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 $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 (AUD$)
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 $75,054
Hourly rates for Sessional (Casual) Higher Education Academic staff
  Pay Code Current rates (AUD$)
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

View the current salaries for Swinburne Student Life staff.

Classification Increment point Current rates (AUD$)
Level 1    
   1 $50,709.36
   2 $52,234.00
Level 2    
   1 $53,760.72
   2 $56,302.48
   3 $58,845.28
Level 3    
   1 $61,386.00
   2 $62,403.12
   3 $65,199.68
   4 $66,502.80
Level 4    
   1 $69,013.36
   2 $70,392.40
   3 $71,800.56
   4 $74,096.88
   5 $75,577.84
   6 $77,087.92
Level 5    
   1 $79,180.40
   2 $81,557.84
   3 $84,003.92
   4 $86,522.80
   5 $86,806.72
   6 $89,409.84
   7 $92,090.96
Level 6    
   1 $94,434.08
   2 $96,321.68
   3 $98,248.80
   4 $100,214.40
Level 7    
   1 $109,685.68
   2 $111,880.08
   3 $114,116.08
   4 $116,399.92
Level 8    
   1 $124,937.28

Employment terms and conditions 

Swinburne’s Enterprise Agreements govern the employment conditions of staff. 

Academic and General Staff Enterprise Agreement 2024 [PDF 4.7MB]
Vocational Education and Training Enterprise Agreement [PDF 1.4MB]
Swinburne Student Amenities Association

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