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Hospitality award rate changes 2026
Summary of recent Hospitality Industry (General) Award adult base-rate changes for commonly checked classifications.
This page summarises recent adult base-rate changes for curated Hospitality classifications, comparing the current Fair Work Commission rate with the most recent prior history row when available. It is a first-party index for Hospitality — not a complete extract of every classification in the award.
Rate changes for curated classifications
| Classification | Award | Current $/hr | Prior $/hr | Change | Operative from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introductory level | Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2020 | $26.13 | $24.95 | $1.18 (+4.73%) | 2026-07-01 |
| Level 1 | Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2020 | $26.44 | $24.95 | $1.49 (+5.97%) | 2026-07-01 |
| Level 2 | Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2020 | $28.53 | $27.23 | $1.30 (+4.77%) | 2026-07-01 |
| Level 3 | Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2020 | $21.54 | $20.91 | $0.63 (+3.01%) | 2019-07-01 |
| Level 4 | Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2020 | $31.30 | $29.88 | $1.42 (+4.75%) | 2026-07-01 |
| Level 5 | Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2020 | $32.23 | $30.77 | $1.46 (+4.74%) | 2026-07-01 |
Parent index: Award Rate Change Index 2026. Award hub: Hospitality. Machine-readable download: /guides/hospitality-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
- Source: Fair Work Commission Modern Awards Pay Database via the official API.
- Scope: curated adult base-rate classifications for AwardGuard’s five launch awards only.
- Current rate: the operative adult base hourly rate returned for each classification.
- Prior rate: the most recent prior history row returned with the current rate (when available).
- Change %: ((current − prior) / prior) × 100 when both values exist.
- Pages without a live rate are listed with dataAvailable=false; no figures are invented.
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.
- General information only — not legal or workplace-relations advice. The applicable modern award always prevails.
Source: Fair Work Commission Modern Awards Pay Database. Content revised 2026-07-15. Index generated 2026-07-15.
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.