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Salary tables / RDA (NZRDA) CA 2026-2028 / House Officer

House Officer salary — RDA (NZRDA) CA 2026-2028

Full grid, years 1–3 by run category A–F, gross annual, full time.

In force · clause 8.3

Rates in effect now 3 August 2026

YearA
65+ hrs
B
60–64.9 hrs
C
55–59.9 hrs
D
50–54.9 hrs
E
45–49.9 hrs
F
40–44.9 hrs
Year 1$145,727$129,558$115,703$101,841$90,205$80,882
Year 2$154,020$136,910$122,220$107,514$95,173$85,379
Year 3$162,381$144,205$128,693$113,308$100,292$89,955

Uprate, applies from 2 August 2027

YearA
65+ hrs
B
60–64.9 hrs
C
55–59.9 hrs
D
50–54.9 hrs
E
45–49.9 hrs
F
40–44.9 hrs
Year 1$150,370$133,796$119,595$105,387$93,460$83,904
Year 2$158,871$141,333$126,275$111,202$98,552$88,514
Year 3$167,441$148,810$132,911$117,141$103,799$93,203

Category is set by expected average weekly rostered hours — how that works. Steps advance on service — how that works.

Category C, rates in effect now

Year 1$115,703Year 2Year 3$128,693

Source

Signed agreement, Health New Zealand · checked 3 September 2026

Online version published by NZRDA · checked 3 September 2026 — Salary tables agree digit-for-digit with the signed scan's OCR layer and with page images of pages 13, 14 and 16 of the signed PDF.