St John of God Health Care Pay Rates 2026: Nurses, Allied Health & Support Staff Pay
What St John of God Health Care workers should be paid in 2026 — the Health Professionals and Support Services Award floor by classification, casual loading, penalties, and where the St John of God Health Care enterprise agreements sit.
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Who covers St John of God Health Care workers — award or agreement?
St John of God Health Care is the Catholic not-for-profit hospital group headquartered in Perth, running private hospitals across Western Australia, Victoria and New South Wales, public hospitals under contract in WA, and home nursing and social outreach services. Nurses, midwives, allied health and hospital support staff make up the bulk of its workforce.
St John of God has a long list of enterprise agreements — separate deals for nurses, support staff and allied health, and by state (see below). Underneath them sit the Health Professionals and Support Services Award 2020 (tabled) and the Nurses Award; every agreement rate must beat those floors.
The federal awards relevant to St John of God Health Care roles:
- Health Professionals and Support Services Award 2020 (MA000027)
- Nurses Award 2020 (MA000034)
Workforce snapshot. In its 2024-25 report to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, St John Of God Health Care Inc declared 15,564 employees across 2 reporting entities — 25.1% casual and 79.9% women, with 380 in management roles. Source: WGEA 2025 Public Data File, data.gov.au (CC-BY 3.0 AU).
Health Professionals and Support Services award floor (1 July 2026)
The Health Professionals and Support Services Award 2020 (MA000027) adult minimums for the roles that sit on it are:
| Classification | Permanent | Casual (incl. 25%) |
|---|---|---|
| Support services Level 1 (cleaning, kitchen hand) | $26.97/hr | $33.71/hr |
| Support services Level 2 (orderly, catering assistant) | $28.03/hr | $35.04/hr |
| Support services Level 3 (ward support, admin/clerical, pathology collector) | $29.11/hr | $36.39/hr |
| Support services Level 4 (cook, senior admin) | $29.45/hr | $36.81/hr |
| Support services Level 5 (trade-qualified, team senior) | $30.45/hr | $38.06/hr |
| Support services Level 6 | $32.09/hr | $40.11/hr |
| Support services Level 7 | $32.67/hr | $40.84/hr |
| Health Professional Level 1 — pay point 1 | $30.89/hr | $38.61/hr |
| Health Professional Level 1 — 4-year degree entry | $33.51/hr | $41.89/hr |
| Health Professional Level 2 — pay point 1 | $39.31/hr | $49.14/hr |
| Health Professional Level 3 — pay point 1 | $45.89/hr | $57.36/hr |
Nurses and midwives are on the Nurses Award 2020 instead — current classification and pay-point figures are on our Nurses Award pay rates page. Weekend, shift and public holiday penalties apply on top of the figures above.
Source: Fair Work Commission modern awards pay database, current-operative rates (1 July 2026 annual wage review). Casual figures add the 25% casual loading.
The St John of God Health Care enterprise agreements
Enterprise agreements set rates above the award, with their own classification structures and allowances. Current St John of God Health Care agreements in our corpus (15 in total):
- St John of God Health Care Maintenance Caregivers Agreement 2025 — approved February 2026, nominal expiry 31 August 2028.
- St John of God Health Care (Victorian Hospitals) Health and Allied Services Enterprise Agreement 2025 — approved September 2025, nominal expiry 30 June 2028.
- St John of God Health Care – ANMF – Registered Nurses’ and Midwives’ Agreement 2024 — approved August 2025, nominal expiry 12 December 2027.
- St John of God Health Care – AMA WA – Medical Practitioners Enterprise Agreement 2023 — approved January 2025, nominal expiry 30 September 2027.
- St John of God Health Care Inc. (Victoria) Nurses and Midwives Enterprise Agreement 2025 — approved August 2025, nominal expiry 30 September 2027.
- St John of God Health Care (VIC Hospitals and Social Outreach) Medical Scientists, Dietitians, Pharmacists and Psychologists Enterprise Agreement 2023 — approved February 2025, nominal expiry 30 June 2027.
- St John of God Health Care Enrolled Nurses and Support Services Agreement 2024 — approved February 2025, nominal expiry 30 June 2027.
- St John of God Health Care – HSU – Health Professionals, Administrative, Clerical and Technical Enterprise Agreement 2024 — approved January 2025, nominal expiry 30 June 2027.
Plus 7 more — search "St John of God Health Care" in our agreements database.
We don't reproduce agreement dollar figures here — the agreement covering your site, state and stream is the document to read. Find your agreement, then your classification, then your pay point, and compare it with your payslip. The award tables on this page are the floor every one of these agreements must beat.
Common hospital pay issues at St John of God Health Care
The patterns worth checking on a St John of God Health Care payslip:
- Frozen pay points — increments that should step annually but don't, especially after payroll migrations.
- Stream misclassification — admin, ward-support and collector staff left at Level 1–2 while doing Level 3 work.
- Unpaid handover — clinical and shift handover before and after rostered hours is work time.
- Weekend and night loadings dropped when rosters change or systems are replaced.
What to do if your pay looks wrong
Match your payslip to your classification in the agreement (or the award tables above), and price any gap with our back-pay calculator. Raise it in writing with payroll or your manager first — most underpayments are fixed at that step. Unresolved, the Fair Work Ombudsman (13 13 94) recovers underpayments at no cost, up to six years back, and your union can run the claim for you. Not sure which instrument covers you? Ask our AI advisor with your role and location.
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General information and estimates only — not legal, financial or tax advice. Always check your specific award, agreement or contract, or a qualified professional, before you rely on the result.
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