Previous Personnel Support Package rates

Personnel Support Packages

For funding commencing 2027

Table 1: Personnel Support Packages for funding commencing in 2027

Package	$ Per annum
PSP1 – Technical support – non-graduate personnel	65,200
PSP2 – Junior graduate research assistant; or junior graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or junior data manager/ data analyst	81,413
PSP3 – Experienced graduate research assistant/ junior postdoctoral research officer; or experienced graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or experienced data manager/ analyst (Note: A PSP3 at 50% may be claimed for postgraduate students supported on NHMRC research grants)	89,523
PSP4 – Experienced postdoctoral researcher (that is, a researcher who may be considered as a named investigator on the research application and/or approaching the Investigator Grant Emerging Leadership 2 level or equivalent), or clinician without specialist qualifications	105,737
PSP5 – Senior experienced postdoctoral researcher (that is, a researcher who would normally be considered as a named investigator on the research application and is more than 10yrs post-doctoral and/or would be expected to have applied for or held an NHMRC CDF, Investigator Grant Emerging Leadership 2 or equivalent)	113,845

For funding commencing 2026

Table 2: Personnel Support Packages for funding commencing in 2026

Package	$ Per annum
PSP1 – Technical support – non-graduate personnel	63,859
PSP2 – Junior graduate research assistant; or junior graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or junior data manager/ data analyst	79,739
PSP3 – Experienced graduate research assistant/ junior postdoctoral research officer; or experienced graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or experienced data manager/ analyst (Note: A PSP3 at 50% may be claimed for postgraduate students supported on NHMRC research grants)	87,681
PSP4 – Experienced postdoctoral researcher (that is, a researcher who may be considered as a named investigator on the research application and/or approaching the Investigator Grant Emerging Leadership 2 level or equivalent), or clinician without specialist qualifications	103,562
PSP5 – Senior experienced postdoctoral researcher (that is, a researcher who would normally be considered as a named investigator on the research application and is more than 10yrs post-doctoral and/or would be expected to have applied for or held an NHMRC CDF, Investigator Grant Emerging Leadership 2 or equivalent)	111,503

For funding commencing 2025

Table 3: Personnel Support Packages for funding commencing 2025

Package	$ Per annum
PSP1 - Technical support - non-graduate personnel	61,819
PSP2 - Junior graduate research assistant; or junior graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or junior data manager/ data analyst	77,191
PSP3 - Experienced graduate research assistant/junior postdoctoral research officer; or experienced graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or experienced data manager/analyst (Note: A PSP3 at 50% may be claimed for postgraduate students supported on NHMRC research grants)	84,880
PSP4 - Experienced postdoctoral researcher (that is, a researcher who may be considered as a named investigator on the research application and/or approaching the Investigator Grant Emerging Leadership 2 level or equivalent), or clinician without specialist qualifications	100,254
PSP5 - Senior experienced postdoctoral researcher (that is, a researcher who would normally be considered as a named investigator on the research application and is more than 10 years post-doctoral and/or would be expected to have applied for or held an NHMRC CDF, Investigator Grant Emerging Leadership 2 or equivalent)	107,941

For funding commencing 2024

Table 4: Personnel Support Packages for funding commencing 2024

Package	$ Per annum
PSP1 - Technical support - non-graduate personnel (Note: A PSP1 at 50% may be claimed for postgraduate students supported on NHMRC research grants)	60,018
PSP2 - Junior graduate research assistant; or junior graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or junior data manager/ data analyst	74,943
PSP3 - Experienced graduate research assistant/junior postdoctoral research officer; or experienced graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or experienced data manager/analyst	82,408
PSP4 - Experienced postdoctoral researcher (that is, a researcher who may be considered as a named investigator on the research application and/or approaching the Investigator Grant Emerging Leadership 2 level or equivalent), or clinician without specialist qualifications	97,334
PSP5 - Senior experienced postdoctoral researcher (that is, a researcher who would normally be considered as a named investigator on the research application and is more than 10 years post-doctoral and/or would be expected to have applied for or held an NHMRC CDF, Investigator Grant Emerging Leadership 2 or equivalent)	104,797

