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Wholetime Pay Rates

Fire Service Pay Scales (with effect from 1st July 2009)

Firefighter - Watch Manager

Role Basic Annual Basic Hourly Rate Overtime Rate
Firefighter      
Trainee 21,157 9.66 14.49
Development 22,038 10.06 15.09
Competent 28,199 12.88 19.32
Crew Manager      
Development 29,971 13.69 20.54
Competent 31,263 14.28 21.42
Watch Manager      
Development 31,940 14.58 21.87
Competent A 32,827 14.99 22.49
Competent B 34,961 15.96 23.94
Station Manager      
Development 36,365 16.60 24.90
Competent A 37,456 17.10 25.65
Competent B 40.109 18.31 27.47
Group Manager      
Development 41,881 19.12 N/A
Competent A 43,138 19.70 N/A
Competent B 46,428 21.20 N/A
Area Manager      
Development 49,167 22.45 N/A
Competent A 50,642 23.12 N/A
Competent B 53,934 24.63 N/A