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Dry Cleaning & Laundry Award Classification Levels 2025–26

Rates effective 1 July 2025 · MA000096

Your classification level under the Dry Cleaning & Laundry 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

Dry Cleaning

Level 1Dry Cleaning Level 1

Base rate: $24.28/hr · Casual: $30.35/hr

Level 2Dry Cleaning Level 2

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

Level 3Dry Cleaning Level 3

Base rate: $25.29/hr · Casual: $31.61/hr

Level 4Dry Cleaning Level 4

Base rate: $26.70/hr · Casual: $33.38/hr

Level 5Dry Cleaning Level 5

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

Laundry

Level 1Laundry Level 1

Base rate: $24.61/hr · Casual: $30.76/hr

Level 2Laundry Level 2

Base rate: $25.45/hr · Casual: $31.81/hr

Level 3Laundry Level 3

Base rate: $26.46/hr · Casual: $33.08/hr

Level 4Laundry Level 4

Base rate: $27.14/hr · Casual: $33.92/hr

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

Source: Classification levels are defined in the Dry Cleaning & Laundry Award (MA000096), published by the Fair Work Commission.

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