Firefighters in NSW are the latest frontline workers to get a pay rise after their union struck a deal with the state government.
The Labor government has agreed to a 4.5 per cent pay rise for more than 6800 Fire and Rescue NSW staff.
On-call and permanent firefighters will get the raise after the agreement was reached with the Fire Brigade Employees' Union.
The deal breaks down to a four per cent pay and 0.5 superannuation increase.
There will also be a non-station-based allowance aimed at incentivising more training opportunities and clearer pathways to promotions.
After years of declining staff numbers, the government has set a target to employ 600 new permanent firefighters over the next eight years.
Emergency Services Minister Jihad Dib said the pay increase was in recognition of the important work firefighters did for the community.
"I am very pleased to have seen a negotiated agreement between FRNSW and the FBEU that, in addition to a significant pay rise, also heralds a renewed commitment to work together in order to achieve the best possible outcomes," he said on Friday.
"Whether it is responding to fires or accidents, FRNSW employees do a lot for the community and a pay rise is an important way of recognising and rewarding this work."
Labor has also recently struck pay deals with nurses' and teachers' unions after scrapping the former coalition government's public-sector wage cap, but other groups continue to hold out.
Paramedics have knocked back a four per cent pay rise, which they say fails to keep pace with inflation and does not recognise their increased skills and workloads.
