Public Holiday Calendar + Pay Calculator
Every Australian public holiday by state for 2026 and 2027 + a calculator showing what you'd earn working one. Updated automatically — Easter dates computed from the Computus algorithm so they're always right.
Last verified: 1 July 2025Show holidays for
Next public holiday in NSW
King's Birthday
Mon, 8 June 2026 · in 37 days
NSW public holidays 2026
What you'd earn working a public holiday
Total pay for the day
$504.00
$63.00/hr (base × 2.25×) · $280.00 premium over base
Sources
- • Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) Part 2-2 Division 10 — Public Holidays (NES ss114-116)
- • State Public Holidays Acts (each jurisdiction)
- • Modern Award penalty rates (FWC published rates)
- • CFMEU v OS MCAP Mining (2024) — request-not-roster requirement
- • Easter dates computed from the Computus algorithm
- • Last verified 2026-05-02.
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