Clubs Award Pay Rates 2026-27: Every Level
Minimum rates under the Registered and Licensed Clubs Award 2020 (MA000058), effective from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026.
The short answer
A club employee at the Introductory level is paid $25.74 an hour or $978.10 a week full-time. A casual at the same classification is paid $32.18 an hour, including the 25% casual loading. On that full-time wage, take-home pay after income tax and the Medicare levy is $44,066 a year, or $1,695 a fortnight.
MA000058 rates by classification.
All 15 classifications, with the casual rate the award publishes and what each one actually takes home after tax.
| Classification | Weekly | Hourly | Casual hourly | Take-home a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introductory | $978.10 | $25.74 | $32.18 | $44,066 |
| Level 1 | $1,004.90 | $26.44 | $33.05 | $45,013 |
| Level 2 | $1,029.10 | $27.08 | $33.85 | $45,869 |
| Level 3 | $1,062.90 | $27.97 | $34.96 | $47,064 |
| Level 4 | $1,119.10 | $29.45 | $36.81 | $49,051 |
| Level 5 | $1,189.40 | $31.30 | $39.13 | $51,537 |
| Level 6 | $1,221.10 | $32.13 | $40.16 | $52,658 |
| Level 6 | $1,221.10 | $32.13 | $40.16 | $52,658 |
| Level 7 | $1,251.90 | $32.94 | $41.18 | $53,747 |
| Level 8 | $1,304.90 | $34.34 | $42.93 | $55,621 |
| Level 9 | $1,322.30 | $34.80 | $43.50 | $56,237 |
| Level 10 | $1,371.00 | $36.08 | $45.10 | $57,959 |
| Level 11 | $1,420.90 | $37.39 | $46.74 | $59,723 |
| Level 12 | $1,510.80 | $39.76 | $49.70 | $62,902 |
| Level 13 | $1,540.30 | $40.53 | $50.66 | $63,945 |
Take-home is an estimate for a single Australian resident for tax purposes with no study loan debt and no Medicare levy surcharge, calculated with the same Wage Calculator used across this site. Superannuation is paid by your employer on top of these rates and is never deducted from them.
Where these figures come from.
Provenance
Verified- Award
- Registered and Licensed Clubs Award 2020 (MA000058)
- Effective from
- 1 July 2026
- Consolidated to
- 1 July 2026
- Determinations
- PR799280, PR799338, PR799494
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-09
- Cross-checked
- 15 of 15 rates against Schedule B
Every rate above was read from the award text at the Fair Work award library and then checked a second time against Schedule B of the same award, which republishes the hourly rates. Casual rates are the award’s own published figures rather than our multiplication, because the award rounds differently from a calculator. Nothing here is copied from another pay site.
What this page does not cover.
Listed as plainly as what it does, because a rate page that hides its gaps is how the wrong number ends up on a payslip.
Penalty rates
Evening, weekend, public holiday and overtime work is paid at a higher rate set separately in the award.
Junior rates
Rates for employees under 21 are set separately in the award and are not carried in this data.
Apprentice rates
The award sets a separate apprentice scale, which is not published on this page.
Allowances
The award sets allowances on top of these rates. None of them is published here.
Annual salaries
The award also prints an annual rate against its manager classifications. This page carries the weekly and hourly rates only.
Classification definitions
The award sets a level by the work done, not by the job title. This page publishes the rates, not the level test.
Clubs Award Pay Rates questions, answered.
What are the legal clubs award rates for 2026?
There is no single legal rate. Each modern award sets its own minimums by classification, and which one applies depends on the industry and the work. For work in a registered or licensed club the floor is the Registered and Licensed Clubs Award 2020: $25.74 an hour at the Introductory level, rising to $40.53 an hour at Level 13, from 1 July 2026.
Why is Level 6 listed twice in the Clubs Award pay table?
Because the award lists it twice, and this page reproduces the award rather than tidying it. The adult minimum rates table carries 2 Level 6 rows: one for the general Level 6 classifications, and one for a club manager of a club whose gross annual revenue falls below the threshold the award sets. Both are paid the same, $1,221.10 a week and $32.13 an hour, so the rows look identical here. Neither has been dropped, because dropping one would make the table disagree with the award.
What are the pay rates for club employees in Queensland?
The same as everywhere else in Australia. This is a federal award and its rates do not vary by state or territory, so a club employee in Queensland is paid from the table above, exactly as one in New South Wales or Victoria is. State club industry bodies publish their own wage sheets, but the legal minimum is the federal award rate for the classification.
What is the casual rate under the Clubs Award?
A casual at the Introductory level is paid $32.18 an hour, and the casual scale runs to $50.66 an hour at Level 13. Those are the award's own published casual figures, including the 25% loading, rather than our multiplication of the base rate. The loading is paid instead of paid leave, not on top of it.
Where can I check my award pay rate?
Against the award text itself, which is what the table above publishes, and against the Fair Work Ombudsman pay calculator, which also covers penalty rates and allowances. Check the classification first, because the award sets the level by the work actually done rather than by the job title on a roster. If a payslip sits below the rate for that classification, the award rate is a legal minimum rather than a starting offer.
Do the clubs award rates include penalty rates?
No. The figures on this page are ordinary-hours minimum rates. Evening, weekend, public holiday and overtime work are paid at a higher rate set separately in the award, and none of those rates is published here.
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