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Waste Management Award Classification Levels 2025–26

Rates effective 1 July 2025 · MA000043

Your classification level under the Waste Management 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 1Waste Management Level 1

Base rate: $25.65/hr · Casual: $32.06/hr

Level 2Waste Management Level 2

Base rate: $26.27/hr · Casual: $32.84/hr

Level 3Waste Management Level 3

Base rate: $26.57/hr · Casual: $33.21/hr

Level 4Waste Management Level 4

Base rate: $27.04/hr · Casual: $33.80/hr

Level 5Waste Management Level 5

Base rate: $27.81/hr · Casual: $34.76/hr

Level 6Waste Management Level 6

Base rate: $28.58/hr · Casual: $35.72/hr

Level 7Waste Management Level 7

Base rate: $29.12/hr · Casual: $36.40/hr

Level 8Waste Management Level 8

Base rate: $29.62/hr · Casual: $37.03/hr

Level 9Waste Management Level 9

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 Waste Management Award (MA000043), published by the Fair Work Commission.

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