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Penalty Rates Calculator Australia
Saturday, Sunday, public holiday, evening/night and overtime pay — enter your base hourly rate and employment type to see the full penalty-rate table for your award.
23 Fair Work awardsFull-time · part-time · casualEffective 1 July 2026
These are award MINIMUM penalty rates — enterprise agreements may pay differently. Check your classification's base rate on the Fair Work pay guide before relying on this calculator.
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Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2020 [MA000009] — rates effective 1 July 2026
Casual employees get a 25% loading, included automatically in the results below.
Your award classification's ordinary hourly rate — check the exact figure on the Fair Work pay guide for your role, then enter it here.
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Select an award and enter your base hourly rate to see the full penalty-rate table
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Penalty rates by award
Every award sets its own penalty-rate multipliers. Jump to the full breakdown, casual-loading interaction and worked dollar examples for your award:
Hospitality Award MA000009 — Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2020 General Retail Award MA000004 — General Retail Industry Award 2020 Restaurant Award MA000119 — Restaurant Industry Award 2020 Fast Food Award MA000003 — Fast Food Industry Award 2010 SCHADS Award MA000100 — Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 Children's Services Award MA000120 — Children's Services Award 2010 Clerks Award MA000002 — Clerks — Private Sector Award 2020 Nurses Award MA000034 — Nurses Award 2020 Aged Care Award MA000018 — Aged Care Award 2010 Health Professionals Award MA000027 — Health Professionals and Support Services Award 2020 Manufacturing Award MA000010 — Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award 2020 Cleaning Services Award MA000022 — Cleaning Services Award 2020 Security Services Award MA000016 — Security Services Industry Award 2020 Vehicle Repair Award MA000089 — Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award 2020 Miscellaneous Award MA000104 — Miscellaneous Award 2020 Pharmacy Award MA000012 — Pharmacy Industry Award Hair and Beauty Award MA000005 — Hair and Beauty Industry Award Fitness Award MA000094 — Fitness Industry Award Horticulture Award MA000028 — Horticulture Award Real Estate Award MA000106 — Real Estate Industry Award Educational Services Award MA000076 — Educational Services (Schools) General Staff Award Banking & Finance Award MA000019 — Banking, Finance and Insurance Award Local Government Award MA000112 — Local Government Industry Award
FAQ
What are penalty rates?
Penalty rates are extra pay on top of an employee's ordinary hourly rate for working unsociable hours — evenings, nights, Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays and overtime. They're set by the relevant Fair Work modern award (or enterprise agreement) as a multiplier of the ordinary rate, e.g. 150% for a Sunday.
Do casual employees get penalty rates on top of casual loading?
Yes, in most of the awards on this page — the 25% casual loading and the Saturday/Sunday/public holiday penalty both apply, added together on top of the base rate (e.g. 100% base + 25% casual + 25% Saturday = 150%). The exception is overtime in several awards (Hospitality, Restaurant, Security Services, Pharmacy, Fitness, Local Government, and both public holiday AND overtime in the Miscellaneous Award), where casual employees are paid the same rate as full-time/part-time employees, with no extra casual loading on top. A few awards (Nurses, Manufacturing, Real Estate) instead calculate the casual rate as the full-time multiplier × 1.25, which works out slightly higher than a simple +25-percentage-point addition. The Fitness Award is unique in this set — it publishes a single blended casual rate for Saturday, Sunday AND public holiday alike, rather than three separate day-specific rates. Check the notes on each award's own page for the exact interaction.
Are these the exact rates for my job?
This calculator applies the award's PERCENTAGE multipliers to whatever base hourly rate you enter — it does not look up your specific classification's minimum dollar rate for you. Check your exact classification and base rate on the Fair Work pay guide for your award, then enter that rate here.
What if my employer pays under an enterprise agreement, not the award?
Enterprise agreements can set different penalty rates to the award, as long as employees are better off overall (the Better Off Overall Test). If your workplace has an enterprise agreement, check it directly — this calculator applies the modern AWARD's minimum rates only.
Which awards does this calculator cover?
23 of the highest-demand modern awards: Hospitality Industry (General) Award [MA000009], General Retail Industry Award [MA000004], Restaurant Industry Award [MA000119], Fast Food Industry Award [MA000003], Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award [MA000100], Children's Services Award [MA000120], Clerks — Private Sector Award [MA000002], Nurses Award [MA000034], Aged Care Award [MA000018], Health Professionals and Support Services Award [MA000027], Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award [MA000010], Cleaning Services Award [MA000022], Security Services Industry Award [MA000016], Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award [MA000089], Miscellaneous Award [MA000104], Pharmacy Industry Award [MA000012], Hair and Beauty Industry Award [MA000005], Fitness Industry Award [MA000094], Horticulture Award [MA000028], Real Estate Industry Award [MA000106], Educational Services (Schools) General Staff Award [MA000076], Banking, Finance and Insurance Award [MA000019], and the Local Government Industry Award [MA000112]. More awards may be added over time.
Why doesn't this calculator show my classification's exact wage?
Classification wage tables change at every 1 July Annual Wage Review and vary by dozens of classifications per award — keeping a full wage table current is a maintenance trap. Penalty rate MULTIPLIERS, by contrast, are stable award terms that rarely change outside a full award variation, so this calculator focuses on those and lets you supply your own base rate.
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