Pay guides
Annual wage review – 1 February 2021 changes
From 1 February 2021, new minimum wages in the retail, accommodation, food services and a range of other industries increase by 1.75%.
Use our Pay guides or Pay Calculator
to find the new rates and allowances.
For more information, visit The Commission's announcement of a 1.75% increase to minimum wages.
Changes to casual and overtime award clauses
The Fair Work Commission has updated the casual and overtime clauses in most awards. The updates start from the first full pay period on or after 20 November 2020. See Updates to casual and overtime clauses in most awards to find out which awards are affected and what it means for you.
There are new versions of awards being released throughout 2020.
Check out Changes to awards in 2020 for more information.
Browse the full list of pay guides to access the one that applies to you.
The pay guides have the current minimum pay rates for full-time, part-time and casual employees in an award. They also include all the monetary allowances and the most frequently used penalty rates for each classification.
Pay guides don’t apply when a business has a registered agreement and the employee is covered by it.
You can also find current pay rates, and pay rates from past years, by using our Pay Calculator.
Every award has information about who is covered by it. You can visit the Awards page if you’re not sure which one applies to you.
A – Z list of awards
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services Award [MA000115] Pay Guide 
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Aged Care Award [MA000018] Pay Guide
Aircraft Cabin Crew Award [MA000047] Pay Guide
Airline Operations - Ground Staff Award [MA000048] Pay Guide
Air Pilots Award [MA000046] Pay Guide
Airport Employees Award [MA000049] Pay Guide
Alpine Resorts Award [MA000092] Pay Guide
Aluminium Industry Award [MA000060] Pay Guide
Ambulance and Patient Transport Industry Award [MA000098] Pay Guide
Amusement, Events and Recreation Award [MA000080] Pay Guide
Animal Care and Veterinary Services Award [MA000118] Pay Guide
Aquaculture Industry Award [MA000114] Pay Guide
Architects Award [MA000079] Pay Guide
Asphalt Industry Award [MA000054] Pay Guide
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Banking, Finance and Insurance Award [MA000019] Pay Guide
Black Coal Mining Industry Award [MA000001] Pay Guide
Book Industry Award [MA000078] Pay Guide
Broadcasting, Recorded Entertainment and Cinemas Award [MA000091] Pay Guide
Building and Construction General On-site Award [MA000020] Pay Guide
Business Equipment Award [MA000021] Pay Guide
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Car Parking Award [MA000095] Pay Guide
Cement, Lime and Quarrying Award [MA000055] Pay Guide
Cemetery Industry Award [MA000070] Pay Guide
Children's Services Award [MA000120] Pay Guide
Cleaning Services Award [MA000022] Pay Guide
Clerks - Private Sector Award [MA000002] Pay Guide
Coal Export Terminals Award [MA000045] Pay Guide
Commercial Sales Award [MA000083] Pay Guide
Concrete Products Award [MA000056] Pay Guide
Contract Call Centres Award [MA000023] Pay Guide
Corrections and Detention (Private Sector) Award [MA000110] Pay Guide
Cotton Ginning Award [MA000024] Pay Guide
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Dredging Industry Award [MA000085] Pay Guide
Dry Cleaning and Laundry Industry Award [MA000096] Pay Guide
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Educational Services (Post-Secondary Education) Award [MA000075] Pay Guide
Educational Services (Schools) General Staff Award [MA000076] Pay Guide
Educational Services (Teachers) Award [MA000077] Pay Guide
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Contracting Award [MA000025] Pay Guide
Electrical Power Industry Award [MA000088] Pay Guide
F
Fast Food Industry Award [MA000003] Pay Guide Sunday penalty rates in the Fast Food Award are changing as a result of a Fair Work Commission Decision. You can find the updated rates in the pay guide. Visit our Penalty rates changes page for more information.
Fire Fighting Industry Award [MA000111] Pay Guide
Fitness Industry Award [MA000094] Pay Guide
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing Award [MA000073] Pay Guide
Funeral Industry Award [MA000105] Pay Guide
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Gardening and Landscaping Services Award [MA000101] Pay Guide
Gas Industry Award [MA000061] Pay Guide
General Retail Industry Award [MA000004] Pay Guide Certain penalty rates in the Retail Award are changing as a result of a Fair Work Commission decision. You can find the updated rates in the pay guide. Visit our Penalty rates changes page for more information.
Graphic Arts, Printing and Publishing Award [MA000026] Pay Guide
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Hair and Beauty Industry Award [MA000005] Pay Guide
Health Professionals and Support Services Award [MA000027] Pay Guide
Higher Education Industry - Academic Staff - Award [MA000006] Pay Guide
Higher Education Industry - General Staff - Award [MA000007] Pay Guide
Horse and Greyhound Training Award [MA000008] Pay Guide
Horticulture Award [MA000028] Pay Guide
Hospitality Industry (General) Award [MA000009] Pay Guide Sunday penalty rates in the Hospitality Award are changing as a result of a Fair Work Commission Decision. You can find the updated rates in the pay guide. Visit our Penalty rates changes page for more information.
