Fast Food Industry Award pay rates 2026 (Australia)

Employers in the fast food industry throughout Australia and their employees: taking orders for, preparing and selling meals, snacks and beverages mainly to take away or delivered, including food courts in shopping centres. Coffee shops, cafes, bars and restaurants that mainly provide sit-down service are excluded (clause 4).

From the first full pay period starting on or after 1 July 2026, after the Annual Wage Review (variation PR799284) (clause 15.1).

In the consolidated award published by the Fair Work Commission (MA000003); the Fair Work Ombudsman also publishes pay guides.

No. Award rates are minimums. An enterprise agreement or an employment contract can pay more, never less.

The minimum hourly rate is 1/38th of the minimum weekly rate for a full-time employee (clause 15.1, note 1).

Prepares food, takes orders, cooks, sells, serves or delivers meals, snacks and beverages, including incidental cleaning (clause 12.4(a)).

An employee with major day-to-day responsibility for supervising Level 1 employees and/or training new employees, or an employee required to exercise trade skills (clause 12.4(b)).

An employee appointed to be in charge of a shop, food outlet or delivery outlet; the rate depends on whether they are in charge of one or no person, or of 2 or more people (clauses 12.4(c) and 15.1).

Yes. Employers must notify employees in writing of their classification and of any change to it (clause 12.3).

Yes. Unless it is unreasonable, an employee may refuse to monitor, read or respond to contact from the employer outside working hours (clause 13A and section 333M of the Fair Work Act).

$1056.80 per week for a full-time employee (38 hours) or $27.81 per hour, from the first full pay period starting on or after 1 July 2026 (clause 15.1).

$1119.10 per week for a full-time employee (38 hours) or $29.45 per hour, from the first full pay period starting on or after 1 July 2026 (clause 15.1).

$1136.40 per week for a full-time employee (38 hours) or $29.91 per hour, from the first full pay period starting on or after 1 July 2026 (clause 15.1).

$1150.40 per week for a full-time employee (38 hours) or $30.27 per hour, from the first full pay period starting on or after 1 July 2026 (clause 15.1).

25 % of the minimum hourly rate, on top of that rate, for each ordinary hour worked (clause 11.2).

3 consecutive hours (clause 11.3).

At the end of each engagement, or weekly or fortnightly in line with the pay arrangements for full-time employees (clause 11.4).

Yes. The National Employment Standards provide a pathway to change from casual to full-time or part-time employment (sections 66A to 66MA of the Fair Work Act, referred to in clause 11.5).

$34.76 per hour for ordinary hours Monday to Friday (minimum rate plus the 25 % casual loading); $41.72 on Saturday, $41.72 on Sunday and $69.53 on public holidays (Schedule A).

$36.81 per hour for ordinary hours Monday to Friday (minimum rate plus the 25 % casual loading); $44.18 on Saturday, $51.54 on Sunday and $73.63 on public holidays (Schedule A).

$37.39 per hour for ordinary hours Monday to Friday (minimum rate plus the 25 % casual loading); $44.87 on Saturday, $52.34 on Sunday and $74.78 on public holidays (Schedule A).

$37.84 per hour for ordinary hours Monday to Friday (minimum rate plus the 25 % casual loading); $45.41 on Saturday, $52.97 on Sunday and $75.68 on public holidays (Schedule A).

125 % of the minimum hourly rate for full-time and part-time employees and 150 % for casuals (clause 21).

For Level 1 employees, 125 % (150 % for casuals). For Level 2 and 3 employees, 150 % (175 % for casuals) (clause 21).

225 % for full-time and part-time employees and 250 % for casuals (clause 21).

Yes. Monday to Friday, ordinary hours between 10 pm and midnight are paid at 110 % (135 % for casuals) and between midnight and 6 am at 115 % (140 % for casuals) (clause 21).

$34.76 per hour (125 % of the minimum hourly rate). Late-night work Monday to Friday pays $30.59 between 10 pm and midnight and $31.98 after midnight (Schedule A).

$44.18 per hour (150 % of the minimum hourly rate). Late-night work Monday to Friday pays $32.40 between 10 pm and midnight and $33.87 after midnight (Schedule A).

$44.87 per hour (150 % of the minimum hourly rate). Late-night work Monday to Friday pays $32.90 between 10 pm and midnight and $34.40 after midnight (Schedule A).

$45.41 per hour (150 % of the minimum hourly rate). Late-night work Monday to Friday pays $33.30 between 10 pm and midnight and $34.81 after midnight (Schedule A).

An average of 38 ordinary hours a week over no more than 4 weeks: 38 hours in 1 week, 76 in 2, 114 in 3 or 152 in 4 (clauses 13.1 and 13.2).

11 hours (clause 13.5).

One 10-minute paid rest break (clause 14.1).

One 10-minute paid rest break and one unpaid meal break of 30 to 60 minutes (clause 14.1).

Either one 10-minute paid rest break and two unpaid meal breaks, or two 10-minute paid rest breaks and one unpaid meal break of 30 to 60 minutes (clause 14.1).

No. The employer also cannot require a break in the first or last hour of work, or a rest break combined with a meal break (clause 14.5).

No rest or meal break is required for shifts of less than 4 hours (clause 14.1).

Full-time and part-time: 150 % for the first 2 hours Monday to Saturday, 200 % after that, 200 % on Sunday and 250 % on public holidays. Casuals: 175 %, 225 %, 225 % and 275 % (clause 20.6).

For hours over 38 a week (or the 4-week average), more than 5 days a week, more than 11 ordinary hours a day, before the rostered start or after the rostered finish, or outside ordinary hours (clause 20.2).

