Hospitality Award Wage Calculator Australia
Running a cafe, pub or restaurant? Pop in a base hourly rate and the hours worked by type, and we will estimate gross pay across ordinary, evening, weekend and public holiday penalties so you can sanity-check a roster or a pay run.
Multipliers shown are typical Hospitality Industry (General) Award rates and shift the moment you switch to casual. Your actual rates depend on the classification, the day, and the time of the shift. Always confirm against the current award before you pay.
- Ordinary$0
- Evening$0
- Saturday$0
- Sunday$0
- Public holiday$0
- Total hours0
Enter a base rate and some hours to see your estimate.
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Get a payroll quote →General information only, current for the 2025-26 financial year. This is a rostering estimate using typical penalty multipliers, it ignores casual minimum engagements, overtime, allowances (laundry, split shift, meals), super, PAYG withholding and your exact classification, and is not workplace relations or tax advice. For pay you can rely on, talk to us.
A Few Things This Calculator Assumes
Where do the penalty multipliers come from?
They reflect typical penalties under the Hospitality Industry (General) Award: evening work attracts a small loading, Saturdays and Sundays attract weekend penalties, and public holidays attract the highest rate. Casuals add a 25% loading on top. The exact figures depend on whether the staff member is full-time, part-time or casual, the classification level, and the precise time of the shift, so treat these as a guide and check the current award.
How is casual loading applied?
For casuals we add the 25% loading on the ordinary base, then apply the weekend and public holiday penalties so they compound the way the award intends. Switch the employment type toggle and you will see every multiplier update. Casuals also have minimum engagement periods that this tool does not model.
What is not included in this estimate?
Plenty. It does not add overtime rates, split-shift or late-night allowances, laundry or meal allowances, super guarantee (12% from 1 July 2025) or PAYG withholding. It also assumes every hour you enter falls cleanly into one penalty band. For a full pay run with payslips, super and Single Touch Payroll reporting, that is exactly what we set up for hospitality businesses.
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