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What Theatre Nurses Actually Take Home in 2026

Public vs private, the honest version. Real take-home numbers, no spin.

We're Paul and Kate, and we've spent over twenty years placing theatre nurses across Australian and New Zealand private hospitals.

 

Every week someone asks us the same question: will I go backwards if I move from public to private?

 

So we pulled the 2026 numbers apart and put the honest answer in one free guide.

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What's Inside 

The take-home comparison: public, NFP private and day hospital, side by side, with the numbers that actually matter

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  • Why "private pays less" is now out of date, and what changed in 2026

  • The three levers that decide your real pay (most nurses only ever look at one)

  • Five rules for negotiating a private offer, from people who do it every week

  • For NZ nurses: what the move to Australia really looks like, costs and downsides included

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