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Theatre Nurse salary in Australia

Median base salary
$72,875
per year before tax
Market data · 8 salary reports
Updated 23 July 2026
$60,000 · 10th percentile$72,875 median$82,500 · 90th percentile
What you’d actually keep
$59,035per year after tax

Take-home on the median Theatre Nurse salary of $72,875 — after $12,383 income tax and $1,458 Medicare levy (2026–27 resident, no HECS, private hospital cover).

Weekly
$1,135
Fortnightly
$2,271
Monthly
$4,920
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What companies pay

Reported total pay for Theatre Nurse roles by employer — medians include bonuses and other cash compensation, so they sit above base-salary figures.

Total pay (base + bonus) for Theatre Nurse roles, per employer — market estimates, annualised
CompanyMedian total payTypical range
Sidra Medicine★ 3.1$180,901$174,429 – $187,373
Northern NSW Local Health District★ 3.6$112,612$108,245 – $116,959
Nomad Health★ 3.4$99,334$95,540 – $103,147
Gorilla Jobs★ 3.8$98,820$94,631 – $103,009
Mercy Health★ 3.4$88,076$83,893 – $92,258
AustCorp Executive★ 4.8$82,667$79,138 – $86,195
St John of God Health Care★ 3.7$80,119$77,096 – $83,142
St. Vincent's Hospital★ 3.7$79,902$76,246 – $83,558
Chris O’Brien Lifehouse★ 3.5$77,084$74,100 – $80,068
Health Staff Solutions★ 5.0$72,485$71,220 – $73,750
Healthscope★ 2.7$71,935$69,458 – $74,412
Prince of Wales Hospital Foundation★ 3.8$71,775$69,170 – $74,380
St Vincent's Health Australia★ 3.7$70,000$60,000 – $80,000
Ramsay Health Care★ 3.1$65,430$62,762 – $68,099
Calvary Central Care★ 2.0$59,865$57,572 – $62,158
Epworth HealthCare★ 3.6$49,711$47,874 – $51,547

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Salary figures are market estimates built from third-party data and community submissions — they show what the market pays, not what any individual employer will offer. Take-home figures are 2026–27 estimates for an Australian resident with private hospital cover and no HECS debt. General information only — not financial or tax advice.