Salaries
Metcash salary in Australia
Industry averages, award minimums, and live Metcash openings in Australia.
Minimum pay rates for Metcash roles
Most front-line roles at Metcash are covered by the General Retail Industry Award (MA000004), which sets the legal minimum pay in Australia. Metcash 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
Metcash 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 Metcash-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. Metcash may pay above or below the industry average depending on role, level, and location.
Live Metcash openings
No live openings at Metcash in Australia right now.