The Pilots Award only contains annual salaries. Calculating an hourly rate depends on the employment type.
Full-time and part-time
To get the weekly rate, divide the annual salary by 52.
To get the hourly rate, divide the weekly rate by 38.
Casual
To get the rate for a flying hour, divide the annual salary by 800. Casuals also get a 25% loading.
Casual aerial application operations have a set daily rate of pay.
What to do next
- Use our Pay and Conditions Tool to calculate pay rates, allowances and penalty rates (including overtime).
- Not sure this is your award? Use Find my award to find out which award applies to you.
- Get help with pay.
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