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Gardening & Landscaping Award Classification Levels 2025–26

Rates effective 1 July 2025 · MA000101

Your classification level under the Gardening & Landscaping 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

Level 0Introductory Level

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

Level 1Gardening and Landscaping Employee Level 1

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

Level 2Gardening and Landscaping Employee Level 2

Base rate: $25.85/hr · Casual: $32.31/hr

Level 3Gardening and Landscaping Employee Level 3

Base rate: $27.00/hr · Casual: $33.75/hr

Level 4Gardening and Landscaping Employee Level 4

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

Level 5Gardening and Landscaping Employee Level 5

Base rate: $29.00/hr · Casual: $36.25/hr

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

Source: Classification levels are defined in the Gardening & Landscaping Award (MA000101), published by the Fair Work Commission.

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