Salaries
Big W salary in Australia
Industry averages, award minimums, and live Big W openings in Australia.
Minimum pay rates for Big W roles
Most front-line roles at Big W are covered by the General Retail Industry Award (MA000004), which sets the legal minimum pay in Australia. Big W may pay above this rate or under a registered enterprise agreement.
Retail Employee Level 1 · permanent
$26.55/ hour
$1,008.90 per week (38 hours, full-time)
Retail Employee Level 1 · casual
$33.19/ hour
Includes the 25% casual loading
Under 21? Junior employees earn an age-scaled percentage of the adult rate that rises each year. Check the exact rate for your age, plus weekend and public-holiday penalty rates, on the Fair Work pay calculator.
Source: Fair Work Ombudsman, General Retail Industry Award [MA000004], effective 1 July 2025. Award rates are reviewed each 1 July — confirm the current figure with Fair Work before relying on it.
Retail Trade pay in Australia
Big W sits in the Retail Trade industry (6302.0 division G). These are the official AU averages for full-time adult employees in that industry — not Big W-specific pay, but the statistical baseline the company hires against.
Average weekly
$1,565.20
full-time adult, ordinary-time
Annualised
$81,390/ yr
weekly × 52 (excludes overtime, bonuses)
vs AU all-industries
-23.7%
AU avg $2,051.10 / wk ($106,657 / yr)
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Average Weekly Earnings, Australia (cat. 6302.0), reference period November 2025. Figures are seasonally adjusted full-time adult ordinary-time earnings; they exclude overtime, bonuses, and salary sacrifice. Big W may pay above or below the industry average depending on role, level, and location.
Live Big W openings
No live openings at Big W in Australia right now.