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Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award 2020 pay rates

These are the current minimum pay rates under the Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award 2020 (MA000010), as published by the Fair Work Commission. They set the least an employer can pay someone the award covers. A contract or agreement can pay more, but not less.

Rates last updated 2 June 2026.

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Award details

Code
MA000010
Industry
Other
Ordinary hours
38 per week
Casual loading
25%

Roles covered

Some of the roles this award may cover at the Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award 2020. You can open any role to see its indicative rates.

Minimum pay rates

Full-time pay runs from $978.10 per week ($25.74 per hour) at the entry level up to $1,513.70 per week at the top, across 19 classifications. A few examples:

ClassificationWeekly (full-time)Per hour
C2(a) / V13Leading Technical Officer, or Principal Supervisor/Trainer/Co-ordinator (Advanced Diploma with at least 50% of competencies in supervision/training); 150% relativity to C10. V13...$1,450.20$38.16
C2(b) / V14Principal Technical Officer (Advanced Diploma plus sufficient additional training to perform work within the scope of this level); 160% relativity to C10, the top classification...$1,513.70$39.83
C3 / V12Engineering Associate / Laboratory Technical Officer Level II (Advanced Diploma of Engineering or Advanced Diploma of Laboratory Operations, or equivalent); 145% relativity to C...$1,415.00$37.24

The rate for every classification, plus casual rates, is in the pay checker below.

What else it sets

  • Penalty rates for weekends, public holidays and overtime.
  • 74 allowances (for example Leading hand allowance - In charge of 3 - 10 employees1, Leading hand allowance - In charge of 11 - 20 employees1, Leading hand allowance - In charge of more than 20 employees1).

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Rates are sourced from Fair Work Commission data and shown as a guide. They can change, and your circumstances may differ. Verify against your payslip and the official instrument before acting. For advice, contact the Fair Work Ombudsman on 13 13 94 or a registered employment lawyer.