{ "name": "Queensland transport worker wage rates", "profession": "Transport workers", "professionCode": "transport", "code": "qld", "region": "Queensland", "country": "Australia", "currency": "AUD", "pageUrl": "https://myrosterapp.com.au/wages/transport/qld/", "dataUrl": "https://myrosterapp.com.au/wages/transport/qld/data.json", "catalogUrl": "https://myrosterapp.com.au/wages/data.json", "publisher": "MyRoster", "publisherUrl": "https://myrosterapp.com.au", "lastModified": "2026-09-06", "license": "Free for personal reference. Quote rates with credit to MyRoster (https://myrosterapp.com.au) and a link to the relevant wage page. Any other reuse (republishing, apps, datasets) requires permission — contact hello@myrosterapp.com.au.", "attribution": "Wage data compiled by MyRoster (https://myrosterapp.com.au) from the official award / enterprise agreement listed in each dataset's sourceUrls. Credit MyRoster and link to pageUrl when quoting.", "rateNotes": "hourly / weekly / annual figures are derived from each agreement's source amounts (see sourceFrequency) using its fullTimeHoursPerWeek and weeksPerYear (52.1667 unless the payroll convention differs, e.g. 52.17857 = 365.25 ÷ 7). Base rates only — penalties, allowances and overtime are listed separately.", "app": { "name": "MyRoster", "description": "MyRoster calculates take-home pay for shift workers from these rates — penalties, allowances, overtime, tax and super — on iOS and Android.", "website": "https://myrosterapp.com.au" }, "agreements": [ { "agreementName": "Queensland Rail Traincrew Enterprise Agreement 2024 (AE526610)", "agreementStatus": "Current (nominal expiry 29 Feb 2028)", "datasetCode": "qld", "region": "Queensland", "country": "Australia", "currency": "AUD", "fullTimeHoursPerWeek": 40, "weeksPerYear": 52.16666667, "sourceFrequency": "annual", "effectiveDates": [ "2023-09-01", "2024-03-01", "2025-03-01", "2026-03-01", "2027-03-01" ], "sourceUrls": [], "roles": [ { "title": "Trainee Guard", "description": "Guard undergoing initial training in SEQ suburban operations; the full flat rate is the salary actually paid.", "grade": "South East Queensland (SEQ)", "payPoints": [ { "id": "seq-trainee-guard-base", "label": "Base rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 71582.52, "hourly": 34.3, "weekly": 1372.19 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 78740.77, "hourly": 37.74, "weekly": 1509.41 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 83071.51, "hourly": 39.81, "weekly": 1592.43 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 85979.01, "hourly": 41.2, "weekly": 1648.16 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 88558.38, "hourly": 42.44, "weekly": 1697.6 } ] }, { "id": "seq-trainee-guard-ffr", "label": "Full flat rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 95588.85, "hourly": 45.81, "weekly": 1832.37 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 105147.74, "hourly": 50.39, "weekly": 2015.61 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 110930.87, "hourly": 53.16, "weekly": 2126.47 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 114813.45, "hourly": 55.02, "weekly": 2200.9 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 118257.85, "hourly": 56.67, "weekly": 2266.92 } ] } ] }, { "title": "Guard", "description": "Qualified suburban guard; the full flat rate folds weekend, shift and allowance loadings into one salary.", "grade": "South East Queensland (SEQ)", "payPoints": [ { "id": "seq-guard-base", "label": "Base rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 81344.61, "hourly": 38.98, "weekly": 1559.32 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 89479.07, "hourly": 42.88, "weekly": 1715.25 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 94400.42, "hourly": 45.24, "weekly": 1809.59 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 97704.43, "hourly": 46.82, "weekly": 1872.93 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 100635.56, "hourly": 48.23, "weekly": 1929.12 } ] }, { "id": "seq-guard-ffr", "label": "Full flat rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 108625.15, "hourly": 52.06, "weekly": 2082.27 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 119487.67, "hourly": 57.26, "weekly": 2290.5 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 126059.49, "hourly": 60.41, "weekly": 2416.48 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 130471.57, "hourly": 62.53, "weekly": 2501.05 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 134385.72, "hourly": 64.4, "weekly": 2576.08 } ] } ] }, { "title": "Tutor Guard", "description": "Guard delivering on-the-job tuition to trainee guards.", "grade": "South East Queensland (SEQ)", "payPoints": [ { "id": "seq-tutor-guard-base", "label": "Base rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 86443.76, "hourly": 41.43, "weekly": 1657.07 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 95088.14, "hourly": 45.57, "weekly": 1822.78 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 100317.99, "hourly": 48.08, "weekly": 1923.03 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 103829.12, "hourly": 49.76, "weekly": 1990.33 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 106943.99, "hourly": 51.25, "weekly": 2050.04 } ] }, { "id": "seq-tutor-guard-ffr", "label": "Full flat rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 113969.8, "hourly": 54.62, "weekly": 2184.72 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 125366.78, "hourly": 60.08, "weekly": 2403.2 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 132261.95, "hourly": 63.38, "weekly": 2535.37 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 136891.12, "hourly": 