Pay checker

Enter one pay period. We estimate the award minimum for your hours and compare it with what you were paid.

Pay period
How are you paid?
About your work

Your contract or payslip may say. We cannot check which level is right.

What you worked and were paid

    About this estimate

    This is an estimate, not a legal ruling.

    Assumptions

    • You're covered by the Horticulture Award and no enterprise agreement applies.
    • You're 20 or older.
    • The level you picked is your correct classification. The award defines the levels and we cannot check this.
    • "Paid" means gross pay before tax and deductions.
    • No first aid, leading hand or wet work allowance applies.
    • The rates used apply to pay periods starting on or after 1 July 2026.
    • Overtime, public holiday, shift and late-hours penalty rates are not calculated. Where they apply, this only tells you if pay is below the basic minimum.
    • Super, tax and net pay are not checked.

    Rule applied: Horticulture Award 2020 [MA000028]. As at .

    If your pay looks lower than the minimum, the Fair Work Ombudsman can check it for free.

    Sources

    1. The 2026 award rates apply from the first full pay period starting on or after 1 July 2026. calculate.fairwork.gov.au (Pay Guide published 24 June 2026, p.1); award cl. 15.1(a) varied by PR799309 ppc 01Jul26 (as at )
    2. A pieceworker must be paid for each day they work no less than the hourly rate for the pieceworker multiplied by the hours worked that day. library.fairwork.gov.au cl. 15.2(f) (inserted by PR737899 ppc 28Apr22) (as at )
    3. A casual employee is paid the ordinary hourly rate plus a loading of 25% of the hourly rate for each hour worked (subject to cl. 15.2). library.fairwork.gov.au cl. 11.2(a) (as at )
    4. A casual must be engaged and paid for at least 2 consecutive hours each time they are required to attend work. library.fairwork.gov.au cl. 11.3 (as at )