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Business Equipment Award Classification Levels 2025–26

Rates effective 1 July 2025 · MA000021

Your classification level under the Business Equipment 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

Technical

Level 1Technical Level 1

Base rate: $24.95/hr · Casual: $31.19/hr

Level 2Technical Level 2

Base rate: $25.84/hr · Casual: $32.30/hr

Level 3Technical Level 3

Base rate: $26.69/hr · Casual: $33.36/hr

Level 4Technical Level 4

Base rate: $28.12/hr · Casual: $35.15/hr

Level 5Technical Level 5

Base rate: $29.86/hr · Casual: $37.33/hr

Level 6Technical Level 6

Base rate: $31.51/hr · Casual: $39.39/hr

Commercial Traveller

Level 1Salesperson Level 1

Base rate: $27.39/hr · Casual: $34.24/hr

Level 2Salesperson Level 2

Base rate: $30.05/hr · Casual: $37.56/hr

Level 3Salesperson Level 3

Base rate: $34.77/hr · Casual: $43.46/hr

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

Source: Classification levels are defined in the Business Equipment Award (MA000021), published by the Fair Work Commission.

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