Salary (excluding allowances) on appointment is $68,794 per annum ($2,639 per fortnight)*.

Uniform Allowance at a rate of $682 per annum ($26 per fortnight)* is paid to assist members to maintain an approved scale of uniforms in good order and condition.

Service Allowance at the rate of $10,672 annum ($409 per fortnight)* is paid to all members (except for certain trainee categories) below the rank of Lieutenant Colonel or equivalent. The allowance compensates a member for the unique requirements that service life may impose on an individual and his or her family.

Salary will continue to increase based on rank, Competency Level and the number of years of service completed in that Competency Level. Refer to the Salary Scales.

* Please note that these figures do not include compulsory deductions for taxation; meals, accommodation and utilities (as applicable); and superannuation.

First Year $1,830 per fortnight ($47,702 per year).*

Second Year $1,895 per fortnight ($49,400 per year).*

Third Year $1,963 per fortnight ($51,172 per year).*

Fourth Year $2032 per fortnight ($52,973 per year).*

On completion of dental studies, salary (excluding allowances) on appointment at Competency Level 1 is $2,639 per fortnight ($68,794 per year)*.

Uniform Allowance at a rate of $26 per fortnight ($682 per year) is paid to assist members to maintain an approved scale of uniforms in good order and condition.

Service Allowance at the rate of $409 per fortnight ($10,672 per year) is paid to all members (except for certain trainee entries) below the rank of Lieutenant Colonel or equivalent. The allowance compensates a member for the unique requirements that service life may impose on an individual and his or her family.

Salary will continue to increase based on Competency Level, rank and the number of years of service completed in that rank.

* Please note that these figures do not include compulsory deductions for taxation; meals, accommodation and utilities (as applicable); or superannuation.

3 years to graduation: $25,213 per year ($967 per fortnight).*

2 years to graduation: $31,719 per year ($1,217 per fortnight).*

In final year of training: $33,753 per year ($1,295 per fortnight).*

Trainees with dependants may be entitled to Trainee's Dependant Allowance which is paid to enable trainees with dependants to receive a salary not less than $36,658 per year ($1,406 per fortnight) while training. Conditions apply. Speak to your Careers Counsellor for details.

Uniform Allowance at a rate of $419 per year ($16 per fortnight) is paid to assist members to maintain an approved scale of uniforms in good order and condition. This increases to $682 per year ($26 per fortnight) after commissioning.

Service Allowance at the rate of $10,672 per year ($409 per fortnight) is paid (except for certain trainee categories) to compensate a member for the unique requirements that service life may impose on an individual and his or her family. It is not payable during Undergraduate sponsorship.

Salary after completion of undergraduate sponsorship will continue to increase based on rank, Competency Level and the number of years of service completed in that Competency Level. Refer to the Salary Scales for further details.

* Please note that these figures do not include compulsory deductions for taxation; meals, accommodation and utilities (as applicable); or superannuation.