Pay point 2, Registered nurse—level 3 — public holiday rates
Under the Nurses Award 2020, calculated from the ordinary rate of $43.71 an hour.
Which of these applies to you depends on your employment type — whether you are casual, part-time or full-time, and whether you work shifts. The Fair Work Commission publishes these rates by employment type rather than by classification, so find the group that describes your employment. This page does not decide that for you.
Enrolled nurses—aged care employees: Casual employees—ordinary and penalty rates
When
Of ordinary
Per hour
Public holiday
200%
$87.42
Enrolled nurses—aged care employees: Full-time and part-time employees—ordinary and penalty rates
When
Of ordinary
Per hour
Public holiday
200%
$87.42
Enrolled nurses—aged care employees: Full-time and part-time employees—overtime rates
When
Of ordinary
Per hour
Public holiday
250%
$109.28
Enrolled nurses—other than aged care employees: Casual employees—ordinary and penalty rates
When
Of ordinary
Per hour
Public holiday
200%
$87.42
Enrolled nurses—other than aged care employees: Full-time and part-time employees—ordinary and penalty rates
When
Of ordinary
Per hour
Public holiday
200%
$87.42
Enrolled nurses—other than aged care employees: Full-time and part-time employees—overtime rates
When
Of ordinary
Per hour
Public holiday
250%
$109.28
Nurse practitioner—aged care employees: Casual employees—ordinary and penalty rates
When
Of ordinary
Per hour
Public holiday
200%
$87.42
Nurse practitioner—aged care employees: Full-time and part-time employees—ordinary and penalty rates
When
Of ordinary
Per hour
Public holiday
200%
$87.42
Nurse practitioner—aged care employees: Full-time and part-time employees—overtime rates
When
Of ordinary
Per hour
Public holiday
250%
$109.28
Nurse practitioner—other than aged care employees: Casual employees—ordinary and penalty rates
When
Of ordinary
Per hour
Public holiday
200%
$87.42
Nurse practitioner—other than aged care employees: Full-time and part-time employees—ordinary and penalty rates
When
Of ordinary
Per hour
Public holiday
200%
$87.42
Nurse practitioner—other than aged care employees: Full-time and part-time employees—overtime rates
When
Of ordinary
Per hour
Public holiday
250%
$109.28
Nursing assistant—other than aged care employees: Casual employees—ordinary and penalty rate
When
Of ordinary
Per hour
Public holiday
200%
$87.42
Nursing assistant—other than aged care employees: Full-time and part-time employees—overtime rates
When
Of ordinary
Per hour
Public holiday
250%
$109.28
Nursing assistant: Full-time and part-time employees—ordinary and penalty rates
When
Of ordinary
Per hour
Public holiday
200%
$87.42
Occupational health nurse—other than aged care employees Full-time and part-time employees—ordinary and penalty rates
When
Of ordinary
Per hour
Public holiday
200%
$87.42
Occupational health nurse—other than aged care employees: Casual employees—ordinary and penalty rates
When
Of ordinary
Per hour
Public holiday
200%
$87.42
Occupational health nurse—other than aged care employees: Full-time and part-time employees—overtime rates
When
Of ordinary
Per hour
Public holiday
250%
$109.28
Registered nurses—aged care employees: Casual employees—ordinary and penalty rates
When
Of ordinary
Per hour
Public holiday
200%
$87.42
Registered nurses—aged care employees: Full-time and part-time employees—ordinary and penalty rates
When
Of ordinary
Per hour
Public holiday
200%
$87.42
Registered nurses—aged care employees: Full-time and part-time employees—overtime rates
When
Of ordinary
Per hour
Public holiday
250%
$109.28
Registered nurses—other than aged care employees: Casual employees—ordinary and penalty rates
When
Of ordinary
Per hour
Public holiday
200%
$87.42
Registered nurses—other than aged care employees: Full-time and part-time employees—ordinary and penalty rates
When
Of ordinary
Per hour
Public holiday
200%
$87.42
Registered nurses—other than aged care employees: Full-time and part-time employees—overtime rates
When
Of ordinary
Per hour
Public holiday
250%
$109.28
How these figures are worked out
The Fair Work Commission publishes each of these as a percentage of the ordinary hourly rate — and as a total, not an addition. 175% means one and three-quarter times the ordinary rate, not the ordinary rate plus 175%.
So each figure above is $43.71 multiplied by the percentage beside it.
A casual's ordinary hours appear here as more than 100% because the casual loading is already included in the published figure — it is not added on top.
What this page does not tell you
It does not know which hours you actually worked, how they were recorded, or which employment type you are. It does not account for allowances, overtime thresholds beyond those shown, breaks, or minimum engagement periods.
Classification depends on the duties you perform, not your job title. If the work you do does not match this classification, these are not the figures to compare against.
If your own figures do not match what you expected, the Fair Work Ombudsman gives free advice and accepts anonymous reports.