Animal Care & Vet Award Classification Levels 2025–26
Rates effective 1 July 2025 · MA000118
Your classification level under the Animal Care & Vet 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
Vet Support
Base rate: $24.28/hr · Casual: $30.35/hr
Base rate: $24.95/hr · Casual: $31.19/hr
Base rate: $26.96/hr · Casual: $33.70/hr
Base rate: $28.12/hr · Casual: $35.15/hr
Base rate: $30.68/hr · Casual: $38.35/hr
Base rate: $32.23/hr · Casual: $40.29/hr
Vet Surgeon
Base rate: $32.65/hr · Casual: $40.81/hr
Base rate: $34.45/hr · Casual: $43.06/hr
Base rate: $37.22/hr · Casual: $46.53/hr
Base rate: $40.89/hr · Casual: $51.11/hr
Base rate: $46.18/hr · Casual: $57.73/hr
Inspector
Base rate: $32.65/hr · Casual: $40.81/hr
Base rate: $34.45/hr · Casual: $43.06/hr
Base rate: $37.22/hr · Casual: $46.53/hr
See also: Pay rates by classification | Am I being underpaid?
Source: Classification levels are defined in the Animal Care & Vet Award (MA000118), published by the Fair Work Commission.
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