Transport & Distribution Award Classification Levels 2025–26
Rates effective 1 July 2025 · MA000038
Your classification level under the Transport & Distribution 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: $25.65/hr · Casual: $32.06/hr
Base rate: $26.27/hr · Casual: $32.84/hr
Base rate: $26.57/hr · Casual: $33.21/hr
Base rate: $27.04/hr · Casual: $33.80/hr
Base rate: $27.45/hr · Casual: $34.31/hr
Base rate: $27.83/hr · Casual: $34.79/hr
Base rate: $28.25/hr · Casual: $35.31/hr
Base rate: $29.05/hr · Casual: $36.31/hr
Base rate: $29.53/hr · Casual: $36.91/hr
Base rate: $30.12/hr · Casual: $37.65/hr
See also: Pay rates by classification | Am I being underpaid?
Source: Classification levels are defined in the Transport & Distribution Award (MA000038), published by the Fair Work Commission.
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