Inside tip · Shepparton
Adult casual fruit picker, Level 1: minimum hourly pay from July 2026?
Answer: About $32
Fair Work: adult casual Level 1 pickers under the Horticulture Award earn at least $32.18 an hour from July 2026.
Paid by the bin? Pieceworkers still get a daily minimum wage guarantee: at least their hourly rate times the hours worked that day. After 3 months, you move up to Level 2.
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