65.6, "weekly": 2624.11 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 140997.85, "hourly": 67.57, "weekly": 2702.83 } ] } ] }, { "title": "Tutor Guard Team Leader", "description": "Leads the SEQ tutor guard team.", "grade": "South East Queensland (SEQ)", "payPoints": [ { "id": "seq-tutor-guard-tl-base", "label": "Base rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 91995.05, "hourly": 44.09, "weekly": 1763.48 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 101194.56, "hourly": 48.5, "weekly": 1939.83 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 106760.26, "hourly": 51.16, "weekly": 2046.52 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 110496.87, "hourly": 52.95, "weekly": 2118.15 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 113811.78, "hourly": 54.54, "weekly": 2181.7 } ] }, { "id": "seq-tutor-guard-tl-ffr", "label": "Full flat rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 119785.11, "hourly": 57.41, "weekly": 2296.2 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 131763.62, "hourly": 63.15, "weekly": 2525.82 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 139010.62, "hourly": 66.62, "weekly": 2664.74 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 143875.99, "hourly": 68.95, "weekly": 2758.01 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 148192.27, "hourly": 71.02, "weekly": 2840.75 } ] } ] }, { "title": "Trainee Driver", "description": "Driver under training; 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paid above the tutor guard team leader rates.", "grade": "South East Queensland (SEQ)", "payPoints": [ { "id": "seq-tog-base", "label": "Base rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 101583.91, "hourly": 48.68, "weekly": 1947.3 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 111742.3, "hourly": 53.55, "weekly": 2142.02 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 117888.13, "hourly": 56.5, "weekly": 2259.84 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 122014.21, "hourly": 58.47, "weekly": 2338.93 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 125674.64, "hourly": 60.23, "weekly": 2409.1 } ] }, { "id": "seq-tog-ffr", "label": "Full flat rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 127874.1, "hourly": 61.28, "weekly": 2451.26 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 140661.51, "hourly": 67.41, "weekly": 2696.39 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 148397.89, "hourly": 71.12, "weekly": 2844.69 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 153591.82, "hourly": 73.61, "weekly": 2944.25 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 158199.57, "hourly": 75.81, "weekly": 3032.58 } ] } ] }, { "title": "Train Operations Inspector (TOI)", "description": "Train Operations Inspector; the schedule prints the SEQ and Regional TOI at identical rates in every column.", "grade": "South East Queensland (SEQ)", "payPoints": [ { "id": "seq-toi-base", "label": "Base rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 113155.56, "hourly": 54.23, "weekly": 2169.12 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 124471.12, "hourly": 59.65, "weekly": 2386.03 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 131317.03, "hourly": 62.93, "weekly": 2517.26 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 135913.13, "hourly": 65.13, "weekly": 2605.36 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 139990.52, "hourly": 67.09, "weekly": 2683.52 } ] }, { "id": "seq-toi-ffr", "label": "Full flat rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 142440.27, "hourly": 68.26, "weekly": 2730.48 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 156684.3, "hourly": 75.09, "weekly": 3003.53 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 165301.94, "hourly": 79.22, "weekly": 3168.73 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 171087.51, "hourly": 81.99, "weekly": 3279.63 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 176220.14, "hourly": 84.45, "weekly": 3378.02 } ] } ] }, { "title": "Driver in Charge — Heritage", "description": "Driver in Charge of heritage-fleet operations; same base rate as a TOI with a slightly lower full flat rate because the heritage loading mix differs.", "grade": "South East Queensland (SEQ)", "payPoints": [ { "id": "seq-dic-heritage-base", "label": "Base rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 113155.56, "hourly": 54.23, "weekly": 2169.12 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 124471.12, "hourly": 59.65, "weekly": 2386.03 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 131317.03, "hourly": 62.93, "weekly": 2517.26 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 135913.13, "hourly": 65.13, "weekly": 2605.36 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 139990.52, "hourly": 67.09, "weekly": 2683.52 } ] }, { "id": "seq-dic-heritage-ffr", "label": "Full flat rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 141634.9, "hourly": 67.88, "weekly": 2715.05 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 155798.39, "hourly": 74.66, "weekly": 2986.55 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 164367.3, "hourly": 78.77, "weekly": 3150.81 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 170120.16, "hourly": 81.53, "weekly": 3261.09 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 175223.76, "hourly": 83.97, "weekly": 3358.92 } ] } ] }, { "title": "Trainee Driver", "description": "Driver under training; the schedule prints this classification at the same rate as a Regional Driver's Assistant in every column.", "grade": "Regional", "payPoints": [ { "id": "reg-trainee-driver-base", "label": "Base rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 84964.24, "hourly": 40.72, "weekly": 1628.71 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 93460.66, "hourly": 44.79, "weekly": 1791.58 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 98601, "hourly": 47.25, "weekly": 1890.12 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 102052.04, "hourly": 48.91, "weekly": 1956.27 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 105113.6, "hourly": 50.37, "weekly": 2014.96 } ] }, { "id": "reg-trainee-driver-ffr", "label": "Full flat rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 116309.49, "hourly": 55.74, "weekly": 2229.57 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 127940.44, "hourly": 61.31, "weekly": 2452.53 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 134977.16, "hourly": 64.69, "weekly": 2587.42 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 139701.36, "hourly": 66.95, "weekly": 2677.98 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 143892.4, "hourly": 68.96, "weekly": 2758.32 } ] } ] }, { "title": "Driver's Assistant", "description": "Assists the driver on regional services.", "grade": "Regional", "payPoints": [ { "id": "reg-drivers-assistant-base", "label": "Base rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 84964.24, "hourly": 40.72, "weekly": 1628.71 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 93460.66, "hourly": 44.79, "weekly": 1791.58 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 98601, "hourly": 47.25, "weekly": 1890.12 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 102052.04, "hourly": 48.91, "weekly": 1956.27 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 105113.6, "hourly": 50.37, "weekly": 2014.96 } ] }, { "id": "reg-drivers-assistant-ffr", "label": "Full flat rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 116309.49, "hourly": 55.74, "weekly": 2229.57 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 127940.44, "hourly": 61.31, "weekly": 2452.53 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 134977.16, "hourly": 64.69, "weekly": 2587.42 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 139701.36, "hourly": 66.95, "weekly": 2677.98 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 143892.4, "hourly": 68.96, "weekly": 2758.32 } ] } ] }, { "title": "Driver", "description": "Qualified regional train driver; the Regional full flat rate already assumes driver-only operation.", "grade": "Regional", "payPoints": [ { "id": "reg-driver-base", "label": "Base rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 90389.51, "hourly": 43.32, "weekly": 1732.71 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 99428.46, "hourly": 47.65, "weekly": 1905.98 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 104897.03, "hourly": 50.27, "weekly": 2010.81 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 108568.43, "hourly": 52.03, "weekly": 2081.18 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 111825.48, "hourly": 53.59, "weekly": 2143.62 } ] }, { "id": "reg-driver-ffr", "label": "Full flat rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 123735.29, "hourly": 59.3, "weekly": 2371.92 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 136108.82, "hourly": 65.23, "weekly": 2609.11 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 143594.81, "hourly": 68.82, "weekly": 2752.62 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 148620.63, "hourly": 71.22, "weekly": 2848.96 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 153079.25, "hourly": 73.36, "weekly": 2934.43 } ] } ] }, { "title": "Tutor Driver", "description": "Regional driver delivering on-the-job tuition to trainee drivers.", "grade": "Regional", "payPoints": [ { "id": "reg-tutor-driver-base", "label": "Base rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 100150.04, "hourly": 48, "weekly": 1919.81 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 110165.04, "hourly": 52.79, "weekly": 2111.79 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 116224.12, "hourly": 55.7, "weekly": 2227.94 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 120291.96, "hourly": 57.65, "weekly": 2305.92 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 123900.72, "hourly": 59.38, "weekly": 2375.09 } ] }, { "id": "reg-tutor-driver-ffr", "label": "Full flat rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 133495.82, "hourly": 63.98, "weekly": 2559.03 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 146845.4, "hourly": 70.37, "weekly": 2814.93 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 154921.9, "hourly": 74.24, "weekly": 2969.75 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 160344.17, "hourly": 76.84, "weekly": 3073.69 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 165154.5, "hourly": 79.15, "weekly": 3165.9 } ] } ] }, { "title": "Train Operations Inspector (TOI)", "description": "Train Operations Inspector; the schedule prints the Regional and SEQ TOI at identical rates in every column.", "grade": "Regional", "payPoints": [ { "id": "reg-toi-base", "label": "Base rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 113155.56, "hourly": 54.23, "weekly": 2169.12 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 124471.12, "hourly": 59.65, "weekly": 2386.03 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 131317.03, "hourly": 62.93, "weekly": 2517.26 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 135913.13, "hourly": 65.13, "weekly": 2605.36 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 139990.52, "hourly": 67.09, "weekly": 2683.52 } ] }, { "id": "reg-toi-ffr", "label": "Full flat rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 142440.27, "hourly": 68.26, "weekly": 