Real Estate Award.
Real Estate Industry Award 2020. Verified penalty rates, shift loadings, leave loading and RDO arrangements, with a live calculator under the NES.
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| Component | Formula | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Accrual rate (FULL-TIME) | 4 wks × 38h ÷ 52 | 2.923 hrs/wk |
| Hours accrued | 2.923 × 52 wks | 152.42 hrs |
| Hourly base rate | - | $35.00 |
| Base leave value | 152.42 × $35.00 | $5,334.62 |
| 17.5% leave loading | base × 0.175 | + $933.56 |
| Total payout | - | $6,268.17 |
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Real Estate Award pay rates and penalties.
Dollar rates effective from 1 July 2026 after the 4.75% Annual Wage Review increase. Penalty rates verified against the MA000106 award text.
Penalty rates by shift type
What each hour is worth as a percentage of the base rate, for permanent and casual employees.
Hourly rate by classification level
5 levels, measured from $0 so the gaps between them are true to scale.
- Level 1Real estate employee level 1 (associate), first 12 months at this level
- Level 1+Real estate employee level 1 (associate), after the first 12 months
- Level 2Real estate employee level 2 (representative)
- Level 3Real estate employee level 3 (supervisory)
- Level 4Real estate employee level 4 (in-charge)
National Minimum Wage, 4-year trend
Lifted each year by the Annual Wage Review. Up 23.7% since FY2023. Percentages are the movement in the NMW itself, which exceeded the award increase in the years the Commission realigned it to the C13 rate.
Where these numbers come from
- Dollar rates
- FWO Pay Guides and FWC Annual Wage Review [2026] FWCFB 3500, effective 1 July 2026.
- Penalty rates and allowances
- MA000106 on awards.fairwork.gov.au, the official award text.
- Your own figures
- Check your classification in the FWO Pay Calculator.
Penalty rates in full
Every loading in the award, side by side for full-time, part-time and casual employees.
| Hours worked | Full-time / part-time | Casual (incl. loading) |
|---|---|---|
| Ordinary hours | 100% | 125% |
| Saturday | 100% | 125% |
| Sunday | 100% | 125% |
| Public holiday | 200% | 225% |
All values are percentages of the base hourly rate. Casual rates shown are inclusive of the 25% casual loading on top of the FT/PT rate. For your own dollar amounts, use the FWO Pay Calculator.
These are the percentages. To turn them into dollars for a specific roster, the penalty rates calculator prices Saturday, Sunday, public holiday and shift hours against this award’s own classification rates.
Pay rates by classification
Weekly rates are for 38 ordinary hours. Casual hourly includes the 25% loading.
| Level | Classification | Weekly rate | Hourly rate | Casual hourly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Real estate employee level 1 (associate), first 12 months at this level | $1,010.60 | $26.59 | $33.24 |
| Level 1+ | Real estate employee level 1 (associate), after the first 12 months | $1,063.90 | $28.00 | $35.00 |
| Level 2 | Real estate employee level 2 (representative) | $1,119.10 | $29.45 | $36.81 |
| Level 3 | Real estate employee level 3 (supervisory) | $1,231.00 | $32.39 | $40.49 |
| Level 4 | Real estate employee level 4 (in-charge) | $1,287.30 | $33.88 | $42.35 |
Rates effective from 1 July 2026 after the 4.75% Annual Wage Review increase. Weekly rates are for 38 ordinary hours. Casual rates include the 25% loading on top of the hourly rate. Source: FWO Pay Guides.
Allowances
Paid on top of the base rate. Amounts effective from 1 July 2026.
| Allowance | Amount | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor vehicle allowance | $1.00 | per km, to a maximum of 400 km per week | The flat per-km option. Commission-only employees have no entitlement to it (clause 16.7(e)). |
| Motorcycle allowance | $0.34 | per km, to a maximum of 400 km per week | As above. |
| Motor vehicle standing charge | $103.14 | per week | The structured alternative to the flat per-km rate, for a vehicle up to 5 years old and up to 1600cc, plus $0.17 per km. |
| Mobile telephone allowance | At least 50% of the monthly plan cost | per month | For a plan up to $100 per month. Pre-paid phones are reimbursed at a reasonable amount agreed in writing. |
The numbers that drive this award.
Set by Real Estate Industry Award 2020 (MA000106) and the NES.
Award-specific provisions.
Where this award goes beyond, or sits at, the NES floor.
Standard NES floor of 4 weeks per year of full-time service. Pro-rata for part-time.
Flat 17.5% loading on minimum hourly rate while taking annual leave. Run the numbers in the annual leave loading calculator.
No formal RDO accrual cycle in this award. Time off in lieu of overtime (TOIL) may still be available.
Calculate your leave under this award
The Real Estate Award sets your pay rates, but your paid leave runs on the National Employment Standards. Work out 4 weeks of holidays with the annual leave calculator, and your 10 days of paid sick and carer's leave with the personal leave calculator. To confirm which award applies to you and how it lifts entitlements above the NES floor, read our guide to modern awards.
Who this award covers.
The Real Estate Award (MA000106) is the common name for the Real Estate Industry Award 2020. Industries, work types and exclusions are taken from the Fair Work Ombudsman summary.
Industries
Work types
Notes & exclusions. Unusual among modern awards in setting no Saturday or Sunday penalty and no shiftwork clause at all: ordinary hours may be worked on any day of the week (clause 13.1) at 100%, so Saturday opens and Sunday auctions are ordinary time. The public holiday rate is 200% with a 3-hour minimum payment, below the 250% common elsewhere. Overtime is paid at ordinary rates unless it falls on the employee's rostered day or half day off, when it becomes 150% for the first 2 hours then 200% (clause 19.1), and there is no entitlement at all if the employee worked the extra hours at their own initiative. Much of the industry sits outside this grid entirely: a Level 2 or higher employee aged 21 or over who holds a licence or registration, has 12 consecutive months of relevant experience in the last 3 years and can show annual remuneration of at least 125% of their classification rate (the Minimum Income Threshold Amount) may agree in writing to commission-only employment under clause 16.7, which pays a minimum of 31.5% of the employer's gross commission and switches off minimum rates, overtime, most allowances and annual leave loading. Juniors and casuals cannot be commission-only, and the arrangement must cease if the annual review shows gross income below the threshold.
Roles paid under this award.
Each classification has its own pay grade. Use the FWO Pay Calculator for current dollar rates.
- 01Level 1 associate
- 02Level 2 representative
- 03Level 3 supervisory
- 04Level 4 in-charge
- 05property officer
- 06leasing officer
- 07property manager
- 08licensee-in-charge
Real Estate Award questions, answered.
Penalty rates, leave entitlements and award-specific provisions under MA000106. Verified against the modern award text.
Who does the Real Estate Award cover?
Are there Saturday penalty rates under the Real Estate Award?
Are there Sunday penalty rates under the Real Estate Award?
What is the public holiday rate under the Real Estate Award?
How many weeks of annual leave do I get under the Real Estate Award?
Is annual leave loading paid under the Real Estate Award?
What is the casual loading under the Real Estate Award?
Does the Real Estate Award include rostered days off (RDOs)?
Where do I find current pay rates by classification under the Real Estate Award?
Verified against the modern award text.
Penalty rates, shift loadings and continuous-shift eligibility on this page were verified against Real Estate Industry Award 2020 (MA000106) on the Fair Work Commission's awards.fairwork.gov.au.
For up-to-date pay rates by classification, refer to the FWO Pay Calculator. Modern awards are reviewed and varied periodically by the Fair Work Commission; check the source for the latest text.