Hospitality Penalty Rates
Rates verified against the Fair Work consolidated award (MA000009), operative 1 July 2026 — last checked 5 August 2026. Casual = base + 25% loading.
Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2020 [MA000009] · Effective 1 July 2026
Weekend, public holiday, and evening penalty rates for all classification levels — permanent and casual.
Multipliers (Permanent / Casual)
Saturday1.25x / 1.5x
Sunday1.5x / 1.75x
Public Holiday2.25x / 2.5x
Evening1.1x / 1.35x
Overtime (first 2-3hr)1.5x
Overtime (after)2.0x
Dollar Rates by Level (Permanent / Casual)
Level 1 — $26.44/hr base
Sat
$33.05
$39.66 cas
Sun
$39.66
$46.27 cas
PH
$59.49
$66.10 cas
Eve
$29.08
$35.69 cas
Level 2 — $27.08/hr base
Sat
$33.85
$40.62 cas
Sun
$40.62
$47.39 cas
PH
$60.93
$67.70 cas
Eve
$29.79
$36.56 cas
Level 3 — $27.97/hr base
Sat
$34.96
$41.96 cas
Sun
$41.96
$48.95 cas
PH
$62.93
$69.93 cas
Eve
$30.77
$37.76 cas
Level 4 — $29.45/hr base
Sat
$36.81
$44.18 cas
Sun
$44.18
$51.54 cas
PH
$66.26
$73.63 cas
Eve
$32.40
$39.76 cas
Level 5 — $31.30/hr base
Sat
$39.13
$46.95 cas
Sun
$46.95
$54.78 cas
PH
$70.43
$78.25 cas
Eve
$34.43
$42.26 cas
Level 6 — $32.13/hr base
Sat
$40.16
$48.20 cas
Sun
$48.20
$56.23 cas
PH
$72.29
$80.33 cas
Eve
$35.34
$43.38 cas