For funding commencing 2023

Table 5: Personnel Support Packages for funding commencing 2023

Package	$ Per annum
PSP1 - Technical support - non-graduate personnel (Note: A PSP1 at 50% may be claimed for postgraduate students supported on NHMRC research grants)	59,015
PSP2 - Junior graduate research assistant; or junior graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or junior data manager/ data analyst	73,690
PSP3 - Experienced graduate research assistant/junior postdoctoral research officer; or experienced graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or experienced data manager/analyst	81,030
PSP4 - Experienced postdoctoral researcher (that is, a researcher who may be considered as a named investigator on the research application and/or approaching the Investigator Grant Emerging Leadership 2 level or equivalent), or clinician without specialist qualifications	95,707
PSP5 - Senior experienced postdoctoral researcher (that is, a researcher who would normally be considered as a named investigator on the research application and is more than 10 years post-doctoral and/or would be expected to have applied for or held an NHMRC CDF, Investigator Grant Emerging Leadership 2 or equivalent)	103,045

For funding commencing 2022

Table 6: Personnel Support Packages for funding commencing 2022

Package	$ Per annum
PSP1 - Technical support - non-graduate personnel (Note: A PSP1 at 50% may be claimed for postgraduate students supported on NHMRC research grants)	58,373
PSP2 - Junior graduate research assistant; or junior graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or junior data manager/data analyst	72,888
PSP3 - Experienced graduate research assistant/junior postdoctoral research officer; or experienced graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or experienced data manager/analyst	80,148
PSP4 - Experienced postdoctoral researcher (that is, a researcher who may be considered as a named investigator on the research application and/or approaching the Investigator Grant Emerging Leadership 2 level or equivalent), or clinician without specialist qualifications	94,666
PSP5 - Senior experienced postdoctoral researcher (that is, a researcher who would normally be considered as a named investigator on the research application and is more than 10yrs post-doctoral and/or would be expected to have applied for or held an NHMRC CDF, Investigator Grant Emerging Leadership 2 or equivalent)	101,924

For funding commencing 2021

Table 7: Personnel Support Packages for funding commencing 2021

Package	$ Per annum
PSP1 - Technical support - non-graduate personnel (Note: A PSP1 at 50% may be claimed for postgraduate students supported on NHMRC research grants)	57,567
PSP2 - Junior graduate research assistant; or junior graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or junior data manager/data analyst	71,882
PSP3 - Experienced graduate research assistant/junior postdoctoral research officer; or experienced graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or experienced data manager/analyst	79,041
PSP4 - Experienced postdoctoral researcher (that is, a researcher who may be considered as a named investigator on the research application and/or approaching the Investigator Grant Emerging Leadership 2 level or equivalent), or clinician without specialist qualifications	93,359
PSP5 - Senior experienced postdoctoral researcher (that is, a researcher who would normally be considered as a named investigator on the research application and is more than 10yrs post-doctoral and/or would be expected to have applied for or held an NHMRC CDF, Investigator Grant Emerging Leadership 2 or equivalent)	100,517

For funding commencing 2020

Table 8: Personnel Support Packages for funding commencing 2020

Package	$ Per annum
PSP1 - Technical support - non-graduate personnel (Note: A PSP1 at 50% may be claimed for postgraduate students supported on NHMRC research grants)	56,772
PSP2 - Junior graduate research assistant; or junior graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or junior data manager/ data analyst	70,890
PSP3 - Experienced graduate research assistant/ junior postdoctoral research officer; or experienced graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or experienced data manager/ analyst	77,950
PSP4 - Experienced postdoctoral researcher (that is, a researcher who may be considered as a named investigator on the research application and/or approaching the NHMRC CDF scheme or equivalent), or clinician without specialist qualifications	92,070
PSP5 - Senior experienced postdoctoral researcher (that is, a researcher who would normally be considered as a named investigator on the research application and is more than 10yrs post-doctoral and/or would be expected to have applied for or held an NHMRC CDF (formerly CDA) or equivalent)	99,129

For funding commencing 2019

Table 9: Personnel Support Packages for funding commencing 2019

Package	$ Per annum
PSP1 - Technical support - non-graduate personnel	55,933
PSP2 - Junior graduate research assistant; or junior graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or junior data manager/data analyst	69,842
PSP3 - Experienced graduate research assistant/junior postdoctoral research officer; or experienced graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or experienced data manager/analyst	76,798
PSP4 - Experienced postdoctoral researcher (i.e., a researcher who may be considered as a named investigator on the research application and/or approaching the NHMRC CDF scheme or equivalent), or clinician without specialist qualifications	90,709
PSP5 - Senior experienced postdoctoral researcher (i.e., a researcher who would normally be considered as a named investigator on the research application and is more than 10yrs post-doctoral and/or would be expected to have applied for or held an NHMRC CDF (formerly CDA) or equivalent)	97,664

