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Northern Territory Public Sector Enterprise Award pay rates 2026–27
The minimum hourly rates and penalty rates under the Northern Territory Public Sector Enterprise Award 2016 [MA000151], in force from 1 July 2026. The lowest adult rate is $23.88 an hour, or $29.85 for casuals.
Minimum hourly rates
Adult rates per hour. The casual rate includes the casual loading. Junior, apprentice and trainee rates are set separately in the award.
| Classification | Full-time & part-time | Casual |
|---|---|---|
| Pupil Nurse (1Jul24-31Dec24) | $23.88 | $29.85 |
| Pupil Nurse | $26.45 | $33.06 |
| Physical 1 (PH1) | $26.45 | $33.06 |
| ATSIHP Class1 | $26.45 | $33.06 |
| Physical 1 | $27.05 | $33.81 |
| Physical 2 (PH2) | $27.62 | $34.53 |
| Administrative Officer 1 (AO1) | $27.64 | $34.55 |
| Assistant Teacher Level 1 (AT1) | $27.68 | $34.60 |
| Administrative Officer 1 | $27.80 | $34.75 |
| Port Service Worker 1 (PSW1) | $28.12 | $35.15 |
| Physical 3 (PH3) | $28.25 | $35.31 |
| Technical 1 (T1) | $28.30 | $35.38 |
| Physical 2 | $28.45 | $35.56 |
| Administrative Officer 2 (AO2) | $28.60 | $35.75 |
| N1 Year 1 | $29.03 | $36.29 |
| Technical 1 | $29.29 | $36.61 |
| Assistant Teacher Level 2 (AT2) | $29.39 | $36.74 |
| Physical 3 | $29.41 | $36.76 |
| Physical 4 (PH4) | $29.46 | $36.83 |
| Port Service Worker 2 (PSW2) | $29.46 | $36.83 |
| N1 Year 2 | $29.93 | $37.41 |
| Administrative Officer 2 | $30.16 | $37.70 |
| ATSIHP Class 2 | $30.31 | $37.89 |
| Physical 5 (PH5) | $30.54 | $38.17 |
| Technical 2 | $30.78 | $38.48 |
| N1 Year 3 | $30.85 | $38.56 |
| Assistant Teacher Level 3 (AT3) | $31.07 | $38.84 |
| Professional 1 (P1) | $31.46 | $39.33 |
| N1 Year 4 | $31.81 | $39.76 |
| Port Service Worker 4 (PSW4) | $32.19 | $40.24 |
| Physical 6 (PH6) | $32.24 | $40.30 |
| Recruit (first 3 months) | $32.34 | $40.43 |
| Port Administrative Officer 3 (PAO3) | $32.36 | $40.45 |
| Assistant Teacher Level 4 (AT4) | $32.42 | $40.53 |
| Administrative Officer 3 (AO3) | $32.47 | $40.59 |
| Administrative Officer 3 | $32.58 | $40.72 |
| N2.1 | $32.81 | $41.01 |
| N1 Year 5 | $32.81 | $41.01 |
| Technical 2 (T2) | $32.81 | $41.01 |
| Physical 4 | $32.89 | $41.11 |
| Technical 3 | $32.94 | $41.18 |
| Assistant Teacher Level 5 (AT5) | $33.48 | $41.85 |
| Physical 7 (PH7) | $33.89 | $42.36 |
| PRO (other than Engineers) — Professional 1 | $33.90 | $42.38 |
| Recruit (successive 9 months) | $34.00 | $42.50 |
| Physical 5 | $34.01 | $42.51 |
| Classroom Teacher 1 (CT1) | $34.55 | $43.19 |
| Administrative Officer 4 (AO4) | $34.55 | $43.19 |
| N2.2 | $34.58 | $43.22 |
| Professional 1 | $34.85 | $43.56 |
| Administrative Officer 4 | $34.92 | $43.65 |
| Technical 4 | $35.03 | $43.79 |
| Firefighter Class D | $35.24 | $44.05 |
| Physical 6 | $35.27 | $44.09 |
| Physical 8 (PH8) | $35.44 | $44.30 |
| Port Service Worker 5 (PSW5) | $35.51 | $44.39 |
| Technical 3 (T3) | $36.01 | $45.01 |
