What is the minimum pay rate under the Labour Market Assistance Industry Award?

From 1 July 2026, the lowest adult rate is $28.64 an hour ($1,088.50 a week full time), for Pay point 1. The highest adult classification is $47.74 an hour.

How much did Labour Market Assistance Industry Award rates go up on 1 July 2026?

The lowest adult rate rose 4.75%, from $27.34 to $28.64 an hour, in the Fair Work Commission's Annual Wage Review. The table shows each classification's rate before and after.

What is the casual loading under the Labour Market Assistance Industry Award?

25% on top of the ordinary hourly rate, paid instead of leave entitlements. For Pay point 1 that makes $35.80 an hour.

What are Sunday rates under the Labour Market Assistance Industry Award?

Full-time and part-time employees get 200% of the ordinary rate on Sunday: $57.28 an hour at Pay point 1. Public holidays are 250%. Casual rates are in the penalty tables above.

What allowances are paid under the Labour Market Assistance Industry Award?

4 allowances have a dollar amount set by the Commission, including a first aid allowance of $18.49 a week and an excursions, sleepover allowance of $85.90 a night. The full list, with the clause each comes from, is on this page.

Where do these rates come from?

The Fair Work Commission's Modern Awards Pay Database, which publishes every award's minimum rates; we read it when the Commission changes an award. The award itself prevails if the two ever differ, and an enterprise agreement can set different pay.

Labour Market Assistance Industry Award pay rates

Award code MA000099, with rates in force from 1 July 2026.

Minimum pay for 31 adult classifications under the Labour Market Assistance Industry Award 2020, from 1 July 2026: $28.64 to $47.74 an hour before tax. Casuals get a 25% loading on top.

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Lowest adult rate

$28.64an hour

For Pay point 1. $1,088.50 for a full-time week. Up 4.75% from $27.34. Casuals get $35.80 an hour, with the 25% loading.

Its lowest adult rate is $28.64 an hour, 8.3% above the National Minimum Wage of $26.44 an hour. Of the 116 awards that set hourly rates, 11 have a higher minimum. The dashed line is the minimum wage; each tick is another award.

Pay by group of classifications

Dollars an hour, from 1 July 2026

Administrative assistant4 classifications$28.64 to $31.14
Administrative officer4 classifications$32.98 to $35.40
Employment services officer grade 13 classifications$32.02 to $33.72
Training and placement officer grade 25 classifications$34.45 to $38.21
Training and placement co-ordinator4 classifications$38.21 to $41.01
Manager grade 16 classifications$38.21 to $42.93
Manager grade 25 classifications$43.89 to $47.74

Lowest to highest adult rate in each group, an hour

Every classification in each group is in the tables below.

Penalty rates at a glance

Percent of the ordinary rate, and dollars an hour at Pay point 1.

Full-time and part-time employees: ordinary and penalty rates
When	Rate
Ordinary hours	100%$28.64
Late work	120%$34.37
Early work	135%$38.66
Saturday	175%$50.12
Sunday	200%$57.28
Public holiday	250%$71.60

Minimum pay by classification from 1 July 2026

Weekly rates are for a full-time week; hourly rates apply to full-time and part-time hours. Casual hourly adds the 25% loading.

Administrative assistantClause 16.1(a)

Classification	Weekly	Hourly	Casual hourly	Hourly before 1 Jul
Administrative assistantPay point 1	$1,088.50	$28.64	$35.80	$27.34
Administrative assistantPay point 2	$1,106.90	$29.13	$36.41	$27.81
Administrative assistantPay point 3	$1,146.80	$30.18	$37.73	$28.81
Administrative assistantPay point 4	$1,183.50	$31.14	$38.93	$29.73

Administrative officerClause 16.1(b)

Classification	Weekly	Hourly	Casual hourly	Hourly before 1 Jul
Administrative officerPay point 1	$1,253.30	$32.98	$41.22	$31.49
Administrative officerPay point 2	$1,281.40	$33.72	$42.15	$32.19
Administrative officerPay point 3	$1,309.10	$34.45	$43.06	$32.89
Administrative officerPay point 4	$1,345.30	$35.40	$44.25	$33.80

Employment services officer grade 1Clause 16.1(c)

Classification	Weekly	Hourly	Casual hourly	Hourly before 1 Jul
Employment services officer grade 1Pay point 1	$1,216.80	$32.02	$40.03	$30.57
Employment services officer grade 1Pay point 2	$1,253.30	$32.98	$41.22	$31.49
Employment services officer grade 1Pay point 3	$1,281.40	$33.72	$42.15	$32.19

Training and placement officer grade 2Clause 16.1(d)

Classification	Weekly	Hourly	Casual hourly	Hourly before 1 Jul
Employment services officer grade 2Pay point 1	$1,309.10	$34.45	$43.06	$32.89
Employment services officer grade 2Pay point 2	$1,345.30	$35.40	$44.25	$33.80
Employment services officer grade 2Pay point 3	$1,382.00	$36.37	$45.46	$34.72
Employment services officer grade 2Pay point 4	$1,418.40	$37.33	$46.66	$35.63
Employment services officer grade 2Pay point 5	$1,451.80	$38.21	$47.76	$36.47

Training and placement co-ordinatorClause 16.1(e)

Classification	Weekly	Hourly	Casual hourly	Hourly before 1 Jul
Employment services co-ordinatorPay point 1	$1,451.80	$38.21	$47.76	$36.47
Employment services co-ordinatorPay point 2	$1,488.30	$39.17	$48.96	$37.39
Employment services co-ordinatorPay point 3	$1,521.80	$40.05	$50.06	$38.23
Employment services co-ordinatorPay point 4	$1,558.20	$41.01	$51.26	$39.14

