What is the minimum pay rate under the Medical Practitioners Award?

From 1 July 2026, the lowest adult rate is $33.62 an hour ($1,277.54 a week full time), for Intern. The highest adult classification is $84.33 an hour.

How much did Medical Practitioners Award rates go up on 1 July 2026?

The lowest adult rate rose 4.74%, from $32.10 to $33.62 an hour, in the Fair Work Commission's Annual Wage Review. The table shows each classification's rate before and after.

What allowances are paid under the Medical Practitioners Award?

8 allowances have a dollar amount set by the Commission, including a managerial allowance for Senior Doctors only, Level 1 of $7,225.39 a year, a managerial allowance for Senior Doctors only, Level 2 of $16,919.88 a year and a managerial allowance for Senior Doctors only, Level 3 of $26,640.37 a year. The full list, with the clause each comes from, is on this page.

Where do these rates come from?

The Fair Work Commission's Modern Awards Pay Database, which publishes every award's minimum rates; we read it when the Commission changes an award. The award itself prevails if the two ever differ, and an enterprise agreement can set different pay.

Medical Practitioners Award pay rates

Award code MA000031, with rates in force from 1 July 2026.

Minimum pay for 42 adult classifications under the Medical Practitioners Award 2020, from 1 July 2026: $33.62 to $84.33 an hour before tax.

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Lowest adult rate

$33.62an hour

For Intern. $1,277.54 for a full-time week. Up 4.74% from $32.10.

Its lowest adult rate is $33.62 an hour, 27.2% above the National Minimum Wage of $26.44 an hour. Of the 116 awards that set hourly rates, 2 have a higher minimum. The dashed line is the minimum wage; each tick is another award.

Pay by group of classifications

Dollars an hour, from 1 July 2026

Intern1 classification$33.62
Resident Medical Practitioner3 classifications$35.69 to $37.49
Registrar4 classifications$40.61 to $45.56
Senior Registrar2 classifications$53.07 to $55.17
Career Medical Practitioner4 classifications$53.62 to $58.80
Senior Career Medical Practitioner4 classifications$60.65 to $66.65
Community Medical Practitioner8 classifications$53.61 to $66.61
Specialist1 classification$61.51
Senior Specialist5 classifications$65.77 to $76.41
Principal Specialist annual minimum salary1 classification$77.97
Senior Principal Specialist annual minimum salary1 classification$80.73
Deputy Director of Medical Services4 classifications$54.32 to $72.80
Director of Medical Services4 classifications$61.49 to $84.33

Lowest to highest adult rate in each group, an hour

Every classification in each group is in the tables below.

Minimum pay by classification from 1 July 2026

Annual rates are full-time salaries; weekly rates are for a full-time week; hourly rates apply to full-time and part-time hours.

InternClause 16.1(a)

Classification	Annual	Weekly	Hourly	Hourly before 1 Jul
Intern	$66,432	$1,277.54	$33.62	$32.10

Resident Medical PractitionerClause 16.1(b)

Classification	Annual	Weekly	Hourly	Hourly before 1 Jul
Pay point 1	$70,529	$1,356.33	$35.69	$34.07
Pay point 2	$73,370	$1,410.96	$37.13	$35.45
Pay point 3	$74,083	$1,424.67	$37.49	$35.79

RegistrarClause 16.1(c)

Classification	Annual	Weekly	Hourly	Hourly before 1 Jul
Pay point 1	$80,248	$1,543.23	$40.61	$38.77
Pay point 2	$83,539	$1,606.52	$42.28	$40.36
Pay point 3	$87,349	$1,679.79	$44.21	$42.20
Pay point 4	$90,018	$1,731.12	$45.56	$43.49

Senior RegistrarClause 16.1(d)

Classification	Annual	Weekly	Hourly	Hourly before 1 Jul
Pay point 1	$104,874	$2,016.81	$53.07	$50.67
Pay point 2	$109,010	$2,096.35	$55.17	$52.67

Career Medical PractitionerClause 16.1(e)

Classification	Annual	Weekly	Hourly	Hourly before 1 Jul
Pay point 1	$105,951	$2,037.52	$53.62	$51.19
Pay point 2	$109,884	$2,113.15	$55.61	$53.09
Pay point 3	$112,064	$2,155.08	$56.71	$54.14
Pay point 4	$116,188	$2,234.38	$58.80	$56.13

Senior Career Medical PractitionerClause 16.1(f)

Classification	Annual	Weekly	Hourly	Hourly before 1 Jul
Pay point 1	$119,852	$2,304.85	$60.65	$57.90
Pay point 2	$123,665	$2,378.17	$62.58	$59.75
Pay point 3	$127,818	$2,458.04	$64.69	$61.75
Pay point 4	$131,704	$2,532.77	$66.65	$63.63

Community Medical PractitionerClause 16.1(g)

Classification	Annual	Weekly	Hourly	Hourly before 1 Jul
Pay point 1	$105,932	$2,037.15	$53.61	$51.18
Pay point 2	$109,803	$2,111.60	$55.57	$53.05
Pay point 3	$113,348	$2,179.77	$57.36	$54.76
Pay point 4	$116,183	$2,234.29	$58.80	$56.13
Pay point 5	$119,833	$2,304.48	$60.64	$57.89
Pay point 6	$123,617	$2,377.25	$62.56	$59.72
Pay point 7	$127,752	$2,456.77	$64.65	$61.72
Pay point 8	$131,623	$2,531.21	$66.61	$63.59

