Jury duty pay in every state and territory

How much you get paid for jury duty depends on where you serve. Each state and territory sets its own juror payment, so a first trial day pays $20.00 in South Australia, $40.00 in Victoria, $106.30 in NSW and $153.30 in Queensland once you are empanelled. On top of the court payment, full-time and part-time employees get make-up pay from their employer for the first 10 days under the Fair Work Act. Casuals get none.

Detailed state pages with calculators: How much you get paid for jury duty in NSW, Jury duty pay in Queensland and Jury duty payment in WA. Each one works out your court pay, travel and employer make-up pay day by day.

Jury duty pay by state and territory

What the court pays a juror in each state and territory in 2026, per day of attendance. Travel is paid on top of the daily amount.

StateDaily paymentLonger trialsTravel allowance
NSW
Full NSW guide
$106.30 for trial days 1 to 10$247.40 from day 11 if employed or self-employed, $106.30 if not30.7c a km, capped at 100 km
VIC$40.00 for days 1 to 6$80.00 from day 7Regional courts only: 42c a km beyond 8 km, one way. None at the Melbourne courts
QLD
Full QLD guide
$153.30 once empanelled, $51.30 if not selected$204.60 after the 20th weekdayPublic transport fares, or 40c a km by car
WA
Full WA guide
Your normal wage, paid by your employer. No income that day: $15.00 for days 1 to 3No income: $20.00 after day 3. Employer pay has no day limitPerth: public transport fare. Regional: 45c a km each way
SA$20.00, however long or short the dayNo higher rate listed. Lost income claims up to $213.00 a day, including the $20.0095c a km, home to court and back
TASEmployed: lost salary up to $307.46. Not employed: $40.00 for full days 1 to 3Not employed: $50.00 a full day after day 3, $25.00 a half day65.12c a km (2 litres and over) or 56c (under 2 litres), plus parking with receipts
ACT$135.40 for days 1 to 4 (over 4 hours), $67.10 for 4 hours or less$157.20 for days 5 to 10, $183.40 after day 10$22.80 a day
NT$75.00 on a trial of 9 days or less, $25.00 on a day not on a trial. Paid only if you lose income$150.00 a day if the trial lasts 10 days or moreNone listed. Limited free juror parking in Darwin

NT amounts are our conversion of 60, 120 and 20 monetary units at $1.25 a unit (1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027). Queensland and ACT rates and Tasmania's salary cap apply from 1 July 2026.

Source:

Each court's own payment page or the regulation behind it, listed in Sources below. Retrieved 10 November 2026.

What a 15-day trial pays in each state

Rates that step up at different points are hard to compare by the day, so here is the court payment for a trial of 15 full weekdays, before travel and meals. The totals are our arithmetic from the rates above.

StateEmployed jurorNot employed
NSW$2,300.00$1,594.50
VIC$960.00$960.00
QLD$2,299.50$2,299.50
WAYour normal wage, from your employer$285.00
SA$300.00, or up to $3,195.00 with a lost income claim$300.00
TASLost salary, up to $4,611.90$720.00
ACT$2,401.80$2,401.80
NT$2,250.00, only if you lose incomePaid only if you lose income

These are court payments only. What your employer adds is set out below, and it is the bigger number for most full-time workers.

How jury pay changes on a longer trial

  • NSW: the rate steps up on the 11th trial day to $247.40, for employed and self-employed jurors only.
  • Victoria: $40.00 a day for the first 6 days, then $80.00.
  • Queensland: an extra $51.30 a day after the 20th weekday, taking it to $204.60.
  • ACT: two steps, to $157.20 on day 5 and $183.40 after day 10.
  • NT: every day of a trial that lasts 10 days or more is paid at 120 units ($150.00) instead of 60 ($75.00).
  • Tasmania and WA: only the fee for people with no income rises after day 3, to $50.00 in Tasmania and $20.00 in WA.
  • South Australia: Courts SA publishes one daily rate of $20.00 with no step for longer trials.

Long trials are also where employer pay runs out. NES make-up pay stops after the 10th day away from work, so outside Victoria and WA, and outside Queensland's public sector, days 11 onward are paid by the court alone unless your award or agreement says otherwise.

Does your employer have to pay you for jury duty?

Jury duty is community service leave under the National Employment Standards (Fair Work Act 2009 ss 108 to 112). All employees, casuals included, can take it. Under s 111, full-time and part-time employees are paid by their employer for the first 10 days they are absent from work, at their base pay rate for the ordinary hours they would have worked.

