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Passenger Vehicle Transportation Award 2020 pay rates

These are the current minimum pay rates under the Passenger Vehicle Transportation Award 2020 (MA000063), 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 5 August 2026.

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Award details

Code
MA000063
Industry
Transport, Postal & Warehousing
Ordinary hours
38 per week
Casual loading
25%

Roles covered

Some of the roles this award may cover at the Passenger Vehicle Transportation Award 2020. You can open any role to see its indicative rates.

Minimum pay rates

Full-time pay runs from $1,038.80 per week ($27.34 per hour) at the entry level up to $1,280.50 per week at the top, across 6 classifications. A few examples:

ClassificationWeekly (full-time)Per hour
Grade 1Passenger vehicle transportation employee engaged in activities not involving driving passenger vehicles whilst carrying passengers: yard and vehicle cleaning/washing, oil and g...$1,038.80$27.34
Grade 2Employee with skills beyond Grade 1: ticketing, conducting and customer relations duties (issuing tickets, revenue balancing, pre-departure checks, passenger information); a dri...$1,062.90$27.97
Grade 3Driver with skills beyond Grade 2: drives a passenger vehicle carrying 25 or more school children to/from school; drives a vehicle of fewer than 25 passengers on a specified reg...$1,122.80$29.55

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.
  • 5 allowances (for example First aid allowance, Articulated bus allowance, Meal allowance - more than 2 hours' overtime beyond ordinary finishing time).

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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.