Annual leave & 17.5% loading calculator
Calculate Fair Work annual leave pay and 17.5% leave loading for standard 38-hour full-time workers under modern awards. Free.
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About this tool
Calculate your 4 weeks statutory annual leave pay and extra 17.5% leave loading under Australian Modern Awards.
How to use it
- 1 Enter your ordinary base hourly rate in Australian dollars ($ AUD/hr).
- 2 Enter your standard weekly hours (38 hours for standard full-time).
- 3 Select weeks in the qualifying period and toggle 17.5% leave loading.
Questions
Who is entitled to 17.5% leave loading?
Employees covered by Modern Awards or enterprise agreements that include an annual leave loading clause are entitled to the extra 17.5% payment on top of base pay during annual leave.
How many hours of annual leave do you accrue per week in Australia?
A standard 38-hour full-time worker accrues approximately 2.923 hours of paid annual leave per week (4 weeks ÷ 52 weeks × 38 hours).
What is 17.5% annual leave loading?
Leave loading is an extra 17.5% payment added on top of your normal base wage when taking annual leave, provided under many Australian Modern Awards to compensate for lost overtime opportunities.
Is my data uploaded?
No. This tool runs in your browser, so your text and files never reach our server.
Is this tool free?
Yes. It’s free to use with no sign-up and no limits for normal use.
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