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SCHADS Pay Rates Table

Name: SCHADS Award (MA000100) minimum pay rates from 1 July 2026
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Every SCHADS Award minimum rate from 1 July 2026: each SACS level and pay point and the home care levels, permanent and casual, with weekend, public holiday, shift and overtime rates and the allowances. Search it, copy it or download it.

Fair Work pay guide, 1 July 2026
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Social and community services, including disability services work. From level 2 up these are the Equal Remuneration Order rates, which the award treats as the ordinary rates for all purposes.

SACS · Level 2, pay point 1

$36.22

an hour, full-time and part-time · $1,376.49 a week

Saturday · 150%$54.33

Sunday · 200%$72.44

Public holiday · 250%$90.55

Afternoon shift (Mon to Fri) · 112.5%$40.75

Night shift (Mon to Fri) · 115%$41.65

Overtime Mon to Sat, first 2 hours · 150%$54.33

Overtime Mon to Sat, after 2 hours · 200%$72.44

Overtime Sunday · 200%$72.44

Overtime public holiday · 250%$90.55

Social and community services (SACS)

Full-time and part-time rates. Dollars per hour unless shown.

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Level	Weekly	Hourly100%	Sat150%	Sun200%	Public hol.250%	Afternoon112.5%	Night115%	OT first 2 h150%	OT after200%	OT Sun200%	OT public hol.250%
1.1	1046.90	27.55	41.33	55.10	68.88	30.99	31.68	41.33	55.10	55.10	68.88
1.2	1080.60	28.44	42.66	56.88	71.10	32.00	32.71	42.66	56.88	56.88	71.10
1.3	1119.10	29.45	44.18	58.90	73.63	33.13	33.87	44.18	58.90	58.90	73.63
2.1	1376.49	36.22	54.33	72.44	90.55	40.75	41.65	54.33	72.44	72.44	90.55
2.2	1419.79	37.36	56.04	74.72	93.40	42.03	42.96	56.04	74.72	74.72	93.40
2.3	1462.96	38.50	57.75	77.00	96.25	43.31	44.28	57.75	77.00	77.00	96.25
2.4	1501.95	39.53	59.30	79.06	98.83	44.47	45.46	59.30	79.06	79.06	98.83
3.1	1538.59	40.49	60.74	80.98	101.23	45.55	46.56	60.74	80.98	80.98	101.23
3.2	1582.94	41.66	62.49	83.32	104.15	46.87	47.91	62.49	83.32	83.32	104.15
3.3	1616.71	42.55	63.83	85.10	106.38	47.87	48.93	63.83	85.10	85.10	106.38
3.4	1649.97	43.42	65.13	86.84	108.55	48.85	49.93	65.13	86.84	86.84	108.55
4.1	1774.74	46.70	70.05	93.40	116.75	52.54	53.71	70.05	93.40	93.40	116.75
4.2	1821.07	47.92	71.88	95.84	119.80	53.91	55.11	71.88	95.84	95.84	119.80
4.3	1867.93	49.16	73.74	98.32	122.90	55.31	56.53	73.74	98.32	98.32	122.90
4.4	1909.51	50.25	75.38	100.50	125.63	56.53	57.79	75.38	100.50	100.50	125.63
5.1	2030.20	53.43	80.15	106.86	133.58	60.11	61.44	80.15	106.86	106.86	133.58
5.2	2073.91	54.58	81.87	109.16	136.45	61.40	62.77	81.87	109.16	109.16	136.45
5.3	2122.13	55.85	83.78	111.70	139.63	62.83	64.23	83.78	111.70	111.70	139.63
6.1	2218.02	58.37	87.56	116.74	145.93	65.67	67.13	87.56	116.74	116.74	145.93
6.2	2267.02	59.66	89.49	119.32	149.15	67.12	68.61	89.49	119.32	119.32	149.15
6.3	2316.16	60.95	91.43	121.90	152.38	68.57	70.09	91.43	121.90	121.90	152.38
7.1	2398.95	63.13	94.70	126.26	157.83	71.02	72.60	94.70	126.26	126.26	157.83
7.2	2449.36	64.46	96.69	128.92	161.15	72.52	74.13	96.69	128.92	128.92	161.15
7.3	2499.20	65.77	98.66	131.54	164.43	73.99	75.64	98.66	131.54	131.54	164.43
8.1	2602.75	68.49	102.74	136.98	171.23	77.05	78.76	102.74	136.98	136.98	171.23
8.2	2653.94	69.84	104.76	139.68	174.60	78.57	80.32	104.76	139.68	139.68	174.60
8.3	2705.27	71.19	106.79	142.38	177.98	80.09	81.87	106.79	142.38	142.38	177.98

n/s Not stated: the pay guide does not tabulate a casual Sunday overtime rate.
Full-time SACS employees who are not doing disability services work get 150% for the first 3 overtime hours, not 2 (cl 28.1(a)(ii)).
Weekend and public holiday rates replace the afternoon and night loadings. Overtime replaces shift and weekend rates.

