{"id":1850,"date":"2026-08-10T15:16:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T05:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caretakersaustralia.com.au\/medcare\/?page_id=1850"},"modified":"2026-09-07T21:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T11:40:15","slug":"salary-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/caretakersaustralia.com.au\/medcare\/salary-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Australian Healthcare Salary &amp; Rates Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1850\" class=\"elementor elementor-1850\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa3f96e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa3f96e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54d56c8\" data-id=\"54d56c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f3fa68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3f3fa68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n.mc-sg-hero {\r\n  background: #00b4a6;\r\n  padding: 64px 20px;\r\n  text-align: center;\r\n  margin: 0;\r\n  width: 100vw;\r\n  max-width: 100vw;\r\n  position: relative;\r\n  left: 50%;\r\n  right: 50%;\r\n  margin-left: -50vw;\r\n  margin-right: -50vw;\r\n  box-sizing: border-box;\r\n}\r\n.mc-sg-hero-inner { max-width: 900px; 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RN and EN agency rates; PCW hourly rates for aged care<\/li>\n      <li><strong>Permanent salary benchmarks:<\/strong> GP salary ranges by practice type and billing model; RN\/EN\/PCW permanent salary ranges<\/li>\n      <li>Aged care care-minute staffing cost modelling (RN, EN, PCW), covering both engagement types<\/li>\n      <li>IMG salary expectations for first-year Australian placements<\/li>\n      <li>Comparison: what on-hire \/ labour hire costs vs direct permanent hire<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n    <p class=\"mc-sg-updated\">Updated: June 2026<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c6f574 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c6f574\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d934e2\" data-id=\"1d934e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a99bfff elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a99bfff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n.mc-sg-who {\n  background: #F4F7F8;\n  padding: 40px 20px;\n  margin: 0;\n  width: 100vw;\n  max-width: 100vw;\n  position: relative;\n  left: 50%;\n  right: 50%;\n  margin-left: -50vw;\n  margin-right: -50vw;\n  box-sizing: border-box;\n}\n.mc-sg-who-inner { max-width: 900px; 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