Building, engineering and maintenance services stream wage rates

About these wage rates

The wage rates below are taken from Schedule 1 of the Queensland Health Building, Engineering & Maintenance Services Certified Agreement (No.8) 2022 (BEMS8), found on the Awards, agreements and orders page on the Queensland Health careers site.

Wage rates may differ if the corresponding Queensland Health Award wage rates are more favourable than the Agreement rates. This occurs due to the clause within the Agreements which prescribes: It is a term of this Agreement that no person covered by this Agreement will receive a rate of pay which is less than the corresponding rate of pay in the relevant parent award. Employees are paid the higher of the Award rates or the Agreement rates.

Wage rates from 1 September 2022

ClassificationPay pointPer WeekPer fortnightPer annumPer hour 76 hoursCasual rate
ApprenticeAP1.1$732.20$1,464.40$38,205$19.2684$23.7001
AP2.1$860.60$1,721.20$44,905$22.6474$27.8563
AP3.1$989.00$1,978.00$51,605$26.0263$32.0123
AP4.1$1,181.60$2,363.20$61,654$31.0947$38.2465
HBEA13 $1,133.80$2,267.60$59,160$29.8368$36.6993
HBEA12 $1,175.30$2,350.60$61,325$30.9289$38.0425
HBEA11 $1,237.80$2,475.60$64,587$32.5737$40.0657
Engine Drivers $1,310.00$2,620.00$68,354$34.4737$42.4027
HBEA10 $1,310.00$2,620.00$68,354$34.4737$42.4027
HBEA9 $1,369.20$2,738.40$71,443$36.0316$44.3189
HBEA8 $1,430.70$2,861.40$74,652$37.6500$46.3095
HBEA7 $1,523.60$3,047.20$79,499$40.0947$49.3165
HBEA6 $1,616.20$3,232.40$84,331$42.5316$52.3139
HBEA5 $1,709.20$3,418.40$89,184$44.9789$55.3240
HBEA4 $1,740.20$3,480.40$90,801$45.7947$56.3275
HBEA3 $1,802.00$3,604.00$94,026$47.4211$58.3280

Wage rates from 1 September 2023

Classification Pay point Per Week Per fortnight Per annum Per hour 76 hours Casual rate
Apprentice AP1.1 $761.00$1,522.00$39,708$20.0263$24.6323
AP2.1 $894.70$1,789.40$46,684$23.5447$28.9600
AP3.1 $1,028.30$2,056.60$53,655$27.0605$33.2844
AP4.1 $1,228.80$2,457.60$64,117$32.3368$39.7743
HBEA13  $1,179.20$2,358.40$61,529$31.0316$38.1689
HBEA12  $1,222.30$2,444.60$63,778$32.1658$39.5639
HBEA11  $1,287.30$2,574.60$67,169$33.8763$41.6678
Engine Drivers  $1,362.40$2,724.80$71,088$35.8526$44.0987
HBEA10  $1,362.40$2,724.80$71,088$35.8526$44.0987
HBEA9  $1,424.00$2,848.00$74,302$37.4737$46.0927
HBEA8  $1,487.90$2,975.80$77,636$39.1553$48.1610
HBEA7  $1,584.50$3,169.00$82,677$41.6974$51.2878
HBEA6  $1,680.80$3,361.60$87,702$44.2316$54.4049
HBEA5  $1,777.60$3,555.20$92,753$46.7789$57.5380
HBEA4  $1,809.80$3,619.60$94,433$47.6263$58.5803
HBEA3 $1,874.10$3,748.20$97,788$49.3184$60.6616

Wage rates from 1 September 2024

Classification Pay point Per Week Per fortnight Per annum Per hour 76 hours Casual rate
Apprentice AP1.1 $783.50$1,567.00$40,882$20.6184$25.3606
AP2.1 $921.20$1,842.40$48,067$24.2421$29.8178
AP3.1 $1,059.00$2,118.00$55,257$27.8684$34.2781
AP4.1 $1,265.60$2,531.20$66,037$33.3053$40.9655
HBEA13  $1,214.60$2,429.20$63,376$31.9632$39.3147
HBEA12  $1,259.00$2,518.00$65,693$33.1316$40.7519
HBEA11  $1,325.90$2,651.80$69,184$34.8921$42.9173
Engine Drivers  $1,403.30$2,806.60$73,222$36.9289$45.4225
HBEA10  $1,403.30$2,806.60$73,222$36.9289$45.4225
HBEA9  $1,466.70$2,933.40$76,530$38.5974$47.4748
HBEA8  $1,532.50$3,065.00$79,964$40.3289$49.6045
HBEA7  $1,632.00$3,264.00$85,155$42.9474$52.8253
HBEA6  $1,731.20$3,462.40$90,332$45.5579$56.0362
HBEA5  $1,830.90$3,661.80$95,534$48.1816$59.2634
HBEA4  $1,864.10$3,728.20$97,266$49.0553$60.3380
HBEA3 $1,930.30$3,860.60$100,720$50.7974$62.4808

Casual wage rates from 23 September 2024

Classification Pay point Casual rate
Apprentice AP1.1 $25.7730
AP2.1 $30.3026
AP3.1 $34.8355
AP4.1 $41.6316
HBEA13  $39.9540
HBEA12  $41.4145
HBEA11  $43.6151
Engine Drivers  $43.6151
HBEA10  $46.1611
HBEA9  $48.2468
HBEA8  $50.4111
HBEA7  $53.6843
HBEA6  $56.9474
HBEA5  $60.2270
HBEA4  $61.3191
HBEA3 $63.4968

Last updated: 17 September 2026