| Firefighter Class C | $36.07 | $45.09 |
| Classroom Teacher 2 (CT2) | $36.29 | $45.36 |
| N2.3 | $36.35 | $45.44 |
| Physical 7 | $37.28 | $46.60 |
| Medical Officer Level 1 | $37.45 | $46.81 |
| Physical 9 (PH9) | $37.48 | $46.85 |
| Senior Technical 1 | $37.59 | $46.99 |
| Classroom Teacher 3 (CT3) | $38.02 | $47.53 |
| N2.4 | $38.11 | $47.64 |
| Senior Technical 2 | $39.43 | $49.29 |
| Administrative Officer 5 (AO5) | $39.53 | $49.41 |
| PRO (other than Engineers) — Professional 2 | $39.63 | $49.54 |
| Professional 2 | $39.71 | $49.64 |
| ATSIHP Class 3 | $39.72 | $49.65 |
| Classroom Teacher 4 (CT4) | $39.75 | $49.69 |
| Physical 8 | $39.88 | $49.85 |
| Administrative Officer 5 | $39.96 | $49.95 |
| Technical 4 (T4) | $40.07 | $50.09 |
| N2.5 | $40.17 | $50.21 |
| Firefighter Class B | $40.63 | $50.79 |
| Firefighter Class A | $41.46 | $51.83 |
| Classroom Teacher 5 (CT5) | $41.48 | $51.85 |
| Senior Technical 3 | $41.62 | $52.03 |
| N2.6 | $41.72 | $52.15 |
| Professional 2 (P2) | $41.79 | $52.24 |
| Medical Officer Level 2 | $41.88 | $52.35 |
| Physical 9 | $42.15 | $52.69 |
| Administrative Officer 6 (AO6) | $42.45 | $53.06 |
| Administrative Officer 6 | $42.93 | $53.66 |
| Senior Technical 4 | $43.19 | $53.99 |
| N2.7 | $43.41 | $54.26 |
| Senior Firefighter | $43.53 | $54.41 |
| Medical Officer Level 3 | $44.08 | $55.10 |
| Technical 5 (T5) | $44.08 | $55.10 |
| Classroom Teacher 6 (CT6) | $44.35 | $55.44 |
| N3.1 | $45.22 | $56.53 |
| Senior Technical 5 | $45.53 | $56.91 |
| Leading Firefighter | $45.61 | $57.01 |
| Medical Officer Level 4 | $46.04 | $57.55 |
| Classroom Teacher 7 (CT7) | $46.09 | $57.61 |
| N3.2 | $47.03 | $58.79 |
| ATSIHP Class 4 | $47.28 | $59.10 |
| Administrative Officer 7 (AO7) | $47.65 | $59.56 |
| Station Officer | $47.68 | $59.60 |
| Technical 6 (T6) | $47.69 | $59.61 |
| Classroom Teacher 8 (CT8) | $47.82 | $59.78 |
| Medical Officer Level 5 | $47.86 | $59.83 |
| Administrative Officer 7 | $48.19 | $60.24 |
| N3.3 | $48.32 | $60.40 |
| Dentist 1 | $48.35 | $60.44 |
| Medical Officer Level 6 | $48.93 | $61.16 |
| Professional 3 | $49.31 | $61.64 |
| PRO (other than Engineers) — Professional 3 | $49.35 | $61.69 |
| Classroom Teacher 9 (CT9) | $49.55 | $61.94 |
| N4.1 | $50.32 | $62.90 |
| Senior Administrative Officer 1 (SAO1) | $50.50 | $63.13 |
| Dentist 2 | $50.61 | $63.26 |
| Medical Officer Level 7 | $51.00 | $63.75 |
| Administrative Officer 8 | $51.06 | $63.83 |
| Professional 3 (P3) | $51.66 | $64.57 |
| N4.2 | $52.08 | $65.10 |
| ATSIHP Class 5 | $52.33 | $65.41 |
| Medical Officer Level 8 | $52.58 | $65.72 |
| Dentist 3 | $52.98 | $66.22 |
| Professional 4 | $53.53 | $66.91 |
| PRO (other than Engineers) — Professional 4 | $53.56 | $66.95 |
| Senior Station Officer | $53.90 | $67.38 |
| N4.3 | $54.07 | $67.59 |
| Medical Officer Level 9 | $54.17 | $67.71 |
| Senior Teacher 1 (ST1) | $54.81 | $68.51 |
| N5.1 | $55.42 | $69.28 |
| Medical Officer Level 10 | $55.97 | $69.96 |