The employer can ask for evidence of what the court paid. If you give it, the employer pays only make-up pay: your base pay minus the court payment, with expense allowances such as travel left out of the sum. If you are asked and do not give it, nothing is owed for those 10 days. Casuals get no NES jury pay. The full rules, with notice and evidence, are in community service and jury duty leave.

Make-up pay per day = base pay for ordinary hours − court payment. Earning $280.00 a day in the ACT, on trial days 1 to 4: $280.00 − $135.40 = $144.60 a day from your employer.

The NES is a floor. State laws that give more still apply, and the Fair Work Ombudsman says they "continue to apply to employees where they provide more beneficial entitlements". Here is what each state adds.

StateWhat your employer pays
NSWNES make-up pay for 10 days. NSW law adds no wage duty of its own.
VICThe gap between juror payments and what you would have earned, for the whole trial, at any size of business (Juries Act 2000).
QLDPrivate sector: NES make-up pay for 10 days. State and local government: make-up pay for the whole of jury service.
WAYour normal wage for the whole trial, casuals with an expectation of work included. The employer claims it back from the State.
SANES make-up pay for 10 days. State Government employees keep their normal wage on special leave.
TASNES make-up pay for 10 days. The court itself replaces lost salary, up to $307.46 a day.
ACTNES make-up pay for 10 days. ACT public servants keep their normal salary.
NTNES make-up pay for 10 days. The Supreme Court NT refers employers to the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Your award, enterprise agreement or contract can pay more than any of these. Check it before you assume the 10-day limit applies to you.

Casuals, the self-employed and people not working

Casuals

Casuals get no NES jury pay from their employer in any state, but the court still pays them. NSW pays casuals $106.30 for every trial day, not the employed rate. Victoria treats a casual who works consistent and regular hours as not casual for jury service, so the employer must pay the gap. In WA, employers pay casuals for the shifts where there was an expectation of work.

Self-employed

NSW pays self-employed jurors the employed rate of $247.40 from day 11. Tasmania pays lost income up to $307.46 a day, WA up to $1,000.00 a day, and South Australia reimburses losses such as the cost of someone to cover your work, up to $213.00 a day. In Victoria a self-employed person can ask to be excused.

Retired or not working

Victoria pays $40.00 then $80.00 regardless of employment status or source of income. NSW pays $106.30 for every trial day, Tasmania $40.00 then $50.00, and WA $15.00 then $20.00. The NT pays only jurors who lose income.

Sources

Published 7 November 2026. Checked against these sources on 10 November 2026. This is general information, not legal advice.

Q & A

Jury duty pay questions.

What people ask about juror payments across Australia.

How much do you get paid for jury duty in Australia?
It depends on the state. For a full trial day in 2026 the court pays $106.30 in NSW (days 1 to 10), $40.00 in Victoria (days 1 to 6), $153.30 in Queensland once empanelled, $20.00 in South Australia, $135.40 in the ACT (days 1 to 4) and $75.00 in the NT on a trial of 9 days or less. Tasmania replaces an employed juror's lost salary up to $307.46 a day, and in WA your employer keeps paying your normal wage.
Does my employer have to pay me for jury duty?
Full-time and part-time employees, yes, for the first 10 days away from work: base pay for the ordinary hours they would have worked, less the court payment if the employer asks for evidence of it (Fair Work Act s 111). Victoria and WA go further and make the employer cover your wage for the whole trial. Casuals get nothing from the employer under the NES.
Which state pays the most for jury duty?
Among flat court rates, NSW pays the most: $247.40 a day from day 11 for employed and self-employed jurors. Tasmania can pay more to an employed juror, because it replaces lost salary up to $307.46 a day. In Victoria and WA the employer covers your wage, so the court rate is not the whole picture.
Do you get paid for jury duty if you are not selected?
In most places, yes. NSW pays $106.30 if you were at court for 4 hours or more on your summons day. Queensland pays $51.30, the ACT $67.10 for 4 hours or less, Victoria $40.00 to everyone who attends and South Australia $20.00 for each day of attendance. In the NT a day not on a trial pays $25.00, but only if you lose income.
Do casuals get paid for jury duty?
Not by the employer under the NES. The court still pays casuals, and two states go further: Victoria treats a casual with consistent and regular hours as not casual for jury service, and WA employers pay casuals for the shifts they were expected to work.
Do you get paid more for a long jury trial?
In NSW, Victoria, Queensland, the ACT and the NT, yes. NSW steps up on day 11 for employed jurors, Victoria doubles to $80.00 from day 7, Queensland adds $51.30 after the 20th weekday, the ACT rises on day 5 and again after day 10, and the NT pays $150.00 a day for a trial of 10 days or more. Tasmania and WA raise only the fee for people with no income, and Courts SA lists one flat rate.