Academic staff salaries

This salary schedule is effective for The University of Queensland Enterprise Agreement 2018-2021.

For pay dates and deadlines for submitting and approving time sheets, HR forms and payroll claims, see:

The salary schedules listed do not include a UQ superannuation contribution to UniSuper.

Level E: Professor

Effective from 31 January 2022

Scale position	Full-time annual rate	Full-time fortnightly rate
1	$192,913.23	$7,394.34

Effective from 1 January 2021

Scale position	Full-time annual rate	Full-time fortnightly rate
1	$189,130.62	$7,249.36

Level D: Reader or Associate Professor

Effective from 31 January 2022

Scale position	Full-time annual rate	Full-time fortnightly rate
4	$164,991.59	$6,324.11
3	$159,915.01	$6,129.52
2	$154,837.82	$5,934.92
1	$149,761.25	$5,740.33

Effective from 1 January 2021

Scale position	Full-time annual rate	Full-time fortnightly rate
4	$161,756.46	$6,200.11
3	$156,779.42	$6,009.34
2	$151,801.78	$5,818.55
1	$146,824.75	$5,627.78

Level C: Senior Lecturer

Effective from 31 January 2022

Scale position	Full-time annual rate	Full-time fortnightly rate
6	$143,415.50	$5,497.10
5	$139,608.69	$5,351.19
4	$135,801.85	$5,205.27
3	$131,993.13	$5,059.28
2	$128,186.33	$4,913.37
1	$124,378.29	$4,767.41

Effective from 1 January 2021

Scale position	Full-time annual rate	Full-time fortnightly rate
6	$140,603.43	$5,389.32
5	$136,871.26	$5,246.26
4	$133,139.07	$5,103.21
3	$129,405.03	$4,960.08
2	$125,672.87	$4,817.03
1	$121,939.50	$4,673.93

Level B: Lecturer

Effective from 31 January 2022

Scale position	Full-time annual rate	Full-time fortnightly rate
6	$120,570.86	$4,621.47
5	$116,763.37	$4,475.53
4	$112,955.97	$4,329.59
3	$109,148.52	$4,183.65
2	$105,341.04	$4,037.71
1	$101,533.66	$3,891.77

Effective from 1 January 2021

Scale position	Full-time annual rate	Full-time fortnightly rate
6	$118,206.73	$4,530.85
5	$114,473.89	$4,387.77
4	$110,741.15	$4,244.70
3	$107,008.35	$4,101.62
2	$103,275.53	$3,958.54
1	$99,542.80	$3,815.47

Level A: Associate Lecturer

Effective from 31 January 2022

Scale position	Full-time annual rate	Full-time fortnightly rate
8	$96,530.67	$3,700.01
7	$93,355.97	$3,578.32
6	$90,180.23	$3,456.60
5	$87,006.34	$3,334.94
4	$83,831.20	$3,213.24
3	$79,923.07	$3,063.44
2	$76,016.15	$2,913.69
1	$72,144.35	$2,765.28

Effective from 1 January 2021

Scale position	Full-time annual rate	Full-time fortnightly rate
8	$94,637.91	$3,627.46
7	$91,525.46	$3,508.16
6	$88,411.99	$3,388.82
5	$85,300.33	$3,269.55
4	$82,187.45	$3,150.24
3	$78,355.95	$3,003.38
2	$74,525.64	$2,856.56
1	$70,729.75	$2,711.06

Tutorial fellow: half-time

Effective from 31 January 2022

Scale position	Full-time annual rate	Full-time fortnightly rate
8	$48,265.33	$1,850.00
7	$46,677.98	$1,789.16
6	$45,090.11	$1,728.30
5	$43,503.17	$1,667.47
4	$41,915.60	$1,606.62
3	$39,961.54	$1,531.72
2	$38,008.08	$1,456.85
1	$36,072.18	$1,382.64

Effective from 1 January 2021

Scale position	Full-time annual rate	Full-time fortnightly rate
8	$47,318.95	$1,813.73
7	$45,762.73	$1,754.08
6	$44,205.99	$1,694.41
5	$42,650.17	$1,634.78
4	$41,093.73	$1,575.12
3	$39,177.98	$1,501.69
2	$37,262.82	$1,428.28
1	$35,364.88	$1,355.53

Tutorial assistant

Effective from 31 January 2022

Honours or equivalent: quarter-time

Scale position	Full-time annual rate	Full-time fortnightly rate
8	$24,132.67	$925.00
7	$23,338.99	$894.58
6	$22,545.06	$864.15
5	$21,751.58	$833.74
4	$20,957.80	$803.31
3	$19,980.77	$765.86
2	$19,004.04	$728.42
1	$18,036.09	$691.32

Less than Honours: quarter-time

Scale position	Full-time annual rate	Full-time fortnightly rate
1	$15,781.36	$604.90

Effective from 1 January 2021

Honours or equivalent: quarter-time

Scale position	Full-time annual rate	Full-time fortnightly rate
8	$23,659.48	$906.87
7	$22,881.36	$877.04
6	$22,103.00	$847.21
5	$21,325.08	$817.39
4	$20,546.86	$787.56
3	$19,588.99	$750.84
2	$18,631.41	$714.14
1	$17,682.44	$677.77

Less than Honours: quarter-time

Scale position	Full-time annual rate	Full-time fortnightly rate
1	$15,781.36	$604.90

Academic staff salaries

Level E: Professor

Effective from 31 January 2022

Effective from 1 January 2021

Level D: Reader or Associate Professor

Effective from 31 January 2022

Effective from 1 January 2021

Level C: Senior Lecturer

Effective from 31 January 2022

Effective from 1 January 2021

Level B: Lecturer

Effective from 31 January 2022

Effective from 1 January 2021

Level A: Associate Lecturer

Effective from 31 January 2022

Effective from 1 January 2021

Tutorial fellow: half-time

Effective from 31 January 2022

Effective from 1 January 2021

Tutorial assistant

Effective from 31 January 2022

Honours or equivalent: quarter-time

Less than Honours: quarter-time

Effective from 1 January 2021

Honours or equivalent: quarter-time

Less than Honours: quarter-time

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