For funding commencing 2018

Table 10: Personnel Support Packages for funding commencing 2018

Package	$ Per annum
PSP1 - Technical support - non-graduate personnel	55,161
PSP2 - Junior graduate research assistant; or junior graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or junior data manager/data analyst	68,878
PSP3 - Experienced graduate research assistant/junior postdoctoral research officer; or experienced graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or experienced data manager/analyst	75,738
PSP4 - Experienced postdoctoral researcher (i.e., a researcher who may be considered as a named investigator on the research application and/or approaching the NHMRC CDF scheme or equivalent), or clinician without specialist qualifications	89,457
PSP5 - Senior experienced postdoctoral researcher (i.e., a researcher who would normally be considered as a named investigator on the research application and is more than 10yrs post-doctoral and/or would be expected to have applied for or held an NHMRC CDF (formerly CDA) or equivalent)	96,316

For funding commencing 2017

Table 11: Personnel Support Packages for funding commencing 2017

Package	$ Per annum
PSP1 - Technical support - non-graduate personnel	54,399
PSP2 - Junior graduate research assistant; or junior graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or junior data manager/data analyst	67,927
PSP3 - Experienced graduate research assistant/junior postdoctoral research officer; or experienced graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or experienced data manager/analyst	74,692
PSP4 - Experienced postdoctoral researcher (i.e., a researcher who may be considered as a named investigator on the research application and/or approaching the NHMRC CDF scheme or equivalent), or clinician without specialist qualifications	88,222
PSP5 - Senior experienced postdoctoral researcher (i.e., a researcher who would normally be considered as a named investigator on the research application and is more than 10yrs post-doctoral and/or would be expected to have applied for or held an NHMRC CDF (formerly CDA) or equivalent)	94,986

For funding commencing 2016

Table 12: Personnel Support Packages for funding commencing 2016

Package	$ Per annum
PSP1 - Technical support - non-graduate personnel	53,648
PSP2 - Junior graduate research assistant; or junior graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or junior data manager/data analyst	66,989
PSP3 - Experienced graduate research assistant/junior postdoctoral research officer; or experienced graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or experienced data manager/analyst	73,661
PSP4 - Experienced postdoctoral researcher (i.e., a researcher who may be considered as a named investigator on the research application and/or approaching the NHMRC CDF scheme or equivalent), or clinician without specialist qualifications	87,004
PSP5 - Senior experienced postdoctoral researcher (i.e., a researcher who would normally be considered as a named investigator on the research application and is more than 10yrs post-doctoral and/or would be expected to have applied for or held an NHMRC CDF (formerly CDA) or equivalent)	93,675

For funding commencing 2015

Table 13: Personnel Support Packages for funding commencing 2015

Package	$ Per annum
PSP1 - Technical support - non-graduate personnel	52,699
PSP2 - Junior graduate research assistant; or junior graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or junior data manager/data analyst	65,805
PSP3 - Experienced graduate research assistant/junior postdoctoral research officer; or experienced graduate nurse, midwife or allied health professional; or experienced data manager/analyst	72,359
PSP4 - Experienced postdoctoral researcher (i.e., a researcher who may be considered as a named investigator on the research application and/or approaching the NHMRC CDF scheme or equivalent), or clinician without specialist qualifications	85,466
PSP5 - Senior experienced postdoctoral researcher (i.e., a researcher who would normally be considered as a named investigator on the research application and is more than 10yrs post doctoral and/or would be expected to have applied for or held an NHMRC CDF (formerly CDA) or equivalent)	92,019

For funding commencing 2014

Table 14: Personnel Support Packages for funding commencing 2014

Package	$ Per annum
PSP1 - Technical support - non-graduate personnel	51,818
PSP2 - Junior graduate research assistant	64,705
PSP3 - Experienced graduate research assistant/Junior postdoctoral research officer	71,149
PSP4 - Experienced postdoctoral researcher (i.e., a researcher who would normally be considered as a named investigator on the research application and/or approaching the NHMRC CDF (formerly CDA) scheme or equivalent	84,037
PSP5 - Senior experienced postdoctoral researcher (i.e., a researcher who would normally be considered as a named investigator on the research application and is more than 10yrs post doctoral and/or would be expected to have applied for or held an NHMRC CDF (formerly CDA) or equivalent)	90,481

Note: An annual indexation may be applied to the Personnel Support Packages.

Use of all grant funds must comply with the NHMRC Funding Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Administering Institution. See more information on the NHMRC Funding Agreement.

For funding commencing in 2028 see Personnel and Salary Support Packages.