Manager grade 1Clause 16.1(f)

Classification	Weekly	Hourly	Casual hourly	Hourly before 1 Jul
Manager grade 1Pay point 1	$1,451.80	$38.21	$47.76	$36.47
Manager grade 1Pay point 2	$1,488.30	$39.17	$48.96	$37.39
Manager grade 1Pay point 3	$1,521.80	$40.05	$50.06	$38.23
Manager grade 1Pay point 4	$1,558.20	$41.01	$51.26	$39.14
Manager grade 1Pay point 5	$1,595.00	$41.97	$52.46	$40.07
Manager grade 1Pay point 6	$1,631.50	$42.93	$53.66	$40.99

Manager grade 2Clause 16.1(g)

Classification	Weekly	Hourly	Casual hourly	Hourly before 1 Jul
Manager grade 2Pay point 1	$1,667.80	$43.89	$54.86	$41.90
Manager grade 2Pay point 2	$1,704.50	$44.86	$56.08	$42.82
Manager grade 2Pay point 3	$1,741.30	$45.82	$57.28	$43.74
Manager grade 2Pay point 4	$1,777.50	$46.78	$58.48	$44.66
Manager grade 2Pay point 5	$1,814.30	$47.74	$59.68	$45.58

Penalty and overtime rates

Percentages as the award sets them, and what they come to an hour at the first adult level. Higher classifications get the same percentages of their own rate. The tick on each bar marks 100%, the ordinary rate.

Evenings, weekends and public holidays

Full-time and part-time employees: ordinary and penalty rates

Dollars an hour at Pay point 1

Full-time and part-time employees: ordinary and penalty rates
When	Rate
Ordinary hours	100%$28.64
Late work	120%$34.37
Early work	135%$38.66
Saturday	175%$50.12
Sunday	200%$57.28
Public holiday	250%$71.60

Casual and sessional employees: ordinary and penalty rates

Dollars an hour at Pay point 1

Casual and sessional employees: ordinary and penalty rates
When	Rate
Ordinary hours	125%$35.80
Late work	145%$41.53
Early work	160%$45.82
Saturday	200%$57.28
Sunday	225%$64.44
Public holiday	312.5%$89.50

Overtime

Full-time and part-time employees: overtime rates

Dollars an hour at Pay point 1

Full-time and part-time employees: overtime rates
When	Rate
Monday to Saturday - First 2 hours	150%$42.96
Monday to Saturday - After 2 hours	200%$57.28
Sunday	200%$57.28
Public holiday	250%$71.60

Allowances paid on top

2 allowances are for the work itself, paid when the job calls for it, and 2 cover costs you'd otherwise pay yourself, like meals, laundry or travel. The amounts are the Commission's, in force today; the award sets out exactly who gets each one and when.

For the work

Labour Market Assistance Industry Award allowances for the work
Allowance	Amount	Clause
First aid allowanceClause 18.2(a)	$18.49 a week	18.2(a)
Excursions, sleepover allowanceClause 18.2(b)	$85.90 a night	18.2(b)

To cover costs

Labour Market Assistance Industry Award allowances to cover costs
Allowance	Amount	Clause
Meal allowance, overtime in excess of 2 hours, or work of 5 or more hours on non-ordinary working dayClause 18.3(a)	$20.45 each time	18.3(a)
Vehicle allowanceClause 18.3(b)(i)	$1.00 a km	18.3(b)(i)

The award is the final word

These are the minimum rates the Fair Work Commission publishes for the award. Shift rules, rostering and who each classification covers are in the award itself, and an enterprise agreement can set different pay. Employees no award or agreement covers get the National Minimum Wage: $26.44 an hour from 1 July 2026.

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Questions people ask

What is the minimum pay rate under the Labour Market Assistance Industry Award?: From 1 July 2026, the lowest adult rate is $28.64 an hour ($1,088.50 a week full time), for Pay point 1. The highest adult classification is $47.74 an hour.
How does the Labour Market Assistance Industry Award minimum compare?: Its lowest adult rate is $28.64 an hour, 8.3% above the National Minimum Wage of $26.44 an hour. Of the 116 awards that set hourly rates, 11 have a higher minimum.
How much did Labour Market Assistance Industry Award rates go up on 1 July 2026?: The lowest adult rate rose 4.75%, from $27.34 to $28.64 an hour, in the Fair Work Commission's Annual Wage Review. The table shows each classification's rate before and after.
What is the casual loading under the Labour Market Assistance Industry Award?: 25% on top of the ordinary hourly rate, paid instead of leave entitlements. For Pay point 1 that makes $35.80 an hour.
What are Sunday rates under the Labour Market Assistance Industry Award?: Full-time and part-time employees get 200% of the ordinary rate on Sunday: $57.28 an hour at Pay point 1. Public holidays are 250%. Casual rates are in the penalty tables above.
What allowances are paid under the Labour Market Assistance Industry Award?: 4 allowances have a dollar amount set by the Commission, including a first aid allowance of $18.49 a week and an excursions, sleepover allowance of $85.90 a night. The full list, with the clause each comes from, is on this page.
Where do these rates come from?: The Fair Work Commission's Modern Awards Pay Database, which publishes every award's minimum rates; we read it when the Commission changes an award. The award itself prevails if the two ever differ, and an enterprise agreement can set different pay.

Source: Fair Work Commission, Modern Awards Pay Database, licensed CC BY 4.0, read 27 Oct 2026 and arranged by The Finance Algorithm. Not endorsed by the Fair Work Commission. Read with the award: if they differ, the award prevails. General information, not legal or payroll advice.