Australian police pay, without the guesswork.
Current pay scales, recruitment steps, fitness standards and super for every Australian force. Every figure is sourced and every calculator is free. AI practice tools are there when you're ready to apply.
First-year constable pay
Current rates
Annual pay as each force publishes it. What's included (loadings, composites) differs, so read the comparison before you choose.
Joining
Become a police officer
Eligibility, entrance exams, fitness standards, interviews and the academy, for every force.
Serving
Know your pay
Current pay scales, loadings, shift and overtime rules, and where your pay deal is up to.
Retiring
Plan your exit
Police super schemes, defined benefits, medical retirement and what to do next.
Money
Make your pay go further
Home loans and LMI waivers for police, tax deductions, insurance and borrowing power.
Tools
Calculators built on the actual agreements
Pay deal tracker
When does your pay go up next?
Every force's current agreement, the date of the next rise, and where negotiations stand. Get an email the day anything changes.
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How we work
Read in the agreement, not copied from a jobs board
Primary sourcesPay tables come from the registered award or agreement and official recruiting pages, with the date we checked.
Honest labelsAnything we calculated or couldn't confirm is labelled. No invented figures, ever.
IndependentNot a force, union or exam provider. Our editorial policy.
Sister site
🇬🇧 Police Pay UK
The same independent approach for police in England, Wales and Scotland. Useful if you're a UK officer weighing up a move to Australia.
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