Mannequins and Models Award pay rates
Award code MA000117, with rates in force from 1 July 2026.
Minimum pay for 2 adult classifications under the Mannequins and Models Award 2020, from 1 July 2026: $27.93 to $74.78 an hour before tax.
Lowest adult rate
$27.93an hour
For Adult rates, house mannequin or model (18 years of age or over). Up 4.72% from $26.67.
Its lowest adult rate is $27.93 an hour, 5.6% above the National Minimum Wage of $26.44 an hour. Of the 116 awards that set hourly rates, 20 have a higher minimum. The dashed line is the minimum wage; each tick is another award.
Pay by classification
Dollars an hour, from 1 July 2026- Adult rates, house mannequin or model (18 years of age or over)$27.93
- Fitting payment$74.78
Hover or tap a row for last year's rate. Every rate, in every unit, is in the tables below.
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.
Adult rates, house mannequins and modelsClause 16.1(a)(i)
| Classification | Weekly |
|---|---|
| Adult rates, house mannequin or model (18 years of age or over) | $1,061.50 |
Adult rates, house mannequins and modelsClause 16.1(a)(ii)
| Classification | Hourly |
|---|---|
| Adult rates, house mannequin or model (18 years of age or over) | $27.93 |
Other classificationsClause 16.2(g)
| Classification | Hourly |
|---|---|
| Fitting payment | $74.78 |
The Commission's pay database has no penalty, overtime or casual rates for this award, so they aren't shown here. They're in the award itself, linked below.
Allowances paid on top
16 allowances are for the work itself, paid when the job calls for it, and 9 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
| Allowance | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Trade showings or paradesClause 16.2(j)(i) | $56.58 per showing or parade | |
| Freelance comperes | ||
| Mannequin parades, Not required to prepare a scriptClause 16.2(j)(ii) | $53.18 per engagement | |
| Mannequin parades, Required to prepare a script for a single paradeClause 16.2(j)(ii) | $185.23 per engagement | |
| Mannequin parades, Required to prepare a script for repetitive paradesClause 16.2(j)(ii) | $121.01 per engagement | |
| Billboards/postersClause 16.2(k) | $287.56 additional payment to each model involved | |
| Mannequins, other than manufacturers’ and agents’ showings exclusively to the tradeClause 16.2(l) | $75.15 per exclusive parade where media is present | |
| House mannequin or model | ||
| Between 6.00 pm and 9.00 pm on a weekdayClause 22.1(a)(i) | $6.69 an hour | |
| Between 7.00 am and 6.00 pm on a SaturdayClause 22.1(a)(ii) | $13.80 an hour | |
| Ordinary hours between 6.00 pm and 9.00 pm on a weekday: 15 years of ageClause 22.1(b)(i) | $4.03 an hour | |
| Ordinary hours between 6.00 pm and 9.00 pm on a weekday: 16 years of ageClause 22.1(b)(i) | $4.99 an hour | |
| Ordinary hours between 6.00 pm and 9.00 pm on a weekday: 17 years of ageClause 22.1(b)(i) | $6.05 an hour | |
| Ordinary hours between 6.00 pm and 9.00 pm on a weekday: 18 years of age and overClause 22.1(b)(i) | $6.69 an hour | |
| Ordinary hours between 7.00 am and 6.00 pm on a Saturday: 15 years of ageClause 22.1(b)(ii) | $8.28 an hour | |
| Ordinary hours between 7.00 am and 6.00 pm on a Saturday: 16 years of ageClause 22.1(b)(ii) | $10.30 an hour | |
| Ordinary hours between 7.00 am and 6.00 pm on a Saturday: 17 years of ageClause 22.1(b)(ii) | $12.42 an hour | |
| Ordinary hours between 7.00 am and 6.00 pm on a Saturday: 18 years of age and overClause 22.1(b)(ii) | $13.80 an hour | |
To cover costs
| Allowance | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Transport allowance, use of own motor vehicleClause 17.3(a)(i) | $1.00 a km | |
| Meal allowances | ||
| Overtime, at least one hourClause 17.3(c)(i) | $17.73 each time | |
| Overtime, exceeds 4 hoursClause 17.3(c)(i) | $15.92 each time | |
| Late night, second meal breakClause 17.3(c)(ii) | $17.73 each time | |
| Overtime on SundayClause 17.3(c)(iii) | $17.73 each time | |
| Overtime on Sunday, more than 8 hours’ workClause 17.3(c)(iii) | $15.92 each time | |
| Travelling allowances | ||
| 11km up to 25km from capital city GPOClause 17.4(a)(i) | $13.78 per engagement | |
| 25km up to 50km from capital city GPOClause 17.4(a)(ii) | $27.65 per engagement | |
| Distant work, fares and accommodation, use of own motor vehicleClause 17.4(b)(v) | $1.00 a km | |
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.
Questions people ask
- What is the minimum pay rate under the Mannequins and Models Award?
- From 1 July 2026, the lowest adult rate is $27.93 an hour, for Adult rates, house mannequin or model (18 years of age or over). The highest adult classification is $74.78 an hour.
- How does the Mannequins and Models Award minimum compare?
- Its lowest adult rate is $27.93 an hour, 5.6% above the National Minimum Wage of $26.44 an hour. Of the 116 awards that set hourly rates, 20 have a higher minimum.
- How much did Mannequins and Models Award rates go up on 1 July 2026?
- The lowest adult rate rose 4.72%, from $26.67 to $27.93 an hour, in the Fair Work Commission's Annual Wage Review. The table shows each classification's rate before and after.
- What allowances are paid under the Mannequins and Models Award?
- 25 allowances have a dollar amount set by the Commission, including a trade showings or parades of $56.58 per showing or parade, a freelance comperes, mannequin parades, Not required to prepare a script of $53.18 per engagement and a freelance comperes, mannequin parades, Required to prepare a script for a single parade of $185.23 per engagement. 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.