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Enrolled Nurse salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for an enrolled nurse is $92,400 per annum, before tax, up $19,300 since 2018.
- The enterprise agreement covering your employer decides the rates, so a public hospital, a private aged care provider and a community health service can pay quite differently for the same diploma.
- Penalty rates separate one roster from another, and a run of nights and weekends adds a lot to a year's earnings.
- Ask how overtime is handled, whether the roster is permanent or casual, and how much of a quoted rate comes from shift loadings.
The median salary rose by $19,300 between 2018 and 2024; the dashed line shows a projection to 2028 based on the real ABS Wage Price Index growth rate, not a role-specific forecast.
Roles that pay more than enrolled nurse
The largest typical pay rise is $21,600 a year, moving into Registered Nurse.
- Registered Nurse+$21,600/yr
- Mental Health Nurse+$21,600/yr
- Midwife+$17,500/yr
How to negotiate a higher enrolled nurse salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time enrolled nurse salary is $92,400; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Use demand as leverage. Enrolled Nurses are on the skills shortage list for regional areas, so employers are more likely to move on price to keep or attract someone in a role they're struggling to fill.
- Lead with what's scarce, not just tenure. Skills like Patient care and support and Clinical assessment and treatment tend to command a premium over general enrolled nurse experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Registered Nurse pays a typical $21,600 a year more and draws on similar skills, even mentioning you're weighing it up is a legitimate data point in a pay conversation.
- Time it deliberately. Reviews, the end of a project you delivered, or taking on responsibility beyond your job description are stronger moments to ask than an arbitrary date on the calendar.
- Ask for a number, not a raise. "Based on the market rate and [specific contribution], I'd like to move to X" gets a clearer answer than "I think I deserve more."
Enrolled Nurse salary questions
How much do enrolled nurses earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for an enrolled nurse is $92,400 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is enrolled nurse pay rising or falling?
The median enrolled nurse salary is up $19,300 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than enrolled nurse?
Registered Nurse pays a typical $21,600 a year more and draws on similar skills to enrolled nurse.
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- Registered Nurse salary
- Midwife salary
- Mental Health Nurse salary
- Assistant in Nursing salary
- Aged Care Worker salary
- Disability Support Worker salary
Pay advice
- How to ask for a pay rise, and back it up with real numbersWhat national wage growth looks like right now, how to work out a figure for your own role, wording you can adapt for the conversation, and what to do if the answer is no.
- The average salary in Australia (2026)Full-time adults in Australia averaged $2,083.70 a week in May 2026. Several measures get called the average salary, and this explains which one fits your situation.
- Overtime pay, time in lieu and what your award saysOvertime rates come from your award or agreement, not one national rule. How rates work, what happens on a salary, and how time off in lieu works.