The Pay Rates Calculator helps you calculate base rates of pay and penalty rates for employees who were covered by transitional awards before 1 January 2010.
Rates for most other types of pre-modern awards are available through our PayCheck Plus application.
Important! From time to time we update pay rates in our pay tools. These updates could affect one or more modern awards. Employers should always subscribe to the pay rate updates for the awards that apply to them from the Pay rate updates page. You can also see a history of these updates going back to 1 July 2011.
Transitional arrangements and annual wage review
The Pay Rates Calculator takes into account the model transitional provisions in your modern awards.
The Pay Rates Calculator also allows for changes to pay and penalty rates resulting from Fair Work Australia’s annual wage review. Employers should check that they are paying the correct rates from 1 July each year.
Export function
Once you’ve calculated your base rates of pay and penalties, you can export the results to your payroll system or print a copy to keep a record.
Note: For NSW, SA, Queensland and Tasmanian employers who entered the national workplace relations system on 1 January 2011 more information is available at State system employers moving into the national workplace relations system.