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INGas Industry Award Pay Calculator
Work out what a week under the Gas Industry Award actually pays — the right classification level, weekend and public holiday penalties, casual loading and super, calculated the way the award says.
How the Gas Industry Award is applied
- Minimum rates are set per classification level — the calculator uses the adult rates from clause 15.1, current from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026.
- Casuals get a 25% loading on top of the hourly rate for the level.
- Apprentices sit on their own percentage scale of either the adult rate for the classification or the Level 4 standard rate, depending on when the apprenticeship started — not a flat junior discount.
- Saturday work is paid at 150% (casuals 175%), Sunday at 200% (casuals 225%) and public holidays at 250% (casuals 275%) — confirmed against the FWO’s official pay guide, with the casual figure always the permanent percentage plus the 25% casual loading.
- Overtime beyond 38 ordinary weekly hours is 150% for the first two hours then 200% (casuals 175%/225%, again the permanent rate plus the 25% loading) — confirmed against the pay guide, not a comparable-award estimate.
- Superannuation (12%) applies to ordinary-time earnings, including penalty rates — but not to overtime.
Who the award covers
- Transmission, distribution, wholesaling and retailing of gas to industrial, commercial and domestic consumers
- Meter reading, meter repair and mains-laying staff
- Administration and customer service roles supporting gas supply
- Storekeeping and plant maintenance employees in the gas industry
- Labour hire staff placed into gas industry businesses
Retail supply of gas that’s incidental to an electricity business sits under the Electrical Power Industry Award instead, and manufacture of industrial, medical or special gases has its own coverage — check before you classify.
Which level is your team member?
The Gas Industry Award runs one classification ladder — eight levels, competency-based and cumulative, set out in Schedule A. Each level assumes more autonomy, skill and responsibility than the one below it, and Level 4 is the award’s standard rate.
| Level | Per hour | Per week (38h) | Typical roles | The test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | $26.44 | $1004.90 | Basic administration grade 1 · General hand / general hand pipelines · Plant maintenance grade 1 | Works under close direction doing routine activities that need only basic skills and techniques — the entry level. |
| Level 2 | $27.31 | $1037.70 | Basic administration grade 2 · Meter reader · Meter repairer grade 1 · Plant maintenance grade 2 · Storekeeper · Mains layer assistant | Works under regular direction within clearly defined guidelines, doing routine technical or administrative work that’s checked on completion, while continuing to build skills. |
| Level 3 | $28.30 | $1075.40 | Administration grade 3 · Overdue account collector · Plant maintenance grade 3 (leak survey technician) · Meter repairer grade 2 | Carries out moderately complex work with a broader skill set, may coordinate a small team and assist with on-the-job training. |
| Level 4 (standard rate) | $29.45 | $1119.10 | Administration grade 4 · Mains layer grade 1 | Works under general direction, assumed to hold trade qualifications or equivalent, contributes specialist knowledge and has scope for initiative with a limited supervisory role. This is the award’s standard rate and the apprentice-rate benchmark. |
| Level 5 | $31.56 | $1199.20 | Senior technical/administrative specialist | Receives general direction from departmental managers but exercises initiative where practices aren’t clearly defined; highly developed skills in an extended or specialist area, involved in setting up work programmes. |
| Level 6 | $33.78 | $1283.50 | Specialist adviser · Project lead | Works under limited direction across established operational policies, applies specialist knowledge, makes decisions and gives credible advice — may have limited supervisory responsibility for large projects. |
| Level 7 | $35.28 | $1340.70 | Senior specialist | Entered after considerable relevant experience; works under broad direction on specialised, independent work and liaises across departments giving credible technical or administrative advice. |
| Level 8 | $36.89 | $1401.80 | Principal specialist / team leader | The award’s highest classification — a competent, experienced employee doing specialised work, exercising judgment where practices aren’t clearly defined, and who may supervise a team. |
- Level 1 and 2 are entry and developing roles — general hands, meter readers, storekeepers and administration staff building their skills under supervision.
- The jump to Level 4 is about qualifications and independence: trade-equivalent skills, specialist knowledge and a limited supervisory component. It’s also the benchmark rate for apprentices and wage-related allowances.
- Levels 5 to 8 track increasing autonomy rather than headcount managed — an experienced specialist working independently can sit at Level 6 or 7 without supervising anyone.
- This award has no separate junior-rate percentage scale — apprentices are paid a percentage of the adult rate for their classification (pre-2014 starters) or of the Level 4 rate (2014 onwards), not a general junior discount.
Allowances that can apply on top
Base rates and penalties aren’t the whole pay picture. The Gas Industry Award adds allowances for particular duties and situations — being the designated first aid officer, working overtime without notice, using your own car. They’re small lines individually, but they’re legal entitlements and they add up. The common ones (1 July 2026 amounts):
The calculator below doesn’t include allowances — add the ones that apply to your team on top of the result. The full list lives in the award’s allowances clause.
Break entitlements under the Gas Industry Award
Breaks are part of the award too — and missed or worked-through breaks usually carry a penalty rate, so they belong in the roster, not just the tea room. Here’s what the Gas Industry Award requires:
From the award’s breaks clauses (clauses 13–14 and 19.6). Verify the current award text before relying on it.
Calculate a week under the Gas Industry Award
Enter the week as it’s actually rostered. Weekend, evening and public-holiday hours are paid at the award’s penalty rates; anything beyond 38 hours is priced as overtime; super is applied to ordinary-time earnings only.
Rates current as of 1 July 2026 (adult minimums, MA000061) — first full pay period on or after that date.
This week’s numbers
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Are these the exact legal rates?
The classification minimums are the adult rates from clause 15.1, current at 1 July 2026, confirmed against the FWO’s official MA000061 pay guide. Treat the result as a planning number and confirm against the award or your payroll adviser.
What’s the difference between Level 2 and Level 4?
Qualifications and independence. A Level 2 employee — say, a meter reader or storekeeper — works under regular direction while still building skills. A Level 4 employee is assumed to hold trade-equivalent qualifications, contributes specialist knowledge and has real scope for initiative. Level 4 is also the award’s standard rate.
Do apprentices get a junior discount?
No — this award has no separate junior percentage scale. Apprentices are paid a percentage of either the adult classification rate (if they started before 2014) or the Level 4 standard rate (2014 onwards), stepping up each year of the apprenticeship.
Does super apply to the public holiday rate?
Yes — public holiday penalties on ordinary hours are ordinary-time earnings, so the 12% super guarantee applies. True overtime is excluded. The calculator applies exactly that split.
This is a general calculator, not legal advice. It applies the award’s published adult minimums to the hours you enter — it can’t see your enterprise agreement, allowances or individual arrangements, and junior, apprentice and shiftwork rates differ. Always confirm pay against the award, your agreement or your adviser. If you believe something here is materially wrong or out of date, please contact us — we’ll review it promptly.
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