Hair & Beauty Award Classification Levels 2025–26
Rates effective 1 July 2025 · MA000005
Your classification level under the Hair & Beauty 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: $26.55/hr · Casual: $33.19/hr
Base rate: $27.16/hr · Casual: $33.95/hr
Base rate: $28.12/hr · Casual: $35.15/hr
Base rate: $28.64/hr · Casual: $35.80/hr
Base rate: $29.49/hr · Casual: $36.86/hr
Base rate: $30.55/hr · Casual: $38.19/hr
See also: Pay rates by classification | Am I being underpaid?
Source: Classification levels are defined in the Hair & Beauty Award (MA000005), published by the Fair Work Commission.
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