WA award summaries
About WA Award Summaries
Wageline's WA award summaries outline pay rates, working hours and leave arrangements for specific industries and occupations covered by the most widely used WA state awards.
On 11 June 2026, the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission issued the 2026 State Wage Case decision, increasing rates of pay in WA awards from the beginning of the first pay period that starts on or after 1 July 2026.
The updated award summaries will be published before 1 July 2026. Changes to WA awards are currently being progressed, including the consolidation of awards in some industries.
Current WA Award Summaries
WA award summaries are only relevant to state system employers and employees. National system employers and employees can get award information from the Fair Work Ombudsman.
- Aboriginal Communities and Organisations Award Summary
- Animal Welfare Industry Award Summary
- Baking Industry Award Summary
- Building Trades and Labourers (Construction) Award Summary
- Building Trades and Labourers (General) Award Summary
- Children's Services (Private) Award Summary
- Cleaners and Caretakers Award Summary
- Cleaners and Caretakers (Car and Caravan Parks) Award Summary
- Clerks (Accountants Employees) Award Summary
- Clerks (Commercial, Social and Professional Services) Award Summary
- Clerks (Hotels, Motels and Clubs) Award Summary
- Clerks (Wholesale and Retail Establishments) Award Summary
- Club Workers Award Summary
- Contract Cleaners Award Summary
- Crisis Assistance, Supported Housing Industry - Western Australian Interim Award Summary
- Dental Technicians and Attendant/Receptionists Award Summary
- Earth Moving and Construction Award Summary
- Electrical Contracting Industry Award Summary
- Enrolled Nurses and Nursing Assistants (Private) Award Summary
- Farm Employees Award Summary
- Fast Food Outlets Award Summary
- Food Industry (Food Manufacturing or Processing) Award Summary
- Fruit Growing and Fruit Packing Industry Award Summary
- Furniture Trades Industry Award Summary
- Hair and Beauty Industry (WA) Award Summary
- Hotel and Tavern Workers Award Summary
- Industrial Spraypainting and Sandblasting Award Summary
- Landscape Gardening Industry Award Summary
- Licensed Establishments (Retail and Wholesale) Award Summary
- Local Government Officers Award Summary
- Manufacturing, Maintenance and Metal Trades Award Summary
- Meat Industry Award Summary
- Motel, Hostel, Service Flats and Boarding House Workers Award Summary
- Motor Vehicle Industry (Service Station, etc.) Award Summary
- Municipal Employees Award Summary
- Photographic Industry Award Summary
- Printing Award Summary
- Restaurant, Café and Catering (WA) Award Summary
- Retail Pharmacists Award Summary
- Security Officers Award Summary
- Shop and Warehouse (Wholesale and Retail Establishments) Award Summary
- Social and Community Services (Western Australia) Interim Award Summary
- Transport Workers (General) Award Summary
- Transport Workers (Passenger Vehicles) Award Summary
- Wine Industry Award Summary
Archived Award Summaries
The award summaries in this section relate to WA awards that have been consolidated into new awards. The previous award summaries are available for historical purposes and contain out-of-date rates of pay.
- Bakers (Country) Award Summary - 30 September 2025
- Bakers (Metropolitan) Award Summary - 30 September 2025
- Metal Trades (General) Award Summary - 22 October 2025
- Pastrycooks Award Summary - 30 September 2025
- Sheet Metal Workers Award Summary - 22 October 2025
- Vehicle Builders Award Summary - 22 October 2025
Related Services and Information
WA awards for common jobs, Understanding WA awards, Minimum pay rates for award free employees, Steps to making an underpayment complaint, Pay rates, awards and work arrangements for state system employees, Changes to WA awards.