Casual level 1 fruit picker, Horticulture Award: minimum hourly pay, even on piece rates?

Answer: About $32

Under the Horticulture Award from 1 July 2026, casual level 1 is $32.18 an hour, guaranteed daily for pieceworkers.

$32.18/hr from 1 July 2026 · check before you go

That rate includes the 25% casual loading. Piece rates must let a competent picker earn at least 15% more, and you must get a signed piecework record before piecework starts. Wine grape pickers fall under the Wine Award, with no daily guarantee.

Griffith farm work →Source: Fair Work Ombudsman: Pay and piece rates (Horticulture)

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Casual level 1 fruit picker, Horticulture Award: minimum hourly pay, even on piece rates?

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