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Police Prosecutor salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a police prosecutor is $101,400 per annum, before tax, up $21,300 since 2018.
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- Pay sits on the police award or the public sector legal classification used in your state, so it moves with rank and years of service rather than with the outcome of individual cases.
- Circuit and regional postings often attract allowances, and a prosecutor employed by a police force and one employed by an office of public prosecutions can sit on different scales.
- Moving into a specialist prosecution unit or taking on supervision of junior prosecutors brings the higher classification that goes with it.
The median salary rose by $21,300 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.
How to negotiate a higher police prosecutor salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time police prosecutor salary is $101,400; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Lead with what's scarce, not just tenure. Skills like Legal research and Litigation and dispute support tend to command a premium over general police prosecutor experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- 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."
Police Prosecutor salary questions
How much do police prosecutors earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a police prosecutor is $101,400 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is police prosecutor pay rising or falling?
The median police prosecutor salary is up $21,300 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
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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.