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)	$356,574.51	$13,667.46
ARC Laureate Fellow (ARCFEQ)	$356,574.51	$13,667.46
Australian Professorial Fellow (Step 2) (ARCAP2)	$162,664.00	$6,234.89
Future Fellow Step 3 (ARCFT3)	$180,442.61	$6,916.35

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)	$153,712.18	$5,891.77

Level	Full-time annual rate	Full-time fortnightly rate
Future Fellow Step 1 (ARCFT1)	$126,978.27	$4,867.06
Queen Elizabeth II Fellow (ARCQE2)	$121,307.00	$4,649.68