| N6.2 | $56.33 | $70.41 |
| Senior Teacher 2 (ST2) | $56.98 | $71.22 |
| N5.2 | $57.74 | $72.18 |
| Medical Officer Level 11 | $57.78 | $72.22 |
| Senior Administrative Officer 2 (SAO2) | $58.35 | $72.94 |
| Senior Dentist | $58.59 | $73.24 |
| Senior Port Administrative Officer 2 (SPAO2) | $58.94 | $73.68 |
| ATSIHP Class 6 | $59.26 | $74.08 |
| Medical Officer Level 12 | $59.60 | $74.50 |
| Senior Professional 1 (SP1) | $59.89 | $74.86 |
| Senior Teacher 3 (ST3) | $60.56 | $75.70 |
| Professional 5 | $60.70 | $75.88 |
| PRO (other than Engineers) — Professional 5 | $60.75 | $75.94 |
| N6.1 | $60.92 | $76.15 |
| Medical Officer Level 13 | $61.49 | $76.86 |
| District Officer | $62.19 | $77.74 |
| Senior Teacher 4 (ST4) | $62.28 | $77.85 |
| Medical Officer Level 14 | $62.54 | $78.18 |
| Executive Officer 2 (EO2) | $62.93 | $78.66 |
| Medical Officer Level 15 | $64.10 | $80.13 |
| Medical Officer Level 16 | $64.23 | $80.29 |
| Medical Officer Level 17 | $66.26 | $82.83 |
| Senior Teacher 5 (ST5) | $66.58 | $83.23 |
| Medical Officer Level 18 | $66.94 | $83.68 |
| Executive Officer 3 (EO3) | $67.52 | $84.40 |
| Dentist Manager | $67.86 | $84.83 |
| N7.1 | $68.44 | $85.55 |
| Senior Teacher 6 (ST6) | $68.69 | $85.86 |
| Senior Professional 2 (SP2) | $69.09 | $86.36 |
| Medical Officer Level 19 | $70.71 | $88.39 |
| N7.2 | $70.89 | $88.61 |
| Senior Teacher 7 (ST7) | $71.12 | $88.90 |
| Medical Officer Level 20 | $73.71 | $92.14 |
| N8.1 | $73.72 | $92.15 |
| Senior Teacher 8 (ST8) | $74.29 | $92.86 |
| N8.2 | $76.19 | $95.24 |
| Clinical Manager | $76.94 | $96.18 |
| Medical Officer Level 21 | $79.73 | $99.66 |
| Medical Officer Level 22 | $81.81 | $102.26 |
| Principal Dental Advisor | $83.22 | $104.03 |
| Medical Officer Level 23 | $83.40 | $104.25 |
| Medical Officer Level 24 | $86.00 | $107.50 |
Source: the Fair Work Commission's published rates. Check them against the award or the Fair Work Ombudsman's pay guide.
Northern Territory Public Sector Enterprise Award: common questions
What is the minimum pay rate under the Northern Territory Public Sector Enterprise Award?
From 1 July 2026, the lowest adult classification, Pupil Nurse (1Jul24-31Dec24), is $23.88 an hour for full-time and part-time employees and $29.85 an hour for casuals, which includes the casual loading. Higher classifications are paid more; the full table is on this page.
When do Northern Territory Public Sector Enterprise Award pay rates change?
The Fair Work Commission reviews minimum wages every year, and new rates usually apply from the first full pay period on or after 1 July. The rates on this page apply from 1 July 2026.
How do I check a payslip against the Northern Territory Public Sector Enterprise Award?
Upload the payslip to FairCheck's free payslip check. It reads the pay lines, confirms the award and classification with you, and shows whether the rates, penalties and super meet this award, with the reasoning for every line.