Which agreement sets Coles pay
- Fair Work Commission IDs
- AG2024/1124, AE524516
- Approved
- 3 May 2024 ([2024] FWCFB 250), operating from 7 October 2024
- Nominal expiry
- 3 May 2028
- Employer
- Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd and Liquorland (Australia) Pty Ltd
- Rates on this page from
- the first full pay period after 1 July 2026
- Casual loading
- 25%
- Checked against the source
- 23 September 2026
It covers wages-paid team members in Coles supermarkets — including online and home delivery and every department in store — and in Coles Liquor stores such as Liquorland, First Choice Liquor Market and Vintage Cellars. Salaried managers and Store Support Centre staff are excluded, and distribution centres fall outside it.
Next scheduled increase: First full pay period after 1 July 2027. Every level rises by the percentage the 2027 Annual Wage Review gives the General Retail Industry Award Level 1 rate (cl 3.4.1). That is the last increase the agreement provides for.
Award floor: Retail Award rates 2026 (how agreements work).
The Coles agreement prints its 2024 starting rates and then lifts every level each July by the same percentage the Retail Award's Level 1 rate rises (cl 3.4.1) — 4.75% in 2026. The dollar figures here apply that rule to the agreement's own rates. Coles has not published a 2026 table, so your payslip may differ by a cent.
Junior rates under the Retail Award rise from the first full pay period on or after 1 December 2026 for 18- to 20-year-olds with more than 6 months' service ([2026] FWCFB 222). An agreement can never pay a base rate below the award, so if the award rate for your age overtakes the Coles junior rate, you must be paid at least the award rate.
Coles hourly pay rates by level (adults)
Casual = base + 25% (casual loading).
| Level | Full-time & part-time | Casual |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1Store team member, store cleaner, personal shopper; liquor sales assistant | $28.43 | $35.54 |
| Level 2Ride-on trolley collector, Coles Services vehicle operator | $29.11 | $36.39 |
| Level 3Skilled non-trades team member, second in charge (non-trades), customer service agent; liquor senior sales assistant | $29.56 | $36.95 |
| Level 4Baker, administration assistant, service supervisor of up to 15 staff | $30.15 | $37.69 |
| Level 5Service supervisor of more than 15 staff, second in charge (trades) | $31.37 | $39.21 |
| Level 6Office in charge, department manager or team leader, duty manager | $31.84 | $39.80 |
Full-time at Level 1: $56,178 a year before tax (38 hours × 52 weeks). See take-home pay on $55,000 (nearest we publish).
Coles pay rates by age (junior rates)
Coles pays the full adult rate from 20 (Appendix A3.3). The agreement applies the junior percentage to "the appropriate wage rate" for your level; the table below shows Level 1, where almost every junior starts.
| Age | % of adult | Full-time & part-time | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 16 | 46.5% | $13.22 | $16.53 |
| 16 | 51% | $14.50 | $18.13 |
| 17 | 61% | $17.34 | $21.68 |
| 18 | 71% | $20.19 | $25.24 |
| 19 | 80.5% | $22.89 | $28.61 |
| 20 and over | 100% | $28.43 | $35.54 |
Percentages are of the adult Level 1 rate; the dollars are our arithmetic, rounded to the cent. Junior rates under other awards.
Coles penalty rates: evenings, weekends and public holidays
| When | Full-time & part-time | Casual |
|---|---|---|
| Monday to Friday, 7am to 6pm | Base rate | Base + 25% |
| Monday to Friday, 6pm to 11pm | Base + 25% | Base + 50% |
| Saturday, 7am to 11pm | Base + 25% | Base + 50% |
| Sunday, 9am to 11pm | Base + 50% | Base + 75% |
| Public holiday, 7am to 11pm9am to 11pm when the public holiday is a Sunday | Base + 125% | Base + 150% |
- Casual rates already include the 25% loading, and the agreement says no rates are cumulative or compounding (cl 3.1.2): Sunday casual is 175%, not 150% × 1.25.
- There is no early-morning or late-night penalty for ordinary hours. Work before 7am, after 11pm, or before 9am on a Sunday is outside the ordinary spread and is paid as overtime.
- Employees engaged as night shiftworkers (shifts starting from 6pm to before 5am) are paid 130% Sunday night to Friday, 150% Saturday and 175% Sunday (casual 155%, 175%, 200%). Baking production shifts have their own early-start loadings.
- If you do not get a 12-hour break between shifts, you are paid 200% until you do (cl 4.3).
Overtime
| When | Full-time & part-time | Casual |
|---|---|---|
| Monday to Saturday | 150% for the first 3 hours, then 200% | 175% for the first 3 hours, then 225% |
| Sunday | 200% | 225% |
| Public holiday | 250% | 275% |
What this page does not show
- Coles Express, Coles Local and distribution centre pay — not named in the agreement; we have not confirmed which instrument covers them.
- Legacy Liquorland rates — some long-serving liquor staff keep higher 2014 rates under Appendix A4.3 until the Coles rate overtakes them.
- Allowances — see the agreement itself.
Coles pay questions
Related employers
Also paid under the Coles Retail Enterprise Agreement 2024
Other supermarket and liquor employers
Sources & References
- 1Coles Retail Enterprise Agreement 2024 (AE524516)— Fair Work Commission
- 2Approval decision [2024] FWCFB 250— Fair Work Commission
- 3General Retail Industry Award 2020 (MA000004), Level 1 from 1 July 2026— Fair Work Commission
- 4Coles wage rates, July 2025 (cross-check of the 2025 column)— Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association
Last verified: 23 September 2026. Our content is based on the latest information from official Australian government sources.
Anita Bell
AuthorFounder & Senior Bookkeeper
Accountancy degree (2015); certified in Xero, QuickBooks Online, MYOB, Saasu, Zoho and Reckon One