The biggest pay increase in more than a decade has been secured by a state's nurses and midwives in what has been billed as nation-leading wages.
Queensland nurses are set to be the highest paid in the country after an agreement with their union and the state government clinched an 11 per cent wage increase over three years following months of talks.
The "bargaining consensus" was reached with Queensland Industrial Relations Commission assistance after pay negotiations initially broke down, leading to about 45,000 workers taking part in industrial action.
A 13 per cent pay rise over three years was initially sought by the Queensland Nurses and Midwives' Union when enterprise bargaining talks began in January.
However the 11 per cent increase will mark the biggest wage increase for the state nurses and midwives since 2012.
"This has been a long journey for our members," union secretary Sarah Beaman said.
"After months of industrial action and hundreds of hours of negotiations, we've secured an offer that better respects the work nurses and midwives do every day across Queensland Health.
"We are incredibly proud of the fight we have waged to secure this significantly improved offer."
The offer included a new pay point for registered nurses and midwives, raising the earning potential for more than 23 per cent of union members, she said.
It also features overtime paid at double time for all shift workers, 14 weeks of paid parental leave and 10 days of domestic violence leave.
"This is a tremendous victory for nurses and midwives," Health Minister Tim Nicholls said on Friday.
"We conducted 33 rounds of bargaining before we went to conciliation, and had 13 meetings during that conciliation process.
"The negotiations have been robust and there have been differences but with a sensible approach we've been able to meet and come to (an agreement)."
The union will decide whether to vote on the deal after feedback sessions set to be held next week.
"This is a deal that better respects nurses and midwives and will support Queensland Health services in recruiting and retaining our workforce," Ms Beaman said.
"It took more than 150 hours of bargaining and 13 intensive conciliation sessions ... but we have reached a bargaining consensus and secured an offer with significant improvements."
Queensland nurses and midwives are set to become the country's highest paid overtaking Victoria where public sector nurses and midwives voted to endorse a 28.4 per cent wage increase by November 2027.
