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Salary tables / RDA (NZRDA) CA 2026-2028 / Registrar

Registrar salary — RDA (NZRDA) CA 2026-2028

Full grid, years 1–10 by run category A–F, gross annual, full time.

In force · clause 8.2

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$170,169$151,097$134,830$118,691$105,029$95,209
Year 2$178,422$158,400$141,446$124,363$110,044$99,698
Year 3$186,616$165,778$147,778$130,013$115,126$104,149
Year 4$194,856$172,953$154,376$135,821$120,007$108,626
Year 5$202,988$180,255$160,749$141,373$125,083$113,065
Year 6$213,223$189,192$168,931$148,545$133,498$133,498
Year 7$223,332$198,376$176,870$155,609$138,651$138,651
Year 8$233,629$207,340$185,049$162,641$144,380$143,990
Year 9$243,818$216,387$193,040$169,806$150,720$149,550
Year 10$155,347$155,347

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$175,423$155,874$139,201$122,658$108,655$98,589
Year 2$183,883$163,360$145,982$128,472$113,795$103,191
Year 3$192,282$170,922$152,472$134,263$119,004$107,753
Year 4$200,728$178,277$159,235$140,217$124,007$112,342
Year 5$209,062$185,761$165,768$145,907$129,211$116,892
Year 6$219,554$194,922$174,154$153,258$137,835$137,835
Year 7$229,915$204,335$182,291$160,499$143,118$143,118
Year 8$240,470$213,523$190,675$167,708$148,990$148,589
Year 9$250,914$222,797$198,866$175,051$155,488$154,289
Year 10$160,230$160,230

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$134,830Year 2Year 3Year 4$154,376Year 5Year 6Year 7$176,870Year 8Year 9$193,040

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.