Allowances from 1 July 2026

Sleepover$62.87per nightcl 25.7(d)

Broken shift, one unpaid break$21.81per broken shiftcl 20.12(a), 25.6(a)

Broken shift, two unpaid breaks$28.87per broken shiftcl 20.12(b), 25.6(b)

On call, Monday to Friday$25.66per 24 hours or part, from finishing ordinary duty on Monday to finishing on Fridaycl 20.11(a)

On call, any other day or a public holiday$50.81per other 24-hour period or part, or per public holiday or partcl 20.11(b)

Vehicle, 1 July to 31 August 2026$1.01per kmcl 20.7(a)

Vehicle, 1 September 2026 to 28 February 2027 (temporary)$1.05per kmcl 20.7(aa) temporary increase

Vehicle, from 1 March 2027$1.01per kmcl 20.7(a)

First aid, full-time$21.43per weekcl 20.6(a)

First aid, part-time and casual$0.56per hour, up to $21.43 a weekcl 20.6(b)

Uniform$1.26per shift, up to $6.41 a weekcl 20.2(b)

Laundry of a uniform$0.33per shift, up to $1.53 a weekcl 20.2(b)

Laundry, own clothing soiled at work$0.33per shiftcl 20.3

Meal, overtime$17.30when overtime runs past 1 hour, plus a further $17.30 past 4 hourscl 20.5

Hot work, 40 to 46°C (employed before 8 August 1991)$0.64per hourcl 20.9(c)(i)

Hot work, over 46°C (employed before 8 August 1991)$0.77per hourcl 20.9(c)(ii)

Board and lodging (deduction the employer may make)$32.63per week (plus $20.32 if meals are bought at cafeteria rates)cl 20.10

Rates from 1 July 2026

Minimum rates apply from the first full pay period starting on or after 1 July 2026. Disability home care rates are due to change: the 2026 Annual Wage Review decision ([2026] FWCFB 3500) sets a work value increase and a new classification structure for disability home care workers, to be implemented by 1 October 2027. The amounts and dates are not in the award yet. We will update this tool when the award is varied.

Reading the SCHADS rates

The SCHADS Award has two pay tables. Social and community services (SACS) covers most community and disability services work, including NDIS support work, across eight levels with pay points in each. Home care covers care in a person’s own home, with separate disability (Schedule E) and aged care (Schedule F) levels.

Every rate here is the Fair Work Ombudsman’s published figure. The pay guide rounds the hourly rate to the cent, then works each penalty as a percentage of that rounded rate, also to the cent. Casual rates include the 25% loading, which is added on top of the weekend, public holiday and shift percentages rather than multiplied.

Things to know

Weekend and public holiday rates replace the afternoon and night shift loadings.
Overtime replaces the shift and weekend rates. For full-time SACS work that is not disability services, the first 3 overtime hours are at 150%.
The sleepover allowance is $62.87 a night and the broken shift allowance $21.81 or $28.87.

To price a shift, use the SCHADS Pay Rate Calculator. Rostery keeps these rates current and applies them to every timesheet.

Questions people ask

What is the SCHADS Level 2 pay rate from 1 July 2026?

SACS Level 2, pay point 1 is $36.22 an hour ($1,376.49 a week) for full-time and part-time employees, and $45.28 an hour for casuals, from the first full pay period starting on or after 1 July 2026.

What is the lowest and highest SACS rate?

Level 1, pay point 1 is $27.55 an hour and Level 8, pay point 3 is $71.19 an hour, for full-time and part-time employees.

Why are the SACS rates higher than the award base rates?

From level 2 up, the SACS rates include the Equal Remuneration Order. Clause 15 says the “current” hourly and weekly wages in the ERO table are the ordinary rates of pay for all purposes, so they are the minimums to pay. Level 1 has no ERO.

How much did SCHADS rates go up in 2026?

The Fair Work Commission’s Annual Wage Review decision ([2026] FWCFB 3500) raised modern award rates by 4.75% from 1 July 2026. Separately, disability home care rates are due to get a work value increase with a new classification structure by 1 October 2027; those amounts are not in the award yet.

Are these rates the same in every state?

Yes, the award is national. The pay guide notes that some Queensland employers that are not constitutional corporations have transitional ERO arrangements, and those rates are not in the guide.

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