Hydrocarbons Field Geologists Award [MA000064] Pay Guide
Hydrocarbons Industry (Upstream) Award [MA000062] Pay Guide
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Joinery and Building Trades Award [MA000029] Pay Guide
Journalists Published Media Award [MA000067] Pay Guide
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Labour Market Assistance Industry Award [MA000099] Pay Guide
Legal Services Award [MA000116] Pay Guide
Live Performance Award [MA000081] Pay Guide
Local Government Industry Award [MA000112] Pay Guide
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Mannequins and Models Award [MA000117] Pay Guide
Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award [MA000010] Pay Guide
Marine Tourism and Charter Vessels Award [MA000093] Pay Guide
Marine Towage Award [MA000050] Pay Guide
Maritime Offshore Oil and Gas Award [MA000086] Pay Guide
Market and Social Research Award [MA000030] Pay Guide
Meat Industry Award [MA000059] Pay Guide
Medical Practitioners Award [MA000031] Pay Guide
Mining Industry Award [MA000011] Pay Guide
Miscellaneous Award [MA000104] Pay Guide
Mobile Crane Hiring Award [MA000032] Pay Guide
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Nursery Award [MA000033] Pay Guide
Nurses Award [MA000034] Pay Guide
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Oil Refining and Manufacturing Award [MA000072] Pay Guide
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Passenger Vehicle Transportation Award [MA000063] Pay Guide
Pastoral Award [MA000035] Pay Guide
Pest Control Industry Award [MA000097] Pay Guide
Pharmaceutical Industry Award [MA000069] Pay Guide
Pharmacy Industry Award [MA000012] Pay Guide Sunday penalty rates in the Pharmacy Award are changing as a result of a Fair Work Commission Decision. You can find the updated rates in the pay guide. Visit our Penalty rates changes page for more information.
Plumbing and Fire Sprinklers Award [MA000036] Pay Guide
Port Authorities Award [MA000051] Pay Guide
Ports, Harbours and Enclosed Water Vessels Award [MA000052] Pay Guide
Poultry Processing Award [MA000074] Pay Guide
Premixed Concrete Award [MA000057] Pay Guide
Professional Diving Industry (Industrial) Award [MA000108] Pay Guide
Professional Diving Industry (Recreational) Award [MA000109] Pay Guide
Professional Employees Award [MA000065] Pay Guide
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Racing Clubs Events Award [MA000013] Pay Guide
Racing Industry Ground Maintenance Award [MA000014] Pay Guide
Rail Industry Award [MA000015] Pay Guide
Real Estate Industry Award [MA000106] Pay Guide
Registered and Licensed Clubs Award [MA000058] Pay Guide
Restaurant Industry Award [MA000119] Pay Guide
Looking for the Retail Award? It's actually called "General Retail Industry Award" and it's listed under G, but here is a quick link to it: General Retail Industry Award [MA000004] Pay Guide
Road Transport and Distribution Award [MA000038] Pay Guide
Road Transport (Long Distance Operations) Award [MA000039] Pay Guide
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Salt Industry Award [MA000107] Pay Guide
Seafood Processing Award [MA000068] Pay Guide
Seagoing Industry Award [MA000122] Pay Guide
Security Services Industry Award [MA000016] Pay Guide
Silviculture Award [MA000040] Pay Guide
Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award [MA000100] Pay Guide For employees in Queensland, whose employers are non-constitutional corporations, use our Pay Calculator. For pay rates prior to 1 December 2020, visit the Social and Community services industry pay rates page for the relevant pay guides.
Sporting Organisations Award [MA000082] Pay Guide
State Government Agencies Award [MA000121] Pay Guide
Stevedoring Industry Award [MA000053] Pay Guide
Storage Services and Wholesale Award [MA000084] Pay Guide
Sugar Industry Award [MA000087] Pay Guide
Supported Employment Services Award [MA000103] Pay Guide
Surveying Award [MA000066] Pay Guide
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Telecommunications Services Award [MA000041] Pay Guide
Textile, Clothing, Footwear and Associated Industries Award [MA000017] Pay Guide
Timber Industry Award [MA000071] Pay Guide
Transport (Cash in Transit) Award [MA000042] Pay Guide
Travelling Shows Award [MA000102] Pay Guide
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Vehicle Manufacturing, Repair, Services and Retail Award [MA000089] Pay Guide
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Waste Management Award [MA000043] Pay Guide
Water Industry Award [MA000113] Pay Guide
Wine Industry Award [MA000090] Pay Guide
Wool Storage, Sampling and Testing Award [MA000044] Pay Guide
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