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Storage & Wholesale Award Classification Levels 2025–26

Rates effective 1 July 2025 · MA000084

Your classification level under the Storage & Wholesale 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 1Storeworker / Wholesale Employee Grade 1 (Commencement)

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

Level 2Storeworker / Wholesale Employee Grade 1 (After 3 Months)

Base rate: $26.17/hr · Casual: $32.71/hr

Level 3Storeworker / Wholesale Employee Grade 1 (After 12 Months)

Base rate: $26.47/hr · Casual: $33.09/hr

Level 4Storeworker / Wholesale Employee Grade 2

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

Level 5Storeworker / Wholesale Employee Grade 3

Base rate: $27.46/hr · Casual: $34.33/hr

Level 6Storeworker / Wholesale Employee Grade 4

Base rate: $28.27/hr · Casual: $35.34/hr

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

Source: Classification levels are defined in the Storage & Wholesale Award (MA000084), published by the Fair Work Commission.

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