Forensic and Scientific Services salaries

We offer our forensic and scientific staff a wide range of benefits and a competitive salary.

Health practitioner wage rates

The health practitioner wage rates apply to the following roles:

  • chemist
  • health physicist
  • laboratory technician
  • radiochemist
  • scientist.

How much you’ll get will depend on your classification and status. Read about our current health practitioner wage rates.

Medical officer wage rates

The medical officer wage rates apply to the following roles:

  • forensic odontologist
  • forensic pathologist
  • forensic physician.

How much you’ll get will depend on your classification and status. Read about our current medical officer wage rates.

Operational officer wage rates

The operational officer wage rates apply to mortuary assistant roles.

How much you’ll get will depend on your classification and status. Read about our current operational officer wage rates.

Nursing wage rates

The nursing wage rates apply to nursing roles.

How much you'll get will depend on your classification and status. Read about our current nursing wage rates.

Administrative wage rates

The general employees wage rates apply to administrative, professional and technical officers.

How much you'll get will depend on your classification and status. Read about our current general employees wage rates.

Super

We contribute up to 12.75% of your annual salary towards your super. You can use our chosen super fund our choose a different one.

Read more about superannuation on the Queensland Government website.

Salary packaging

Salary packaging is when you and your employer ‘package’ your salary into income and benefits. It’s also known as salary sacrifice. Read about salary packaging.

Last updated: 27 January 2023