Human Resources

Childcare rates

Further information

  • Salary scales
  • Childcare-Agreement-2015

Childcare salary scales are in accordance with the current University of Western Australia Child Care Employees’ Collective Agreement.

Rates effective as of 4 July 2022

Step Salary Annual Fortnightly Hourly
Assistant Educator
Step 01 AEDU$51,616$1,978.90$26.39
Step 02 AEDU$52,589$2,016.19$26.88
Step 03 AEDU$53,571$2,053.83$27.38
Step 04 AEDU$54,551$2,091.43$27.89
Assistant Director
Step 01 ASDIR$68,101$2,610.89$34.81
Step 02 ASDIR$68,876$2,640.62$35.21
Step 03 ASDIR$70,325$2,696.17$35.95
Step 04 ASDIR$73,220$2,807.16$37.43
Director
Step 01 DIRCC$84,793$3,250.86$43.34
Step 02 DIRCC$86,464$3,314.90$44.20
Step 03 DIRCC$90,800$3,481.14$46.42
Step 04 DIRCC$94,006$3,604.07$48.05
Early Childhood Teacher
Step 01 ECTER$64,895$2,487.99$33.17
Step 02 ECTER$67,427$2,585.05$34.47
Step 03 ECTER$69,205$2,653.23$35.38
Step 04 ECTER$72,484$2,778.94$37.05
Food Coordinator
Step 01 FCOOR$52,742$2,022.06$26.96
Step 02 FCOOR$53,604$2,055.09$27.40
Kitchen Assistant
Step 01 KAS$52,307$2,005.39$26.74
Qualified Educator
Step 01 QEDU$61,482$2,357.14$31.43
Step 02 QEDU$62,765$2,406.33$32.08
Step 03 QEDU$64,235$2,462.68$32.84
Step 04 QEDU$65,734$2,520.15$33.60
Senior Educator
Step 01 SEDU$55,962$2,145.51$28.61
Step 02 SEDU$57,625$2,209.26$29.46