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Annual Wage Review 2020



The Fair Work Commission has announced a 1.75% increase to minimum wages following its 2020 Annual Wage Review. The increase applies to awards in 3 stages, with the first group starting from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2020. This group includes frontline health care and social assistance workers, teachers and child care employees, other essential services and the National Minimum Wage. You can find the new rates for the first group of awards in our Pay and Conditions Tool and Pay Guides. If you’re using the calculator, just set the date to 1 July 2020 or after. Subscribe to email updates and we’ll let you know when the new minimum pay rates for the other awards are available in our pay tools. See The Commission has announced a 1.75% increase to minimum wages for more information.

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 Community Controlled Health Services Award [MA000115] Pay Guide

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

B

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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C

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

D

Dredging Industry Award [MA000085] Pay Guide

Dry Cleaning and Laundry Industry Award [MA000096] Pay Guide

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E

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

G

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

J

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

M

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 Use this pay guide for employees in the family day care and home care industries. For employees in the social and community services or crisis accommodation industries, go to the Social and community services industry pay rates page.

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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