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Cleaning Services award rate changes 2026
Track recent Cleaning Services Award adult base-rate changes for cleaning classifications, then compare the hourly rates you pay.
This page summarises recent adult base-rate changes for curated Cleaning Services classifications, comparing the current Fair Work Commission rate with the most recent prior history row when available. It is a first-party index for Cleaning Services — not a complete extract of every classification in the award.
Rate changes for curated classifications
| Classification | Award | Current $/hr | Prior $/hr | Change | Operative from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Cleaning Services Award 2020 | $27.08 | $25.85 | $1.23 (+4.76%) | 2026-07-01 |
| Level 2 | Cleaning Services Award 2020 | $27.97 | $26.70 | $1.27 (+4.76%) | 2026-07-01 |
| Level 3 | Cleaning Services Award 2020 | $29.45 | $28.12 | $1.33 (+4.73%) | 2026-07-01 |
1 curated classification listed without a live rate (not invented): Cleaning Service Employee.
Parent index: Award Rate Change Index 2026. Award hub: Cleaning Services. Machine-readable download: /guides/cleaning-award-rate-changes-2026.json.
Context on the 2026 Annual Wage Review. Compare what you pay with the free rate checker.
How this index is built
- AwardGuard analysis: curated adult base-rate classifications for five launch awards only.
- Source: Fair Work Commission Modern Awards Pay Database via the official API.
- Current rate: the operative adult base hourly rate returned for each classification when available.
- Operative date: taken from the live rate row; rates without an operative date are not presented as current minimums.
- Prior rate: the most recent prior history row returned with the current rate (when available).
- Change %: ((current − prior) / prior) × 100 when both values exist.
- Rows without a live rate are listed with dataAvailable=false; no figures are invented.
- Content reviewed: 2026-07-17. Retrieval/generated timestamps are recorded separately per response and are not editorial review dates.
Limitations
- Not a complete extract of every classification in each award.
- Excludes apprentices; junior rates are out of scope for AwardGuard v1.
- Does not include casual loading, penalties, overtime, or allowances unless those appear as separate classification rows in the source.
- Temporary upstream failures may omit rates for some rows while educational pages remain available.
- Not an official Fair Work Commission or Fair Work Ombudsman publication.
- General information only — not legal or workplace-relations advice. The applicable modern award always prevails.
Source: Fair Work Commission Modern Awards Pay Database. Editorial content reviewed 2026-07-17. Index generated 2026-08-30T14:18:30Z (UTC) — generation time is not an editorial review date.
Last reviewed: 15 July 2026 · Authored by AwardGuard (organisation).
General information only — not legal or workplace-relations advice. The applicable modern award always prevails. Rates and classifications should be verified against the Fair Work Commission — Modern Awards Pay Database. AwardGuard is not endorsed by the Fair Work Commission, Fair Work Ombudsman, or NDIS.