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 3 July 2023

Step Salary Annual Fortnightly Hourly
Assistant Educator
Step 01 AEDU$53,319$2,044.18$27.26
Step 02 AEDU$54,324$2,082.71$27.77
Step 03 AEDU$55,339$2,121.62$28.29
Step 04 AEDU$56,351$2,160.42$28.81
Assistant Director
Step 01 ASDIR$70,348$2,697.05$35.96
Step 02 ASDIR$71,149$2,727.76$36.37
Step 03 ASDIR$72,646$2,785.15$37.14
Step 04 ASDIR$75,636$2,899.78$38.66
Director
Step 01 DIRCC$87,591$3,358.12$44.78
Step 02 DIRCC$89,317$3,424.29$45.66
Step 03 DIRCC$93,796$3,596.01$47.95
Step 04 DIRCC$97,108$3,722.99$49.64
Early Childhood Teacher
Step 01 ECTER$67,037$2,570.11$34.27
Step 02 ECTER$69,652$2,670.36$35.60
Step 03 ECTER$71,489$2,740.79$36.54
Step 04 ECTER$74,876$2,870.65$38.28
Food Coordinator
Step 01 FCOOR$54,482$2,088.77$27.85
Step 02 FCOOR$55,373$2,122.93$28.31
Kitchen Assistant
Step 01 KAS$54,033$2,071.55$27.62
Qualified Educator
Step 01 QEDU$63,511$2,434.93$32.47
Step 02 QEDU$64,836$2,485.73$33.14
Step 03 QEDU$66,355$2,543.96$33.92
Step 04 QEDU$67,903$2,603.31$34.71
Senior Educator
Step 01 SEDU$57,809$2,216.32$29.55
Step 02 SEDU$59,527$2,282.19$30.43