Annual Wage Review 2026-27 — Award Pay-Rise Lookup
Pick your award to see your pay rates from 1 July 2026, following the Annual Wage Review decision of 2 June 2026 — award minimums up 4.75%, the National Minimum Wage up about 5.97% to $26.44/hr.
Last verified: 2 August 2026The 2026-27 decision is announced in early June 2026. Submissions range from 2.0% (small business) to 5.0% (ACTU). Use the calculator below to model your scenario.
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Pick your Modern Award and a decision scenario. The table shows the new base + casual rates for every classification level under that award.
Hospitality Award (MA000009) — Hospitality —6 classification levels
| Level | Current base | New base | Current casual | New casual | +/yr (FT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | $26.44 | $27.37 | $33.05 | $34.21 | +$1,828.59 |
| Level 2 | $27.08 | $28.03 | $33.85 | $35.03 | +$1,872.85 |
| Level 3 | $27.97 | $28.95 | $34.96 | $36.18 | +$1,934.41 |
| Level 4 | $29.45 | $30.48 | $36.81 | $38.10 | +$2,036.76 |
| Level 5 | $31.30 | $32.40 | $39.13 | $40.50 | +$2,164.71 |
| Level 6 | $32.13 | $33.25 | $40.16 | $41.57 | +$2,222.11 |
Annual increase shown is base-rate × 38 hours × 52 weeks for a full-time employee. Casual employees calculate from the new casual rate. Penalty rates and allowances also increase by the same percentage.
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