly rates.
| Pay point | Annual salary and after tax |
|---|---|
| Level 2, 1st Year ($1,327.60 a week) | $69,035take-home on $70,000 |
| Level 2, 2nd Year ($1,371.64 a week) | $71,325take-home on $70,000 |
Administration Officer Level 2A salary 2026
From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, Administration Officer Level 2A pays $72,621 to $73,662 a year. 2 yearly steps, published as weekly rates.
| Pay point | Annual salary and after tax |
|---|---|
| Level 2A, 1st Year ($1,396.56 a week) | $72,621take-home on $75,000 |
| Level 2A, 2nd Year ($1,416.58 a week) | $73,662take-home on $75,000 |
Administration Officer Level 3 salary 2026
From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, Administration Officer Level 3 pays $73,662 to $75,958 a year. 2 yearly steps, published as weekly rates.
| Pay point | Annual salary and after tax |
|---|---|
| Level 3, 1st Year ($1,416.58 a week) | $73,662take-home on $75,000 |
| Level 3, 2nd Year ($1,460.73 a week) | $75,958take-home on $75,000 |
Administration Officer Level 4 salary 2026
From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, Administration Officer Level 4 pays $77,916 to $79,700 a year. 2 yearly steps, published as weekly rates.
| Pay point | Annual salary and after tax |
|---|---|
| Level 4, 1st Year ($1,498.39 a week) | $77,916take-home on $80,000 |
| Level 4, 2nd Year ($1,532.69 a week) | $79,700take-home on $80,000 |
Administration Officer Level 5 salary 2026
From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, Administration Officer Level 5 pays $82,056 to $83,917 a year. 2 yearly steps, published as weekly rates.
| Pay point | Annual salary and after tax |
|---|---|
| Level 5, 1st Year ($1,578.00 a week) | $82,056take-home on $80,000 |
| Level 5, 2nd Year ($1,613.79 a week) | $83,917take-home on $85,000 |
Administration Officer Level 6 salary 2026
From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, Administration Officer Level 6 pays $86,599 to $88,647 a year. 2 yearly steps, published as weekly rates.
| Pay point | Annual salary and after tax |
|---|---|
| Level 6, 1st Year ($1,665.37 a week) | $86,599take-home on $85,000 |
| Level 6, 2nd Year ($1,704.75 a week) | $88,647take-home on $90,000 |
NSW public service pay scales
Crown Employees (Public Sector - Salaries 2024) Award — Administrative and Clerical Officers, from 1 July 2026
Administrative and clerical officers in NSW public service agencies covered by the Crown Employees (Administrative and Clerical Officers - Salaries) Award 2007 table in Part B of the award.
Award rate · the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026 · 1st year of service and thereafter rates for the grade. Annual salary only — superannuation is paid on top.
Administrative and Clerical Officers
Grades 1 to 12, each with a 1st-year-of-service rate and a thereafter rate. The award prints "Grade 1", "Grade 2" and so on; job ads write the same grades as "Clerk Grade 1/2", "Clerk Grade 9/10" and so on when a role spans two grades.
| Classification | Salary range | Mid-band |
|---|---|---|
Clerk Grade 1Two rates: 1st year of service, then thereafter.2 pay points
| $78,000 to $80,292 | $80,000 after tax |
Clerk Grade 2Two rates: 1st year of service, then thereafter.2 pay points
| $82,533 to $84,799 | $85,000 after tax |
Clerk Grade 3Two rates: 1st year of service, then thereafter.2 pay points
| $87,199 to $89,829 | $90,000 after tax |
Clerk Grade 4Two rates: 1st year of service, then thereafter.2 pay points
| $92,632 to $95,482 | $95,000 after tax |
Clerk Grade 5Two rates: 1st year of service, then thereafter.2 pay points
| $102,936 to $106,182 | $105,000 after tax |
Clerk Grade 6Two rates: 1st year of service, then thereafter.2 pay points
| $110,345 to $113,579 | $110,000 after tax |
Clerk Grade 7Two rates: 1st year of service, then thereafter.2 pay points
| $116,981 to $120,478 | $120,000 after tax |
Clerk Grade 8Two rates: 1st year of service, then thereafter.2 pay points
| $125,500 to $129,492 | $125,000 after tax |
Clerk Grade 9Two rates: 1st year of service, then thereafter.2 pay points
| $133,348 to $137,098 | $135,000 after tax |
Clerk Grade 10Two rates: 1st year of service, then thereafter.2 pay points
| $142,695 to $146,945 | $145,000 after tax |
Clerk Grade 11Two rates: 1st year of service, then thereafter.2 pay points
| $154,231 to $160,771 | $160,000 after tax |
Clerk Grade 12Two rates: 1st year of service, then thereafter.2 pay points
| $170,841 to $178,369 | $175,000 after tax |
Health Employees' Administrative Staff (State) Award 2025, from 1 July 2026
Administrative staff employed in the NSW public health system — local health districts and specialty networks — under the Health Employees' Administrative Staff (State) Award 2025.
