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.

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.