SpecialistClause 16.1(h)

Classification	Annual	Weekly	Hourly	Hourly before 1 Jul
Specialist	$121,535	$2,337.21	$61.51	$58.72

Senior SpecialistClause 16.1(i)

Classification	Annual	Weekly	Hourly	Hourly before 1 Jul
Pay point 1	$129,953	$2,499.10	$65.77	$62.78
Pay point 2	$134,416	$2,584.92	$68.02	$64.94
Pay point 3	$139,016	$2,673.38	$70.35	$67.16
Pay point 4	$148,869	$2,862.87	$75.34	$71.92
Pay point 5	$150,985	$2,903.56	$76.41	$72.94

Principal Specialist annual minimum salaryClause 16.1(j)

Classification	Annual	Weekly	Hourly	Hourly before 1 Jul
Principal Specialist	$154,062	$2,962.73	$77.97	$74.43

Senior Principal Specialist annual minimum salaryClause 16.1(k)

Classification	Annual	Weekly	Hourly	Hourly before 1 Jul
Senior Principal Specialist	$159,515	$3,067.60	$80.73	$77.07

Deputy Director of Medical ServicesClause 16.1(l)

Classification	Annual	Weekly	Hourly	Hourly before 1 Jul
Pay point 1	$107,338	$2,064.19	$54.32	$51.86
Pay point 2	$117,721	$2,263.87	$59.58	$56.87
Pay point 3	$129,953	$2,499.10	$65.77	$62.78
Pay point 4	$143,854	$2,766.42	$72.80	$69.50

Director of Medical ServicesClause 16.1(m)

Classification	Annual	Weekly	Hourly	Hourly before 1 Jul
Pay point 1	$121,506	$2,336.65	$61.49	$58.70
Pay point 2	$134,353	$2,583.71	$67.99	$64.91
Pay point 3	$154,062	$2,962.73	$77.97	$74.43
Pay point 4	$166,645	$3,204.71	$84.33	$80.51

The Commission's pay database has no penalty, overtime or casual rates for this award, so they aren't shown here. They're in the award itself, linked below.

Allowances paid on top

4 allowances are for the work itself, paid when the job calls for it, and 4 cover costs you'd otherwise pay yourself, like meals, laundry or travel. The amounts are the Commission's, in force today; the award sets out exactly who gets each one and when.

For the work

Medical Practitioners Award allowances for the work
Allowance	Amount	Clause
Managerial allowance for Senior Doctors only
Level 1Clause 18.2(b)(ii)	$7,225.39 a year	18.2(b)(ii)
Level 2Clause 18.2(b)(iii)	$16,919.88 a year	18.2(b)(iii)
Level 3Clause 18.2(b)(iv)	$26,640.37 a year	18.2(b)(iv)
Sleepover arrangement, Doctors in trainingClause 20.5(a)	$103.96 per sleepover period	20.5(a)

To cover costs

Medical Practitioners Award allowances to cover costs
Allowance	Amount	Clause
Meal allowances
Work in excess of 10 continuous hoursClause 18.3(a)	$17.30 each time	18.3(a)
Work in excess of 15 continuous hoursClause 18.3(a)	$17.30 each time	18.3(a)
Travelling, transport and faresClause 18.3(c)(i)	$1.01 a km	18.3(c)(i)
Deduction for board & lodgingClause 18.4	$90.27 a week	18.4

The award is the final word

These are the minimum rates the Fair Work Commission publishes for the award. Shift rules, rostering and who each classification covers are in the award itself, and an enterprise agreement can set different pay. Employees no award or agreement covers get the National Minimum Wage: $26.44 an hour from 1 July 2026.

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Questions people ask

What is the minimum pay rate under the Medical Practitioners Award?: From 1 July 2026, the lowest adult rate is $33.62 an hour ($1,277.54 a week full time), for Intern. The highest adult classification is $84.33 an hour.
How does the Medical Practitioners Award minimum compare?: Its lowest adult rate is $33.62 an hour, 27.2% above the National Minimum Wage of $26.44 an hour. Of the 116 awards that set hourly rates, 2 have a higher minimum.
How much did Medical Practitioners Award rates go up on 1 July 2026?: The lowest adult rate rose 4.74%, from $32.10 to $33.62 an hour, in the Fair Work Commission's Annual Wage Review. The table shows each classification's rate before and after.
What allowances are paid under the Medical Practitioners Award?: 8 allowances have a dollar amount set by the Commission, including a managerial allowance for Senior Doctors only, Level 1 of $7,225.39 a year, a managerial allowance for Senior Doctors only, Level 2 of $16,919.88 a year and a managerial allowance for Senior Doctors only, Level 3 of $26,640.37 a year. The full list, with the clause each comes from, is on this page.
Where do these rates come from?: The Fair Work Commission's Modern Awards Pay Database, which publishes every award's minimum rates; we read it when the Commission changes an award. The award itself prevails if the two ever differ, and an enterprise agreement can set different pay.

Source: Fair Work Commission, Modern Awards Pay Database, licensed CC BY 4.0, read 27 Oct 2026 and arranged by The Finance Algorithm. Not endorsed by the Fair Work Commission. Read with the award: if they differ, the award prevails. General information, not legal or payroll advice.