Award rate · the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026 · First and last yearly step of the level. The award publishes weekly rates only; the annual figures are the weekly rate x 52, and each step shows the published weekly rate beside it.
NSW Health Administration Officers
Administration Officer Levels 1, 2, 2A and 3 to 6. There is no Level 7 or 8 in this award.
| Classification | Salary range | Mid-band |
|---|---|---|
Administration Officer Level 15 yearly steps, published as weekly rates.5 pay points
| $59,208 to $66,808 | $65,000 after tax |
Administration Officer Level 22 yearly steps, published as weekly rates.2 pay points
| $69,035 to $71,325 | $70,000 after tax |
Administration Officer Level 2A2 yearly steps, published as weekly rates.2 pay points
| $72,621 to $73,662 | $75,000 after tax |
Administration Officer Level 32 yearly steps, published as weekly rates.2 pay points
| $73,662 to $75,958 | $75,000 after tax |
Administration Officer Level 42 yearly steps, published as weekly rates.2 pay points
| $77,916 to $79,700 | $80,000 after tax |
Administration Officer Level 52 yearly steps, published as weekly rates.2 pay points
| $82,056 to $83,917 | $85,000 after tax |
Administration Officer Level 62 yearly steps, published as weekly rates.2 pay points
| $86,599 to $88,647 | $90,000 after tax |
Level 2A 2nd year and Level 3 1st year are the same published rate ($1,416.58 a week). The same table also carries Telephonist rates, and the separate Health Employees' General Administrative Staff (State) Award 2025 sets General Administrative Grades 1 to 14; neither is reproduced here.
How progression between pay points works
Each Clerk Grade has two rates: the 1st year of service and thereafter. After a year at the grade you move to the thereafter rate — a rise of $2,292 at Grade 1 and $7,528 at Grade 12 — and beyond that pay only moves with the award increases or a move to a higher grade.
Most NSW public service roles are advertised across two grades, such as Clerk Grade 5/6 or Clerk Grade 9/10. The range in the ad runs from the 1st-year rate of the lower grade to the thereafter rate of the higher one: Clerk Grade 9/10 is $133,348 to $146,945 from 1 July 2026.
NSW Health Administration Officers move through yearly steps within their level — five at Level 1 and two at every other level. Moving to a higher level is an appointment to a position graded at that level.
Superannuation on top of the band
Superannuation is paid on top of the salaries on this page, not inside them, and never at less than the Superannuation Guarantee rate. The salary tables in both awards are salary only; this page does not state an above-guarantee rate because neither table publishes one.
The Superannuation Guarantee minimum is 12.0% from 1 July 2025, so a public sector employer contribution above that rate is real money you should count when you compare offers. Our superannuation calculator and superannuation guide work through the difference over a career.
What the band is worth after tax
The salaries above are gross. To check a payslip you need the figure after income tax, the Medicare levy and any study loan repayment. The mid-band link in each row opens the nearest published take-home page, and the calculators below take your exact salary:
- Income tax calculator — tax and Medicare levy on an exact salary.
- Take-home pay calculator — weekly, fortnightly and monthly net pay.
- Fortnightly pay calculator — most public service payrolls pay fortnightly, and the classification tables above are published as fortnightly rates.
- Pay rise calculator — what an increment or an agreement increase is worth in the hand.
- Salary sacrifice calculator — public sector employers commonly offer packaging; this shows the tax effect.
- Understanding your payslip — how a classification and pay point appear on the payslip itself.
What this page does not cover
These are the rates we could not read from a primary source. Nothing here is estimated in their place:
- NSW public service Senior Executive bands, which are set by the Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Tribunal rather than this award.
- The Clerks General Scale and the other occupational tables in the Crown Employees award (correctional officers, police administrative officers, psychologists and others).
- NSW Health General Administrative Grades 1 to 14 and Telephonist rates.
- NSW Health nurses and NSW teachers, who are on their own awards (see the nurse and teacher pages).
- Any July 2027 increase — neither award provides one yet.
NSW public service pay questions
How these figures were put together▼
Every salary is transcribed from the instrument named in the sources list, at the effective date shown on each table. No figure is averaged, indexed forward or taken from a job advertisement.
Ranges are the bottom and top of the published band unless the table says otherwise. Where a schedule reports actual salaries rather than a rate table, the range shown is the 5th to 95th percentile and the median is shown beside it.
Mid-band links point at the nearest published take-home page, which steps in $5,000 increments, so the after-tax figure it shows is close to but not identical to the mid-band salary. Use a calculator for your exact pay point.
Sources & References
- 1Crown Employees (Public Sector - Salaries 2024) Award (C9875) (from first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026)— NSW Industrial Relations Commission — Industrial Gazette
- 2Health Employees' Administrative Staff (State) Award 2025 (C10078) (from first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026)— NSW Industrial Relations Commission — Industrial Gazette
Last verified: 23 September 2026. Our content is based on the latest information from official Australian government sources.