This agreement only covers the Priceline and atomica stores Priceline owns itself. If you work in a franchised Priceline Pharmacy, your employer is the pharmacist who owns the store, and you are usually paid under the Pharmacy Industry Award (or that owner's own agreement) — check the award or agreement named on your payslip.
The agreement began on 17 September 2026. Its rate table is headed from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, but it contains no back-pay clause, so pay before 17 September was set by the previous agreement.
Which agreement sets Priceline pay
Priceline health and beauty retail staff are paid under the Priceline Retail Employees Enterprise Agreement 2026 (AG2026/2365, AE534063). It covers retail staff in the Priceline and atomica stores that Priceline Pty Ltd owns and runs itself — Wesfarmers Health operates 68 such non-pharmacy stores. Most Priceline Pharmacy stores are franchises run by community pharmacists, who employ their own staff; they are not covered by this agreement. Assistant managers and store managers are not covered either.
- Approved by the Fair Work Commission: 10 September 2026 (PR814230), operating from 17 September 2026
- Nominal expiry date: 30 June 2030
- Employer: Priceline Pty Ltd (company-owned Priceline and atomica stores)
Next scheduled increase: First full pay period after 1 December 2026 (juniors aged 18 and 19). The agreement's own junior table steps up: 18-year-olds from 70% to 75% of the adult rate and 19-year-olds from 80% to 85% (cl 26.1), about $22.18 and $25.13 an hour. Adult base rates next rise by the Retail Award's 2027 Annual Wage Review percentage, at the same time as the award (cl 18.1).
For the underlying award minimums across every employer in the industry, see Retail Award rates 2026.
Priceline hourly pay rates by level (adults)
Base hourly rates before tax for adult employees. Casual rates include the 25% casual loading, paid instead of leave entitlements.
| Level | Full-time & part-time | Casual (incl. 25%) |
|---|---|---|
| Retail Employee / Glow AssistantSales assistant in a company-owned Priceline or atomica store — mapped to Retail Award Level 1 | $29.57 | $36.96 |
| Specialist Sales Assistant / Glow AdvisorA sales assistant appointed to a key category such as cosmetics or wellness — 105% of the Retail Employee rate (cl 19.1) | $31.05 | $38.81 |
Priceline pay rates by age (junior rates)
Junior employees are paid a set percentage of the adult Retail Employee / Glow Assistant rate for their age. The junior percentages (cl 26.1) apply to both classifications and rise in steps every December and July until 18- and 19-year-olds reach the adult rate on 1 July 2029 (19-year-olds on 1 July 2028). The table shows the percentages in force now; 20-year-olds are already paid the adult rate.
| Age | % of adult | Full-time & part-time | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 and younger | 50% | $14.79 | $18.49 |
| 17 | 60% | $17.74 | $22.18 |
| 18 | 70% | $20.70 | $25.88 |
| 19 | 80% | $23.66 | $29.58 |
| 20 and over | 100% | $29.57 | $36.96 |
The percentages are the instrument’s own. The dollar figures are our arithmetic — the percentage applied to the adult Retail Employee / Glow Assistant rate, rounded to the cent — because the instrument does not print junior dollars. Your payslip may differ by a cent.
For how junior rates work across every award, and when you move to the adult rate, see junior pay rates in Australia.
Priceline penalty rates: evenings, weekends and public holidays
Penalty rates are a percentage of the base hourly rate for your level (or, where stated, a flat amount per hour) for hours worked at the times below.
| When | Full-time & part-time | Casual |
|---|---|---|
| Monday to Friday, before 6pm | 100% | 125% |
| Monday to Friday, 6pm to close | 118% | 141.5% |
| Saturday | 125% | 141.5% |
| SundayAdult Retail Employee floor; $55.72 for a Specialist Sales Assistant (cl 14.2, 14.6) | 179%, at least $53.07/hr | 179%, at least $53.07/hr |
| Public holiday | 241% | 260% |
- Casual percentages already include the casual loading (Appendix A). For an adult Retail Employee the agreement prints $34.89 an hour on a weeknight after 6pm, $36.96 on a Saturday ($41.84 casual for either), $53.07 on a Sunday and $71.26 on a public holiday ($76.88 casual).
- Sunday pay has a dollar floor: 179% of $29.57 is $52.93, so the $53.07 minimum applies. The Sunday percentage falls each July to 150% by 2030 (casual 175% from 2027), but the $53.07 and $55.72 floors stay for the life of the agreement.
- Part-time staff who agree to extra hours in the same 4-week cycle (flex-up) get 111% ($32.82 an hour) for those hours, falling to 100% by July 2029 (cl 16.3). A retail employee doing supervisor duties gets an extra 10% (cl 20).
Overtime
| When | Full-time & part-time | Casual |
|---|---|---|
| Monday to Saturday, first 2 hours | 150% | 175% |
| Monday to Saturday, after 2 hours | 200% | 225% |
| Sunday | 200% | 225% |
| Public holiday | 250% | 275% |
To price a mix of weekday, weekend and overtime hours, use the overtime and penalty rate calculator.
How much Priceline pays a week
Gross weekly pay for an adult at Retail Employee / Glow Assistant, with every hour at the ordinary weekday rate. Weekend and evening shifts push these figures up; tax comes off them.
| Hours a week | Part-time / full-time | Casual |
|---|---|---|
| 15 hours | $443.55 | $554.40 |
| 25 hours | $739.25 | $924.00 |
| 38 hours | $1,123.66 | $1,404.48 |
A full-time year (38 hours × 52 weeks) at $29.57 is $58,430 before tax. See take-home pay on $60,000 (the nearest salary we publish) and $29.50 an hour as a yearly salary (the nearest hourly rate we publish).
Enter your hourly rate and hours in the weekly pay calculator to see tax withheld and what lands in your account. Casual or part-time with a second job? Check the second job tax calculator.
What this page does not show
We publish only what we could read from a primary source. Left off rather than estimated:
- Whether Priceline back-paid the new rates to July 2026 — the agreement is silent.
- Assistant manager and store manager pay — not covered by the agreement.
- Pay in franchised Priceline Pharmacy stores — each pharmacist franchisee is a separate employer.
Priceline pay questions
Pay rates at other employers
How this page is sourced▼
Every rate on this page was read from the Priceline Retail Employees Enterprise Agreement 2026 (AG2026/2365, AE534063) as lodged with the Fair Work Commission on 24 September 2026. Nothing is estimated or averaged. Junior dollar figures the instrument does not print are calculated from its own percentages and labelled as such.
Rates change on dates written into the agreement, and a new agreement can replace this one. Re-check against your payslip and the instrument itself; the Fair Work Ombudsman (13 13 94) can confirm what applies to you.
Sources & References
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- 3General Retail Industry Award 2020 (MA000004)— Fair Work Commission
Last verified: 24 September 2026. Our content is based on the latest information from official Australian government sources.
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