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.

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