Inside tip · Renmark & the Riverland
Adult casual fruit picker, Horticulture Award level 1: minimum pay per hour?
Answer: About $32
From 1 July 2026, the adult casual level 1 rate is $32.18 an hour, including 25% casual loading.
Paid by the bin? Horticulture Award pieceworkers must get at least the hourly rate for each day worked. Wine grape picking falls under the Wine Award, which has no such guarantee.
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