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Hospitality pay calculator

Payslip looks light after a weekend? Enter your base rate and the hours you worked on each type of day to see your pay with penalty rates, casual loading and allowances, under the Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2020 from 1 July 2026.

Rates from 1 July 2026 · checked 20 September 2026

Your week

Employment
Level 1 adult: $26.44. Enter it without the casual loading.

Result

Pay before tax

$918.79
Mon–Fri, 7 am – 7 pm20 h at $33.05 an hour$661.00
Saturday6.5 h at $39.66 an hour$257.79
Total for 26.5 h$918.79

Plus $110.25 super (12% of these ordinary hours), paid into your fund, not your pay. Under 18? Only in weeks you work more than 30 hours.

Hospitality penalty rates from 1 July 2026

For example, 8 hours on a Sunday as a level 1 casual pays $370.16 before tax.

Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2020, level 1 adult (base $26.44 an hour), from 1 July 2026. Casual rates include the 25% loading.
When you workFull-time or part-timeCasual
Mon–Fri, 7 am – 7 pm$26.44100%$33.05125%
Mon–Fri, 7 pm – midnight$29.39100% + $2.95$36.00125% + $2.95
Mon–Fri, midnight – 7 am$30.86100% + $4.42$37.47125% + $4.42
Saturday$33.05125%$39.66150%
Sunday$39.66150%$46.27175%
Public holiday$59.49225%$66.10250%

Questions

Is the casual loading added on top of Saturday rates?
No. The casual Saturday rate (150%) already includes it. Only the highest rate is paid for each hour.
When do the evening allowances apply?
For hours worked Monday to Friday: $2.95 an hour from 7 pm to midnight and $4.42 from midnight to 7 am, on top of the day’s rate. They don’t apply on public holidays.
Is overtime included?
No, this calculator covers ordinary hours. Overtime starts after 38 hours a week, or after 12 hours in a day for casuals (11.5 for others). Monday to Friday it’s 150% for the first 2 hours, then 200%; 200% on weekends and 250% on public holidays. The casual loading isn’t added to overtime.
I’m under 21. What do I enter?
Enter your junior rate as the base rate. See junior rates by age.

See also: penalty rates for hospitality and retail · retail pay calculator.

General information, not legal advice. Your award, your employment contract and the Fair Work Ombudsman have the final word. Rates are for level 1 adults unless you enter your own.

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