Salaries and conditions
View Swinburne’s staff pay scales and learn more about our employment conditions.
- View the current salaries for professional services and general staff.
- Please note, the following are base rates and are not inclusive of 17% super.
| Higher Education Worker (HEW) level | Current rates (A$) |
|---|---|
| HEW 1 | |
| Level 1 | $57,257 |
| Level 2 | $58,218 |
| Level 3 | $59,182 |
| Level 4 | $60,145 |
| HEW 2 | |
| Level 1 | $61,087 |
| Level 2 | $62,124 |
| Level 3 | $63,163 |
| HEW 3 | |
| Level 1 | $63,821 |
| Level 2 | $64,915 |
| Level 3 | $66,007 |
| Level 4 | $67,107 |
| Level 5 | $68,203 |
| Level 6 | $69,295 |
| HEW 4 | |
| Level 1 | $72,162 |
| Level 2 | $73,562 |
| Level 3 | $74,968 |
| Level 4 | $76,369 |
| HEW 5 | |
| Level 1 | $78,254 |
| Level 2 | $79,778 |
| Level 3 | $81,296 |
| Level 4 | $82,825 |
| Level 5 | $84,347 |
| Level 6 | $85,873 |
| HEW 6 | |
| Level 1 | $90,433 |
| Level 2 | $92,206 |
| Level 3 | $93,967 |
| Level 4 | $95,737 |
| Level 5 | $97,505 |
| HEW 7 | |
| Level 1 | $99,573 |
| Level 2 | $101,524 |
| Level 3 | $103,474 |
| Level 4 | $105,425 |
| Level 5 | $107,374 |
| HEW 8 | |
| Level 1 | $111,758 |
| Level 2 | $113,947 |
| Level 3 | $116,144 |
| Level 4 | $118,338 |
| Level 5 | $120,532 |
| HEW 9 | |
| Level 1 | $130,031 |
| Level 2 | $132,591 |
| Level 3 | $135,152 |
| Level 4 | $137,713 |
| HEW 10 | |
| Level 1 | $139,168 |
| Level 2 | $148,629 |
| Level 3 | $158,342 |
- View the current salaries for professional services and general staff.
- Please note, the following are base rates and are not inclusive of 17% super.
| Level | Current rates (A$) |
|---|---|
| Level A | |
| 1 | $78,081 |
| 2 | $82,377 |
| 3 | $86,718 |
| 4 | $91,058 |
| 5 | $94,580 |
| 6 | $98,105 |
| 7 | $101,631 |
| 8 | $105,153 |
| Level B | |
| 1 | $110,582 |
| 2 | $114,652 |
| 3 | $118,714 |
| 4 | $122,784 |
| 5 | $126,852 |
| 6 | $130,919 |
| Level C | |
| 1 | $134,986 |
| 2 | $139,054 |
| 3 | $143,117 |
| 4 | $147,187 |
| 5 | $151,254 |
| 6 | $155,327 |
| Level D | |
| 1 | $162,107 |
| 2 | $167,526 |
| 3 | $172,951 |
| 4 | $178,373 |
| Level E | |
| 1 | $208,206 |
| RSCHA | |
| 1 | $68,772 |
| 2 | $70,925 |
| 3 | $75,054 |
Hourly rates for Sessional (Casual) Higher Education Academic staff
| Pay Code | Current rates (A$) | |
|---|---|---|
| LECTURING | LC1 | $220.48 |
| LECTURING: DEVELOPED | LC2 | $293.98 |
| LECTURING: SPECIALISED | LC3 | $367.47 |
| LECTURING: REPEAT | LC4 | $146.99 |
| CLASS | CS1 | $158.42 |
| CLASS: REPEAT | CS2 | $105.61 |
| CLASS (PhD/Convenor) | CS3 | $188.66 |
| CLASS: Repeat (PhD/Convenor) | CS4 | $125.78 |
| LABORATORY | LB1 | $79.21 |
| LABORATORY: Repeat | LB2 | $52.81 |
| LABORATORY (PhD/Convenor) | LB3 | $94.33 |
| LABORATORY: Repeat (PhD/Convenor) | LB4 | $62.89 |
| OTHER | OT1 | $52.81 |
| OTHER (PhD/Convenor) | OT2 | $62.89 |
| MARKING (PhD/Convenor) | MK2 | $62.89 |
| MARKING | MK3 | $52.81 |
| RESEARCH ASSISTANCE 1 | RA1 | $44.08 |
| RESEARCH ASSISTANCE 2 | RA2 | $45.46 |
| RESEARCH ASSISTANCE 3 | RA3 | $48.11 |
View the current salaries for fixed term/ongoing Vocational Education and Training teachers, senior educators and managers.
| Classification | Current rates (before 1 July 2024)(A$) |
Future rates (from 1 July 2024) (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| T1 | $70,837 | $73,139 |
| T2.1 | $76,108 |
$78,582 |
| T2.2 | $82,571 | $85,255 |
| T2.3 | $87,683 | $90,533 |
| T3.1 | $89,512 | $92,422 |
| T3.2 | $96,215 | $99,342 |
| T3.3 | $98,754 | $101,963 |
| T3.4 | $105,083 | $108,498 |
| T3.5 | $113,502 | $117,191 |
| SE | $117,072 | $120,877 |
| EM1 | $120,641 | $124,562 |
| EM2 | $124,210 | $128,247 |
Casual teaching rates
| Classification | Current rates (before 1 July 2024)(A$) |
Future rates (from 1 July 2024) (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| Diploma Qualified Teaching | $90.24 | $93.40 |
| Cert IV Qualified Teaching$83.89 | $86.82 | $89.86 |
| Diploma Qualified Non-Teaching | $61.32 | $63.47 |
| Cert IV Qualified Non-Teaching | $59.02 | $61.08 |
View the current salaries for Swinburne Student Life staff.
| Classification | Increment point | Current rates (A$) |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | ||
| 1 | $48,759 | |
| 2 | $50,225 | |
| Level 2 | ||
| 1 | $51,693 | |
| 2 | $54,137 | |
| 3 | $56,582 | |
| Level 3 | ||
| 1 | $59,025 | |
| 2 | $60,003 | |
| 3 | $62,692 | |
| 4 | $63,945 | |
| Level 4 | ||
| 1 | $66,359 | |
| 2 | $67,685 | |
| 3 | $69,039 | |
| 4 | $71,247 | |
| 5 | $72,671 | |
| 6 | $74,123 | |
| Level 5 | ||
| 1 | $76,135 | |
| 2 | $78,421 | |
| 3 | $80,773 | |
| 4 | $83,195 | |
| 5 | $83,468 | |
| 6 | $85,971 | |
| 7 | $88,549 | |
| Level 6 | ||
| 1 | $90,802 | |
| 2 | $92,617 | |
| 3 | $94,470 | |
| 4 | $96,360 | |
| Level 7 | ||
| 1 | $105,467 | |
| 2 | $107,577 | |
| 3 | $109,727 | |
| 4 | $111,923 | |
| Level 8 | ||
| 1 | $120,132 |
Employment terms and conditions
Swinburne’s Enterprise Agreements govern the employment conditions of staff.
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