Endeavour Energy Pay Rates 2026: EA Pay Levels & Award Floor
What Endeavour Energy workers should be paid in 2026 — the Electrical Power Industry Award floor by classification, casual loading, penalties, and where the Endeavour Energy enterprise agreements sit.
Leave & Entitlements Specialist · JD, Monash University — Admitted in Victoria (non-practising)
Who covers Endeavour Energy workers — award or agreement?
Endeavour Energy distributes electricity across Greater Western Sydney, the Blue Mountains, the Southern Highlands, the Illawarra and the South Coast, with a workforce of linespeople, field crews, substation technicians, network operators and engineers based at depots across the region.
Endeavour Energy's pay is set by its enterprise agreement (below). The federal safety net is the Electrical Power Industry Award 2020, tabled below; the agreement rates for trades and field roles sit well above the award ladder.
The federal awards relevant to Endeavour Energy roles:
- Electrical Power Industry Award 2020 (MA000088)
Electrical power award floor (1 July 2026)
The Electrical Power Industry Award 2020 (MA000088) uses common pay levels across its operations, technical, administrative and professional streams:
| Classification | Permanent | Casual (incl. 25%) |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Grade 1 (entry) | $26.59/hr | $33.24/hr |
| Administrative Grade 1 (entry) | $26.80/hr | $33.50/hr |
| Pay level 2 (operations/technical/admin grade 2) | $28.22/hr | $35.27/hr |
| Pay level 3 (grade 3 — trades assistant, field worker) | $29.86/hr | $37.33/hr |
| Pay level 4 (grade 4) | $32.69/hr | $40.86/hr |
| Pay level 5 (grade 5 — qualified tradesperson, linesperson) | $35.58/hr | $44.47/hr |
| Pay level 6 (grade 6) | $38.45/hr | $48.06/hr |
| Pay level 7 (grade 7) | $41.33/hr | $51.66/hr |
| Pay level 8 (grade 8) | $44.21/hr | $55.26/hr |
| Pay level 9 (grade 9) | $47.09/hr | $58.86/hr |
Source: Fair Work Commission modern awards pay database, current-operative rates (1 July 2026 annual wage review). Casual figures add the 25% casual loading.
The Endeavour Energy enterprise agreements
Enterprise agreements set rates above the award, with their own classification structures and allowances. Current Endeavour Energy agreements in our corpus (1 in total):
- Endeavour Energy Workplace Determination 2025 — approved January 2026, nominal expiry 30 June 2028.
We don't reproduce agreement dollar figures here — the agreement covering your site, state and stream is the document to read. Find your agreement, then your classification, then your pay point, and compare it with your payslip. The award tables on this page are the floor every one of these agreements must beat.
Common electricity pay issues at Endeavour Energy
The patterns worth checking on a Endeavour Energy payslip:
- Agreement pay levels not stepping up with qualifications and competencies.
- On-call, call-out and standby allowances missed or under-paid.
- Travel time to remote sites unpaid.
- Overtime during storm and outage response paid at the wrong rate.
What to do if your pay looks wrong
Match your payslip to your classification in the agreement (or the award tables above), and price any gap with our back-pay calculator. Raise it in writing with payroll or your manager first — most underpayments are fixed at that step. Unresolved, the Fair Work Ombudsman (13 13 94) recovers underpayments at no cost, up to six years back, and your union can run the claim for you. Not sure which instrument covers you? Ask our AI advisor with your role and location.
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General information and estimates only — not legal, financial or tax advice. Always check your specific award, agreement or contract, or a qualified professional, before you rely on the result.
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Former Fair Work Commission Associate (2021–2024) after two years as a plaintiff-side employment paralegal in Melbourne. Juris Doctor from Monash University (2020). Writes about unfair dismissal, leave entitlements, termination, and enterprise bargaining. Admitted in Victoria, currently non-practising. Based in Fitzroy North.