Management and academic staff salary loadings

This salary schedule is effective for The University of Queensland Enterprise Agreement 2021 - 2026.

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

Management loadings

Head of School and Associate Dean positions normally attract payment of a management loading in addition to base salary.

When a staff member receives a market loading due to their appointment to one of the roles listed here, this market loading should be considered in determining the amount of the management loading paid to the staff member.

The management loading amounts listed here are provided as a guide to assist in determining an appropriate loading for these positions.

A staff member would normally act in a Head of School role for more than 2 months before receiving the loading outlined.

Loading	Full-time annual rate	Full-time fortnightly rate
Head of School	$30,000	$1149.90
Associate Dean	$30,000	$1149.90
Acting Head of School	$25,000	$958.25

Academic loadings

These academic loadings are consistent with the:

Effective from 10 August 2024

Loading description	Full-time annual rate	Full-time fortnightly rate
Professorial merit loading	$28,096.07	$1,076.92
Clinical Loading	$35,784.85	$1,371.63
Para-clinical Loading	$23,884.74	$915.50
Pre-clinical Loading	$17,919.17	$686.84
Dental Loading	$17,919.17	$686.84

Effective from 10 February 2024

Loading description	Full-time annual rate	Full-time fortnightly rate
Professorial merit loading	$27,545.21	$1,055.80
Clinical Loading	$35,083.22	$1,344.72
Para-clinical Loading	$23,416.30	$897.54
Pre-clinical Loading	$17,567.86	$673.37
Dental Loading	$17,567.86	$673.37

Effective from 5 December 2022

Loading description	Full-time annual rate	Full-time fortnightly rate
Professorial merit loading	$27,005.11	$1,035.10
Clinical Loading	$34,395.31	$1,318.36
Para-clinical Loading	$22,957.16	$879.94
Pre-clinical Loading	$17,223.39	$660.17
Dental Loading	$17,223.39	$660.17