JB Hi-Fi Pay Rates 2026: Sales, Casual & Commission Pay

JB Hi-Fi sales staff are covered by the General Retail Industry Award (MA000004). JB Hi-Fi is well known for adding commission on top of award pay — but the award sets the absolute minimum hourly rate, regardless of commission.

This covers sales assistants, cashiers, JB+ HiFi services, click-and-collect staff, and stock receivers.

Adult rates from 1 July 2025:

• Level 1: $25.44/hr permanent / $31.80/hr casual
• Level 2 (experienced sales): $26.03/hr / $32.54/hr
• Level 3 (Tech specialist, JB+ HiFi services): $26.47/hr / $33.09/hr

Commission sits on top of these rates. JB Hi-Fi commission percentages vary by category and store but typically range 1-3% of category sales above target.

Commission cannot replace your award entitlement. Even if you sell nothing in a week, JB Hi-Fi must still pay you the full hourly award rate for every hour worked, plus weekend and evening penalties where they apply.

If a "guaranteed weekly amount" is offered as a salary set-off against commission, it must equal or exceed what the award would pay, including all penalty rates for the actual hours worked. JB Hi-Fi reconciles this annually — if the salary fell short, you're owed back-pay.

Weekend and evening hours pay extra, regardless of commission:

• Saturday: $31.80/hr (125%)
• Sunday: $38.16/hr (150%)
• Public holiday: $57.24/hr (225%)
• After 6pm Mon-Fri: $31.80/hr (125%)

Under 21 you're paid a percentage of the adult Level 1 rate:

• 17: $15.26/hr (60%)
• 18: $17.81/hr (70%)
• 19: $20.35/hr (80%)
• 20: $22.90/hr (90%)

If you're paid via "salary plus commission," ask payroll for an annual reconciliation showing how the salary covered every hour at the award rate including penalties. If they can't produce it, the company is at risk of underpayment. Use our payslip checker to verify the base hourly figure first.