Download the Latest HPSS Award Pay Guide
- Apr 2
- 1 min read
Updated: Jun 25
What is the HPSS Award Pay Guide?
The Health Professionals and Support Services Award Pay Guide contains the minimum wages and key pay rates that apply to employees covered by the Health Professionals and Support Services Award [MA000027].
The guide includes rates for full-time, part-time and casual employees and reflects the most recent changes made by the Fair Work Commission.
Why is it important to use the latest pay guide?
Award wages can change through annual wage reviews and other Fair Work Commission proceedings.
Employers who rely on outdated rates risk underpaying employees and breaching workplace laws. Always ensure payroll systems, employment contracts and remuneration arrangements are based on current pay rates.
What's changing under the HPSS Award?
The Fair Work Commission has introduced significant changes to the Health Professionals and Support Services Award as part of its gender-based undervaluation review.
For many degree-qualified allied health professionals, minimum award rates will increase progressively over several years.
For example, the benchmark minimum rate for many AQF Level 7 qualified health professionals is expected to increase by almost 30% between October 2026 and June 2030 through a series of phased increases.
These increases are separate from future Annual Wage Review wage increases, meaning further increases may also apply each year.
What should allied health employers do now?
Now is an ideal time to review:
award classifications
employment contracts
salary arrangements
payroll systems
workforce and remuneration planning
Many allied health employers are assessing how future wage increases may impact their staffing costs and employment arrangements over coming years.
