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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.
Where you work moves your pay more than anything else, because public hospital enrolled nurses sit under state enterprise agreements that set shift loadings and penalty rates, while aged care and community employers often pay less for similar work. Rostered nights, weekends and public holidays add to a base rate, and so does medication notation on your registration, which widens what you can be rostered to do. Pay also differs between states and territories depending on the agreement in force.
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.
- 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.