- Source
- Fair Work Ombudsman pay guides effective 1 July 2026 (fairwork.gov.au). Each figure was read directly from the applicable FWO pay guide PDF — not back-calculated from a base rate. For Building & Construction (MA000020), overtime columns are the verbatim published values from the award.
- Effective Date
- All rates on this page are effective 1 July 2026 (first full pay period on/after 1 July 2026).
- Rate Type
- All figures are casual award rates. Casual employees receive a 25% loading embedded in the published casual rate. Permanent employees attract different (lower) ordinary rates plus separate penalty loadings — confirm the applicable rate type before use.
- Industry Allowances
- The Building & Construction Award (MA000020) and Mobile Crane Hiring Award (MA000032) each bake an all-purpose industry allowance into the published casual rate (B&C: $1.77/hr; Mobile Crane: $1.68/hr). The remaining awards do not include an industry allowance in the casual rate. Expense allowances (travel, meal, living-away) stack on top of the casual rate where they apply.
- Awards Covered
- Building and Construction General On-site Award (MA000020)
- Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award (MA000010)
- Mobile Crane Hiring Award (MA000032)
- Storage Services and Wholesale Award (MA000084)
- Gardening and Landscaping Services Award (MA000101)
- Road Transport and Distribution Award (MA000038)
- Cleaning Services Award (MA000022)
- Security Services Industry Award (MA000016)
- Plumbing and Fire Sprinklers Award (MA000036)
- Important Notice
- Rates shown are award minimums only — not HBG charge rates. Enterprise agreements, site-specific allowances, or employer policies may yield higher effective rates. Labour hire agencies are legally required to pay workers at least the applicable host employer award rate per the Fair Work Act 2009 s15A. Always confirm against the applicable award and any enterprise agreement before relying on these figures for pay decisions.
- Legal Compliance
- Underpayment of award minimums constitutes a civil remedy provision under the Fair Work Act 2009. Penalties for contraventions: up to $93,900 per contravention for individuals; up to $469,500 for body corporates.