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Always current · as at 1 July 2026

Casual award rates, current.

The entry-level adult casual hourly rate (including the 25% casual loading) for every Modern Award in MyGig’s engine - the same data that prices every shift on our platform, built from the Fair Work Commission’s pay guides. This page is re-indexed after every Annual Wage Review, so it is always the current year’s rates; bookmark it instead of a year-stamped article.

Entry rates are a floor, not a quote: most experienced workers sit a classification or two higher (each award links to its full table), and penalties, overtime, and allowances apply on top. Preview a real shift’s all-in cost with the shift calculator, or take the printable rates card.

AwardEntry casual $/hr
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services Award MA000115$40.95
Aged Care Award MA000018$34.71
Aircraft Cabin Crew Award MA000047$36.10
Airline Operations—Ground Staff Award MA000048$34.23
Airport Employees Award MA000049$35.41
Alpine Resorts Award MA000092$33.05
Aluminium Industry Award MA000060$34.71
Ambulance and Patient Transport Industry Award MA000098$46.80
Amusement, Events and Recreation Award MA000080$32.18
Animal Care and Veterinary Services Award MA000118$32.18
Aquaculture Industry Award MA000114$32.18
Architects Award MA000079$43.00
Asphalt Industry Award MA000054$35.00
Banking, Finance and Insurance Award MA000019$33.71
Black Coal Mining Industry Award MA000001$39.84
Book Industry Award MA000078$43.00
Broadcasting, Recorded Entertainment and Cinemas Award MA000091$34.96
Building and Construction General On-site Award MA000020$35.10
Business Equipment Award MA000021$33.05
Car Parking Award MA000095$33.41
Cement, Lime and Quarrying Award MA000055$34.86
Cemetery Industry Award MA000070$33.58
Children's Services Award MA000120$33.05
Cleaning Services Award MA000022$33.85
Clerks—Private Sector Award MA000002$38.89
Coal Export Terminals Award MA000045$36.24
Commercial Sales Award MA000083$33.24
Concrete Products Award MA000056$32.81
Contract Call Centres Award MA000023$33.85
Corrections and Detention (Private Sector) Award MA000110$35.09
Cotton Ginning Award MA000024$33.40
Dredging Industry Award MA000085$35.34
Dry Cleaning and Laundry Industry Award MA000096$32.18
Educational Services (Post-Secondary Education) Award MA000075$33.71
Educational Services (Schools) General Staff Award MA000076$33.05
Electrical Power Industry Award MA000088$33.24
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Contracting Award MA000025$34.41
Fast Food Industry Award MA000003$34.76
Fitness Industry Award MA000094$32.18
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing Award MA000073$32.18
Funeral Industry Award MA000105$32.18
Gardening and Landscaping Services Award MA000101$32.18
Gas Industry Award MA000061$33.05
General Retail Industry Award MA000004$34.76
Graphic Arts, Printing and Publishing Award MA000026$32.18
Hair and Beauty Industry Award MA000005$34.76
Health Professionals and Support Services Award MA000027$33.71
Higher Education Industry—Academic Staff—Award MA000006$45.22
Higher Education Industry—General Staff—Award MA000007$34.05
Horse and Greyhound Training Award MA000008$32.18
Horticulture Award MA000028$32.18
Hospitality Industry (General) Award MA000009$32.18
Hydrocarbons Field Geologists Award MA000064$49.29
Hydrocarbons Industry (Upstream) Award MA000062$35.25
Joinery and Building Trades Award MA000029$33.55
Journalists Published Media Award MA000067$40.16
Labour Market Assistance Industry Award MA000099$35.80
Legal Services Award MA000116$35.30
Live Performance Award MA000081$37.80
Local Government Industry Award MA000112$33.89
Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award MA000010$31.53
Marine Towage Award MA000050$39.15
Market and Social Research Award MA000030$36.03
Meat Industry Award MA000059$32.18
Medical Practitioners Award MA000031$42.03
Mining Industry Award MA000011$34.41
Miscellaneous Award MA000104$32.18
Mobile Crane Hiring Award MA000032$38.91
Nursery Award MA000033$32.18
Nurses Award MA000034$32.11
Oil Refining and Manufacturing Award MA000072$38.09
Passenger Vehicle Transportation Award MA000063$34.18
Pastoral Award MA000035$32.18
Pest Control Industry Award MA000097$32.18
Pharmaceutical Industry Award MA000069$33.85
Pharmacy Industry Award MA000012$34.76
Plumbing and Fire Sprinklers Award MA000036$34.96
Port Authorities Award MA000051$32.18
Ports, Harbours and Enclosed Water Vessels Award MA000052$35.64
Poultry Processing Award MA000074$32.81
Premixed Concrete Award MA000057$33.70
Professional Diving Industry (Industrial) Award MA000108$31.99
Professional Diving Industry (Recreational) Award MA000109$34.40
Professional Employees Award MA000065$42.14
Racing Clubs Events Award MA000013$32.18
Racing Industry Ground Maintenance Award MA000014$32.18
Rail Industry Award MA000015$33.44
Real Estate Industry Award MA000106$33.24
Registered and Licensed Clubs Award MA000058$32.18
Restaurant Industry Award MA000119$32.18
Road Transport (Long Distance Operations) Award MA000039$47.44
Road Transport and Distribution Award MA000038$33.59
Salt Industry Award MA000107$34.14
Seafood Processing Award MA000068$32.18
Security Services Industry Award MA000016$35.53
Silviculture Award MA000040$36.69
Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award MA000100$34.44
Sporting Organisations Award MA000082$34.36
State Government Agencies Award MA000121$33.15
Stevedoring Industry Award MA000053$34.94
Storage Services and Wholesale Award MA000084$33.85
Sugar Industry Award MA000087$33.05
Supported Employment Services Award MA000103$32.18
Surveying Award MA000066$33.05
Telecommunications Services Award MA000041$34.96
Textile, Clothing, Footwear and Associated Industries Award MA000017$33.05
Timber Industry Award MA000071$32.18
Transport (Cash in Transit) Award MA000042$36.81
Travelling Shows Award MA000102$32.18
Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award MA000089$32.18
Waste Management Award MA000043$37.64
Water Industry Award MA000113$33.89
Wine Industry Award MA000090$32.24
Wool Storage, Sampling and Testing Award MA000044$32.50

Rates effective from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026. A few awards publish non-hourly rates (teachers, charter vessels, models) and are not listed.

Changelog

  • 1 July 2026: Annual Wage Review 2026 rates applied - every award re-indexed from the Fair Work Commission pay guides (effective the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026).

Background reading: the Annual Wage Review 2026 roundup covers what changed this year and the payroll checks to run.

Never re-index a rate again.

Post a shift on MyGig and the current award rate, penalties, super, and insurance are applied automatically - clause cited, estimate shown before you book.

Flat 15% service fee Estimate before you book Award clause cited