For hours over 38 a week (or averaged over the roster cycle) or over 11 ordinary hours in a day (clause 20.4).

Yes. Overtime on a Sunday that is not immediately before or after ordinary hours is paid for at least 4 hours (clause 20.5).

Yes, if it is unreasonable, taking into account health and safety, personal and family circumstances, notice and other factors (clause 20.1 and section 62 of the Fair Work Act).

3 consecutive hours (clause 10.2).

A regular pattern of work: hours each day, days of the week, start and finish times, meal breaks and the 3-hour minimum; variations must also be in writing (clause 10.3).

Yes. Time worked beyond the agreed hours is overtime; if a variation was not recorded in writing, hours beyond the regular pattern are paid at overtime rates (clauses 10.6 and 10.9).

$41.72 per hour for the first 2 hours Monday to Saturday, $55.62 after 2 hours, $55.62 on Sunday and $69.53 on public holidays. Casuals: $48.67, $62.57, $62.57 and $76.48 (Schedule A).

$44.18 per hour for the first 2 hours Monday to Saturday, $58.90 after 2 hours, $58.90 on Sunday and $73.63 on public holidays. Casuals: $51.54, $66.26, $66.26 and $80.99 (Schedule A).

$44.87 per hour for the first 2 hours Monday to Saturday, $59.82 after 2 hours, $59.82 on Sunday and $74.78 on public holidays. Casuals: $52.34, $67.30, $67.30 and $82.25 (Schedule A).

$45.41 per hour for the first 2 hours Monday to Saturday, $60.54 after 2 hours, $60.54 on Sunday and $75.68 on public holidays. Casuals: $52.97, $68.11, $68.11 and $83.24 (Schedule A).

If the employer requires a uniform, it must supply it, pay for it or reimburse it; if you launder it yourself, the allowance is $6.42 a week for full-time employees or $1.28 per shift for part-time and casual employees (clause 17.5).

$17.33 (or a meal) when you work more than one hour of overtime without 24 hours’ notice and cannot reasonably go home for a meal, plus a further $15.66 if the overtime is more than 4 hours (clause 17.4).

$0.53 per kilometre if you are engaged mainly to deliver the employer’s products using your own vehicle, and $1.00 per kilometre in any other case where the employer asks you to use your vehicle (clause 17.8).

$0.38 per hour when principally employed to enter cold chambers or restock refrigerated storage, and a total of $0.97 per hour below 0°C (clause 17.3).

If you start or finish after 10 pm or before 7 am, your usual transport is not available and the employer does not provide transport, the employer must reimburse a reasonable commercial passenger vehicle fare (clause 17.7).

Yes, $47.90 per week for employees working in the County of Yancowinna (Broken Hill), NSW (clause 17.2).

A percentage of the adult rate: 40 % under 16, 50 % at 16, 60 % at 17, 70 % at 18, 80 % at 19, 90 % at 20 and 100 % from 21 (clause 15.2).

At 21 years of age (clause 15.2).

$11.12 per hour for ordinary hours (40 % of the adult rate); $13.90 on Saturday and Sunday and $25.02 on public holidays (clause 15.2 and Schedule A).

$13.91 per hour for ordinary hours (50 % of the adult rate); $17.39 on Saturday and Sunday and $31.30 on public holidays (clause 15.2 and Schedule A).

$16.69 per hour for ordinary hours (60 % of the adult rate); $20.86 on Saturday and Sunday and $37.55 on public holidays (clause 15.2 and Schedule A).

$19.47 per hour for ordinary hours (70 % of the adult rate); $24.34 on Saturday and Sunday and $43.81 on public holidays (clause 15.2 and Schedule A).

$22.25 per hour for ordinary hours (80 % of the adult rate); $27.81 on Saturday and Sunday and $50.06 on public holidays (clause 15.2 and Schedule A).

$25.03 per hour for ordinary hours (90 % of the adult rate); $31.29 on Saturday and Sunday and $56.32 on public holidays (clause 15.2 and Schedule A).

$11.78 per hour for ordinary hours; $14.73 on Saturday, $17.67 on Sunday and $26.51 on public holidays (Schedule A).

$14.73 per hour for ordinary hours; $18.41 on Saturday, $22.10 on Sunday and $33.14 on public holidays (Schedule A).

$17.67 per hour for ordinary hours; $22.09 on Saturday, $26.51 on Sunday and $39.76 on public holidays (Schedule A).

$20.62 per hour for ordinary hours; $25.78 on Saturday, $30.93 on Sunday and $46.40 on public holidays (Schedule A).

$23.56 per hour for ordinary hours; $29.45 on Saturday, $35.34 on Sunday and $53.01 on public holidays (Schedule A).

$26.51 per hour for ordinary hours; $33.14 on Saturday, $39.77 on Sunday and $59.65 on public holidays (Schedule A).

4 weeks of paid annual leave a year for full-time employees and a pro rata amount for part-time employees (section 87 of the Fair Work Act and clause 22).

Full-time employees get 10 days of paid personal/carer’s leave a year and part-time employees a pro rata amount (section 96 of the Fair Work Act). Casuals are entitled to 2 days of unpaid carer’s leave per occasion.

Full-time and part-time employees who would normally work on that day are paid their base rate for their ordinary hours (section 116 of the Fair Work Act).

From 1 week (up to 1 year of service) to 4 weeks (more than 5 years), plus 1 week if the employee is over 45 with at least 2 years of service (clause 31 and section 117 of the Fair Work Act).