New adult casual fruit picker in Bundaberg: minimum hourly pay from 1 July 2026?

Answer: $32.18

Even on piece rates, Horticulture Award pickers must earn at least the hourly minimum for each day worked.

$32.18 is the adult casual level 1 rate: $25.74 plus 25% casual loading. You stay level 1 for a maximum of 3 months. The daily minimum wage guarantee for pieceworkers started in April 2022.

Finding farm work →Source: Fair Work Ombudsman: Pay and piece rates (horticulture)

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