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INOffshore Oil and Gas Award Pay Calculator
Work out what a week under the Offshore Oil and Gas Award actually pays — the right rank and vessel type, the aggregate annual salary converted to weekly and hourly, and super, calculated the way the award says.
How the Offshore Oil and Gas Award is applied
- Minimum pay is an aggregate annual salary per rank and vessel type (clause 13.1), current from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026 — the calculator converts it to weekly (÷ 52) and hourly (÷ 52 ÷ 38) as planning figures only.
- There is no casual classification under this award — only full-time and relief employment. Relief employees receive equivalent pro-rata pay and conditions; the calculator’s "casual" column is the site’s standard +25% convention shown only as a rough guide, not an award-derived rate.
- Ordinary hours run up to 8 hours a day (employer may extend to 12), Monday to Sunday, averaged over a cycle of up to 52 weeks — a rostered weekend or public holiday worked at sea is an ordinary working day, already priced into the aggregate salary and the leave accrual factor.
- The aggregate annual salary bakes in a visible "aggregate overtime component" deemed to cover all overtime for the roster cycle — there is no separate overtime multiplier to add on top, which is why the calculator prices extra hours at ordinary rates rather than time-and-a-half.
- The trap employers miss most: this is a genuinely aggregate salary covering a full swing-roster cycle, not a clean weekly wage. Treating the calculator’s per-week figure as the whole story understates what a real offshore roster costs — for roster-specific pay, work from the vessel’s actual cycle, the leave accrual factor (1.153 days per day of duty) and the full award text, not this simplified week.
- Superannuation (12%) applies to ordinary-time earnings — for a salaried crew member that’s the aggregate annual salary itself, since the award treats it as covering ordinary time and rostered overtime together; confirm the split with your payroll adviser.
Who the award covers
- Crew operating, maintaining, repairing and servicing vessels in offshore oil and gas operations
- Support, supply and stand-by vessel crew servicing offshore facilities
- Self-propelled drilling vessel crew — semi-submersibles and drill ships
- Seismic survey vessel crew
- On-hire labour suppliers and group training services in this industry
Coal Export Terminals, Dredging Industry, Manufacturing, Marine Towage, Port Authorities, Ports/Harbours/Enclosed Water Vessels, Seagoing Industry and Stevedoring Industry each have their own award — check before you classify.
Which level is your team member?
The Offshore Oil and Gas Award doesn’t use a level ladder — crew are classified by named rank (Master, Chief Engineer, mates, engineers, ratings and catering) and then by the vessel type they serve on. The calculator shows the Support Vessels — Division 1 (64m or less) table — the broadest reference stream for smaller operators.
| Level | Per hour | Per week (38h) | Typical roles | The test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Integrated Rating | $34.13 | $1296.94 | Integrated Rating | The award’s standard rate: a multi-skilled deck/engine rating on a support vessel of 64m or less. Aggregate annual salary $99,371. |
| Second Engineer | $40.36 | $1533.68 | Second Engineer | A watchkeeping engineer rank in the engine room, one below First Engineer. Aggregate annual salary $117,515. |
| Second Mate | $40.36 | $1533.68 | Second Mate | A watchkeeping deck officer rank, one below First Mate. Aggregate annual salary $117,515. |
| First Engineer | $44.36 | $1685.68 | First Engineer | The second-in-command in the engine room — relieves the Chief Engineer and runs their own watch. Aggregate annual salary $129,180. |
| First Mate | $44.36 | $1685.68 | First Mate | The second-in-command on deck — relieves the Master and runs their own watch. Aggregate annual salary $129,180. |
| Chief Engineer | $48.37 | $1838.06 | Chief Engineer | Head of the engine department — responsible for the vessel’s machinery and the engineering team. Aggregate annual salary $140,844. |
| Master | $49.26 | $1871.88 | Master | Person in command of the vessel — the seafarer with overall responsibility for the ship, crew and cargo. Aggregate annual salary $143,433. |
- Rank sets the rate directly — there’s no separate skills test to apply. Match the seafarer’s actual role (Master, mate, engineer, rating, catering) to the clause 13.1 table for their vessel type.
- Vessel type changes the rate for the same rank: Division 2 support vessels (over 64m), supply vessels, stand-by/utility vessels, self-propelled drilling vessels (semi-submersible and drill ships — the highest-paying tables), seismic survey vessels, non-propelled MODUs under tow and North-West Shelf coastal vessels each carry their own figures.
- Facilities (fixed or floating production installations) pay the highest rates on the award — a Facility Chief Engineer’s aggregate salary reaches $168,232 — reflecting the more senior classification structure used offshore.
- The classification definitions themselves (what qualifies someone as a Master, Mate or Engineer) sit outside the award — clause 13.2 points to Marine Orders 70–73 made under the Navigation Act 2012 (Cth), not to the award text.
Allowances that can apply on top
Base rates and penalties aren’t the whole pay picture. The Offshore Oil and Gas 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 Offshore Oil and Gas 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 Offshore Oil and Gas Award requires:
From the award’s breaks clause (clause 12). Verify the current award text before relying on it.
Calculate a week under the Offshore Oil and Gas 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, MA000086) — first full pay period on or after that date.
This week’s numbers
Nothing is stored or sent — the maths runs on this page.
Why does this calculator show hourly and weekly rates for a salary-based award?
MA000086 sets an aggregate annual salary per rank and vessel type, not an hourly or weekly rate — so the calculator divides by 52 for a weekly figure and by 38 again for an hourly one. Treat both as planning conversions; the actual legal minimum is the aggregate annual salary itself.
Are offshore vessel crew casual employees?
No — this award recognises only full-time and relief employment; there is no casual classification. Relief employees are paid pro-rata equivalent pay and conditions. The calculator’s casual column is shown only as the site’s standard rough guide, not a rate the award actually prescribes for this workforce.
Does a rostered weekend or public holiday attract a penalty rate?
No. There are no separate penalty multipliers in this award. Weekend and public-holiday entitlements are folded into the aggregate annual salary and a leave accrual factor of 1.153 days per day of duty (clause 18), which also covers annual leave and personal/carer’s leave.
My crew work a swing roster — does this calculator model that?
Only approximately. The aggregate annual salary is designed to cover a full roster cycle, including overtime, weekends and public holidays worked offshore — this calculator simplifies that into an hourly/weekly planning figure, which is most useful for shore-based costing or short relief engagements. For roster-specific pay, work from the vessel’s actual cycle, the leave accrual factor and the full award text, not this simplified week.
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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