Corrections & Detention Award Classification Levels 2025–26
Rates effective 1 July 2025 · MA000017
Your classification level under the Corrections & Detention 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
Base rate: $25.44/hr · Casual: $31.80/hr
Base rate: $26.27/hr · Casual: $32.84/hr
Base rate: $27.04/hr · Casual: $33.80/hr
Base rate: $28.26/hr · Casual: $35.33/hr
Base rate: $29.62/hr · Casual: $37.03/hr
See also: Pay rates by classification | Am I being underpaid?
Source: Classification levels are defined in the Corrections & Detention Award (MA000017), published by the Fair Work Commission.
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