You can earn a salary in the Air Force that compares very favourably to rates in the civilian world. There are endless opportunities to improve your base salary with the many financial incentives available to you. The longer you stay with us, the greater your potential is to be earning great pay.

Pay rise

Your salary will continue to increase based on competency level, rank and years of service. Or alternatively, gaining additional skills and undertaking further study may place you in a higher pay group. This means that you would move to another pay scale where, due to your skills and training, you would receive a higher pay rate regardless of your rank and years of service. Learn more

Being in the Air Force benefits you

But it's the benefits which really make the difference. You get full medical and dental cover, travel and leave entitlements, rental assistance and we even have a Home Purchase Assistance Scheme. We offer you all of this in recognition of the fact that you are a part of something so important to the future of our nation. Learn more