Salaries and conditions
View Swinburne’s staff pay scales and learn more about our employment conditions.
Current salaries
- 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 (AUD$) |
|---|---|
| HEW 1 | |
| Level 1 | $59,548 |
| Level 2 | $60,546 |
| Level 3 | $61,549 |
| Level 4 | $62,551 |
| HEW 2 | |
| Level 1 | $63,530 |
| Level 2 | $64,609 |
| Level 3 | $65,689 |
| HEW 3 | |
| Level 1 | $66,374 |
| Level 2 | $67,511 |
| Level 3 | $68,647 |
| Level 4 | $69,792 |
| Level 5 | $70,931 |
| Level 6 | $72,067 |
| HEW 4 | |
| Level 1 | $75,048 |
| Level 2 | $76,504 |
| Level 3 | $77,966 |
| Level 4 | $79,423 |
| HEW 5 | |
| Level 1 | $81,384 |
| Level 2 | $82,969 |
| Level 3 | $84,548 |
| Level 4 | $86,138 |
| Level 5 | $87,720 |
| Level 6 | $89,307 |
| HEW 6 | |
| Level 1 | $94,050 |
| Level 2 | $95,894 |
| Level 3 | $97,726 |
| Level 4 | $99,566 |
| Level 5 | $101,405 |
| HEW 7 | |
| Level 1 | $103,556 |
| Level 2 | $105,585 |
| Level 3 | $107,613 |
| Level 4 | $109,642 |
| Level 5 | $111,669 |
| HEW 8 | |
| Level 1 | $116,228 |
| Level 2 | $118,505 |
| Level 3 | $120,790 |
| Level 4 | $123,072 |
| Level 5 | $125,353 |
| HEW 9 | |
| Level 1 | $135,232 |
| Level 2 | $137,895 |
| Level 3 | $140,558 |
| Level 4 | $143,222 |
| HEW 10 | |
| Level 1 | $144,735 |
| Level 2 | $154,574 |
| Level 3 | $164,676 |
- View the current salaries for professional services and general staff.
- Please note, the following are base rates and are not inclusive of 17% super.
| Level | Current rates (AUD$) | |
|---|---|---|
| Level A | ||
| 1 | $81,204 | |
| 2 | $85,672 | |
| 3 | $90,186 | |
| 4 | $94,700 | |
| 5 | $98,363 | |
| 6 | $102,029 | |
| 7 | $105,696 | |
| 8 | $109,359 | |
| Level B | ||
| 1 | $115,006 | |
| 2 | $119,238 |
|
| 3 | $123,462 | |
| 4 | $127,695 |
|
| 5 | $131,926 |
|
| 6 | $136,156 | |
| Level C | ||
| 1 | $140,385 |
|
| 2 | $144,616 | |
| 3 | $148,842 |
|
| 4 | $153,075 | |
| 5 | $157,304 |
|
| 6 | $161,540 |
|
| Level D | ||
| 1 | $168,591 | |
| 2 | $174,227 | |
| 3 | $179,869 | |
| 4 | $185,508 |
|
| Level E | ||
| 1 | $216,535 |
|
| RSCHA | ||
| 1 | $72,875 | |
| 2 | $75,114 | |
| 3 | $82,029 |
Hourly rates for Sessional (Casual) Higher Education Academic staff
| Pay Code | Current rates (AUD$) | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | $48.11 |
View the current salaries for fixed term/ongoing Vocational Education and Training teachers, senior educators and managers.
| Classification | Current rates (AUD$) |
|---|---|
| T1 | $73,139 |
| T2.1 | $78,582 |
| T2.2 | $85,255 |
| T2.3 | $90,533 |
| T3.1 | $92,422 |
| T3.2 | $99,342 |
| T3.3 | $101,963 |
| T3.4 | $108,498 |
| T3.5 | $117,191 |
| SE | $120,877 |
| EM1 | $124,562 |
| EM2 | $128,247 |
Casual teaching rates
| Classification | Current rates (AUD$) |
|---|---|
| Diploma Qualified Teaching | $93.40 |
| Cert IV Qualified Teaching$83.89 | $89.86 |
| Diploma Qualified Non-Teaching | $63.47 |
| Cert IV Qualified Non-Teaching | $61.08 |
Employment terms and conditions
Swinburne’s Enterprise Agreements govern the employment conditions of staff.
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