Pay & Allowances

Graduate

Salary (excluding allowances) on appointment will be at Competency level 1, $54,209 per year ($2,079 per fortnight).*

Uniform Allowance at a rate of $682 per year ($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 $12,128 per year ($465 per fortnight) is paid to compensate for the unique requirements that service life may impose on an individual and his or her family.

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

Undergraduate

With 4 years to graduation: $27,996 per year ($1,074 per fortnight).*

With 3 years to graduation: $33,086 per year ($1,269 per fortnight).*

With 2 years to graduation: $38,176 per year ($1,464 per fortnight).*

In final year: $43,266 per year ($1,660 per fortnight).*

To assist you in maintaining your uniforms in good order and condition, you will receive a Uniform Allowance of $419 per year ($16 per fortnight). This increases to $682 per year ($26 per fortnight) after commissioning.

Salary (excluding allowances) on completion of military and employment training will be:

$54,209 per year ($2,079 per fortnight).*

In addition to your salary, you will also receive Service Allowance of $12,128 per year ($465 per fortnight) except while undertaking Military (Initial) or Employment training. This allowance compensates a member for the unique requirements that service life may impose on an individual and his or her family.

Your salary will continue to increase based on your rank and the number of years of service completed in that rank. Your pay grade may increase following the acquisition of additional skills and completion of further training. Refer to the Salary Scales for further details.

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 $41,658 per year ($1,598 per fortnight) while training. Conditions apply. Speak to your Careers Counsellor for details.

* Note: These figures do not include compulsory deductions for taxation; meals, accommodation and utilities (as applicable); or superannuation.

Graduate (Reserve)

Members of the Reserve on part-time service are paid at a daily rate of pay which is tax-free. Salary will continue to increase based on Competency Level, rank and the number of years of service completed in that rank.

Daily rates of pay for Reserve Force Legal Officers, Competency Level 1 commence at $148.52.

In addition to your salary, a Reserve Allowance of $12.52 per day is payable to compensate for the unique demands of Reserve Service.

Refer to the Salary Scales for further details.