Research staff (Australian Research Council) salaries

These salary schedules are effective from 1 January 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

Level	Full-time annual rate	Full-time fortnightly rate
ARC Federation Fellow Equivalent (ARCFLE)	$351,599.66	$13,476.78
ARC Laureate Fellow (ARCFEQ)	$351,599.66	$13,476.78
Australian Professorial Fellow (Step 2) (ARCAP2)	$162,664.00	$6,234.89
Future Fellow Step 3 (ARCFT3)	$178,833.09	$6,854.65

Level	Full-time annual rate	Full-time fortnightly rate
Australian Professorial Fellow (Step 1) (ARCAP1)	$140,610.00	$5,389.57
Future Fellow Step 2 (ARCFT2)	$152,341.09	$5,839.22

Level	Full-time annual rate	Full-time fortnightly rate
Future Fellow Step 1 (ARCFT1)	$125,845.63	$4,823.65
Queen Elizabeth II Fellow (ARCQE2)	$121,307.00	$4,649.68