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Airport Employees Award Classification Levels 2025–26

Rates effective 1 July 2025 · MA000049

Your classification level under the Airport Employees Award determines your minimum pay rate. Being classified one level too low can cost you $2–4 per hour — more than $3,000 per year for a full-time worker.

Classification levels

Administrative Services Officers

Level 1Administrative services officer Level 1

Base rate: $26.48/hr · Casual: $33.10/hr

Level 2Administrative services officer Level 2

Base rate: $29.90/hr · Casual: $37.38/hr

Level 3Administrative services officer Level 3

Base rate: $32.63/hr · Casual: $40.79/hr

Level 4Administrative services officer Level 4

Base rate: $35.10/hr · Casual: $43.88/hr

Level 5Administrative services officer Level 5

Base rate: $38.27/hr · Casual: $47.84/hr

Level 6Administrative services officer Level 6

Base rate: $42.44/hr · Casual: $53.05/hr

Level 7Administrative services officer Level 7

Base rate: $45.75/hr · Casual: $57.19/hr

Ground Services Officers

Level 1Ground services officer Level 1

Base rate: $25.17/hr · Casual: $31.46/hr

Level 2Ground services officer Level 2

Base rate: $25.73/hr · Casual: $32.16/hr

Level 3Ground services officer Level 3

Base rate: $26.29/hr · Casual: $32.86/hr

Level 4Ground services officer Level 4

Base rate: $27.05/hr · Casual: $33.81/hr

Level 5Ground services officer Level 5

Base rate: $28.11/hr · Casual: $35.14/hr

Level 6Ground services officer Level 6

Base rate: $29.10/hr · Casual: $36.38/hr

Level 7Ground services officer Level 7

Base rate: $30.00/hr · Casual: $37.50/hr

Level 8Ground services officer Level 8

Base rate: $30.59/hr · Casual: $38.24/hr

Level 9Ground services officer Level 9

Base rate: $30.98/hr · Casual: $38.73/hr

Level 10Ground services officer Level 10

Base rate: $31.38/hr · Casual: $39.23/hr

Level 11Ground services officer Level 11

Base rate: $31.97/hr · Casual: $39.96/hr

Professional Engineers

Level 1Professional engineer Level 1—Pay point 1

Base rate: $34.87/hr · Casual: $43.59/hr

Level 2Professional engineer Level 1—Pay point 2

Base rate: $36.22/hr · Casual: $45.28/hr

Level 3Professional engineer Level 1—Pay point 3

Base rate: $37.54/hr · Casual: $46.93/hr

Level 4Professional engineer Level 2

Base rate: $39.41/hr · Casual: $49.26/hr

Level 5Professional engineer Level 3

Base rate: $43.36/hr · Casual: $54.20/hr

Level 6Professional engineer Level 4

Base rate: $47.30/hr · Casual: $59.13/hr

Level 7Professional engineer Level 5

Base rate: $52.89/hr · Casual: $66.11/hr

Technical Services Officers

Level 1Technical services assistant

Base rate: $28.11/hr · Casual: $35.14/hr

Level 1Technical services officer Level 1

Base rate: $28.11/hr · Casual: $35.14/hr

Level 2Technical services officer Level 1

Base rate: $28.11/hr · Casual: $35.14/hr

Level 3Technical services officer Level 2

Base rate: $29.10/hr · Casual: $36.38/hr

Level 4Technical services officer Level 3

Base rate: $30.98/hr · Casual: $38.73/hr

Level 5Technical services officer Level 4

Base rate: $32.83/hr · Casual: $41.04/hr

Level 6Technical services officer Level 5

Base rate: $33.58/hr · Casual: $41.97/hr

Level 7Technical services officer Level 6

Base rate: $34.57/hr · Casual: $43.21/hr

Level 8Technical services officer Level 7

Base rate: $36.46/hr · Casual: $45.58/hr

Level 9Technical services officer Level 8

Base rate: $37.44/hr · Casual: $46.80/hr

Level 10Technical services officer Level 9

Base rate: $40.40/hr · Casual: $50.50/hr

Level 11Technical services officer Level 10

Base rate: $43.36/hr · Casual: $54.20/hr

See also: Pay rates by classification | Am I being underpaid?

Source: Classification levels are defined in the Airport Employees Award (MA000049), published by the Fair Work Commission.

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