Sick Leave Calculator Australia
Enter your ordinary hours and how long you have worked to see the paid sick and carer's leave you have built up, in hours, days and weeks.
Your usual hours, not overtime. Average them if they change.
52 weeks is one year. Leave out unpaid leave, which does not build up leave.
Your base rate of pay, to show what the balance is worth before tax.
Using the result
The calculator gives the national minimum on steady hours. Check it against your payslip. Your balance can differ if your hours changed, you took unpaid leave, or your award, agreement or contract gives more.
Fair Work's own leave calculator is the official tool. Employees may need to give notice or evidence to be paid for this leave. For holiday pay, use the annual leave calculator.
Sick leave questions
How much sick leave do you get in Australia?
Full-time employees get 10 days of paid sick and carer's leave a year, and part-time employees get a pro-rata amount. It is based on ordinary hours and can be calculated as 1/26 of your ordinary hours of work in a year.
How many hours is 10 days of sick leave?
On 38 hours a week it is 76 hours a year. On 19 hours a week it is 38 hours.
Does it matter how many days a week I work?
No. The amount depends on your hours, not how they are spread. The Fair Work Ombudsman's example is that 38 ordinary hours over 4 days and over 5 days both accumulate 76 hours a year.
Are sick leave and carer's leave separate?
No. They are part of the same entitlement, also called personal/carer's leave, so carer's leave comes out of the same balance.
Does unused sick leave carry over?
Yes. The balance at the end of each year carries over to the next year.
Do casual employees get sick leave?
No. All employees except casuals get paid sick and carer's leave. Casuals get 2 days of unpaid carer's leave per occasion and are paid a casual loading or a specific casual rate.
Does sick leave build up while I am on leave?
It keeps building during paid leave, community service leave and long service leave. It does not build up during unpaid leave, including unpaid parental leave and unpaid family and domestic violence leave.
Tax Accuracy & Sources
Reviewed: 5 November 2026 · Tax year: 2026-27
Estimates the National Employment Standards minimum on steady ordinary hours. It does not read your award, agreement or contract. This is general information, not advice about your job.