Who pays you during jury duty in Australia?

Two sources: the court pays a juror attendance fee set by each state, and under the National Employment Standards (Fair Work Act s111) your employer must pay full-time and part-time employees 'make-up pay' — your base rate for the ordinary hours you would have worked, minus the jury payments you receive — for the first 10 days of jury selection and service. Casual employees are excluded from the NES entitlement. Source: Fair Work Ombudsman, checked July 2026.

How much does jury duty pay in NSW?

NSW jurors receive $106.30 per day for the first 10 days of a trial. From day 11, employed jurors receive $247.40 per day, while jurors who are not employed stay on $106.30. Casual employees are not entitled to the higher employed rate. A travel allowance is paid on top. Source: NSW Sheriff's Office, checked July 2026.

Do casual employees get paid for jury duty?

Not under the NES — casuals are excluded from the make-up pay entitlement in s111 of the Fair Work Act, so in most states casuals only receive the court's juror payments. Victoria and WA are the exceptions: Victoria's Juries Act 2000 (s52) requires employers to make up pay for the entire trial and covers casuals in most cases, and WA's Juries Act 1957 requires employers to keep paying normal income, including for casuals.

Does my employer have to pay me for a long trial?

Under the NES, employer make-up pay only covers the first 10 days of jury service. Beyond that it depends on your state: in Victoria the employer must make up pay for the entire trial (Juries Act 2000 s52), and in WA the employer must keep paying your normal income for the whole of jury service (Juries Act 1957). In NSW, QLD, SA and TAS the court's payments are what you receive after day 10 — NSW lifts its fee to $247.40/day for employed jurors, and SA and TAS operate lost-income reimbursement schemes ($213/day and $307.46/day caps respectively).

Jury Duty Pay Calculator

What you get paid for jury duty in Australia — court attendance fees by state, your employer's make-up pay obligation under the NES, and casual worker rules.

Last verified: 20 July 2026

Juror payment rates used

All rates below were checked against each state's official court or justice website on 20 July 2026. Travel, meal and parking allowances are paid on top and are excluded from the calculator.

State	Court juror payment	Employer obligation
NSW	$106.30/day (days 1–10); $247.40/day for employed jurors from day 11 (casuals stay on $106.30)	NES: first 10 days
VIC	$40/day (days 1–6); $80/day after	Whole trial, casuals included (Juries Act 2000 s52)
QLD	$143.40/day; extra $47.95/day after the 20th weekday	NES: first 10 days
WA	No standard fee for employed jurors; self-employed claim lost income up to $1,000/day	Normal income continues, whole trial, casuals included (Juries Act 1957)
SA	$20/day, plus lost income claimable up to $213/day total (evidence required)	NES: first 10 days
TAS	Lost salary reimbursed up to $307.46/day (from 1 Jul 2026); unemployed $40/day first 3 days, then $50/day	NES: first 10 days (court scheme pays first)

Why ACT and NT aren't in the calculator

We couldn't verify the current-year juror payment rates for the ACT (set by an annually indexed Juries (Payment) Determination) or the NT as at July 2026, so rather than guess we've left both out. The NES make-up pay rules above still apply to ACT and NT employees — check your summons or the court's office for the current attendance fees. We'll add both back once the current figures are confirmed.

Sources: Fair Work Ombudsman (jury duty & NES s111); NSW Sheriff's Office; Juries Victoria; Queensland Courts; WA Department of Justice; Courts Administration Authority SA; Supreme Court of Tasmania. All checked 20 July 2026.

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