Australian Hospitality Award Penalty Rate Calculator
Price a weekly roster under MA000009 (from 1 July 2026) and see what a manual-spreadsheet error rate costs you each month. Every formula and assumption is listed under the calculator. Change any default that does not match your venue.
Interactive calculator
MA000009 roster cost & payroll-error exposure (AU, from 1 July 2026)
Weekly award wage floor
A$14,277
396 rostered hours
Of which penalties & loadings
A$1,677
above weekday ordinary rates
Monthly wage floor
A$61,866
Monthly error exposure
A$928
at 1.5% mis-pay
Manual admin hours / week
1.8h
Deputy Lite / month
A$121.50
less than your error exposure
Formula & assumptions
Base hourly rates: FWO MA000009 pay guide (published 24 June 2026), first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026. Casual rate = base × 1.25.
Multipliers of base rate: permanent weekday 100%, Saturday 125%, Sunday 150%; casual weekday 125%, Saturday 150%, Sunday 175%. Evening loading A$2.95/hr applies Mon–Fri 7pm–midnight only and is not stacked on weekend hours.
Not modelled: public holidays (225%/250%), overtime, split-shift and laundry allowances, junior rates, superannuation (12%), payroll tax. Treat output as a minimum-wage floor, not a payroll run.
Assumptions you control: “manual error rate” and “admin minutes per staff” are your own estimates, not measured industry figures. Deputy cost uses the published AU Lite price A$6.75/user/mo (annual, ex GST) with the A$30 monthly minimum.
General information only. Not payroll, legal or financial advice. Check figures with your accountant or payroll provider.