2730.48 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 156684.3, "hourly": 75.09, "weekly": 3003.53 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 165301.94, "hourly": 79.22, "weekly": 3168.73 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 171087.51, "hourly": 81.99, "weekly": 3279.63 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 176220.14, "hourly": 84.45, "weekly": 3378.02 } ] } ] }, { "title": "Driver in Charge (DIC)", "description": "Driver in Charge — the highest-paid traincrew classification in the schedule.", "grade": "Regional", "payPoints": [ { "id": "reg-dic-base", "label": "Base rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 117136.26, "hourly": 56.14, "weekly": 2245.42 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 128849.89, "hourly": 61.75, "weekly": 2469.97 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 135936.63, "hourly": 65.15, "weekly": 2605.81 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 140694.41, "hourly": 67.43, "weekly": 2697.02 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 144915.24, "hourly": 69.45, "weekly": 2777.93 } ] }, { "id": "reg-dic-ffr", "label": "Full flat rate", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2023-09-01", "annual": 150482.3, "hourly": 72.12, "weekly": 2884.64 }, { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "annual": 165530.53, "hourly": 79.33, "weekly": 3173.11 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "annual": 174634.71, "hourly": 83.69, "weekly": 3347.63 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "annual": 180746.92, "hourly": 86.62, "weekly": 3464.8 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "annual": 186169.33, "hourly": 89.22, "weekly": 3568.74 } ] } ] } ], "allowances": [ { "name": "Meal allowance (cl 74)", "description": "Paid when working 10+ hours away from the depot, when detained more than 2 hours past rostered sign-off, or when called in for emergency work at short notice; repeats every 4-8 hours up to 3 meals per 24 hours, and the three categories cannot be combined for the same period. Meal allowances are the one monetary allowance NOT built into the full flat rate.", "unit": "Per meal", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "amount": 44.73 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "amount": 46.74 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "amount": 48.38 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "amount": 49.83 } ] }, { "name": "Regional relief pool — breakfast (cl 72.1)", "description": "Working-away payment for the Regional Traincrew relief pool.", "unit": "Per meal", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "amount": 35.16 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "amount": 36.74 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "amount": 38.03 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "amount": 39.17 } ] }, { "name": "Regional relief pool — lunch (cl 72.1)", "description": "Working-away payment for the Regional Traincrew relief pool.", "unit": "Per meal", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "amount": 38.19 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "amount": 39.91 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "amount": 41.31 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "amount": 42.55 } ] }, { "name": "Regional relief pool — dinner (cl 72.1)", "description": "Working-away payment for the Regional Traincrew relief pool.", "unit": "Per meal", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "amount": 58.1 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "amount": 60.71 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "amount": 62.83 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "amount": 64.71 } ] }, { "name": "Regional relief pool — daily incidentals (cl 72.1)", "description": "Working-away payment for the Regional Traincrew relief pool; printed flat across all four rate dates.", "unit": "Per day", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "amount": 20.6 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "amount": 20.6 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "amount": 20.6 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "amount": 20.6 } ] }, { "name": "Regional Retention and Productivity payment (cl 66.11)", "description": "Payable to all Regional Traincrew each fortnight; printed at $275.00 from the commencement of the Agreement, rising with the wage-increase schedule to the dated figures shown.", "unit": "Per fortnight", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2024-03-01", "amount": 287.38 }, { "effectiveDate": "2025-03-01", "amount": 300.31 }, { "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01", "amount": 310.82 }, { "effectiveDate": "2027-03-01", "amount": 320.14 } ] }, { "name": "Cancelled tuckerbox (cl 75)", "description": "Payable when rostered away from the home depot for more than 18 hours but actually back within 12, with less than 8 hours notice before signing on; scales with the employee's own full flat rate.", "unit": "Formula", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2024-11-07", "amount": "2 hours at the full flat rate" } ] }, { "name": "Route tuition allowance (cl 76)", "description": "Drivers and Guards undertaking tuition duties; paid for a minimum of 6 hours or the duration of the shift.", "unit": "Formula", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2024-11-07", "amount": "4% of the hourly full flat rate" } ] }, { "name": "Mortality benefit (cl 77)", "description": "Lump sum paid to the nominated next of kin on the death of an employee during the performance of their duties; flat figure with no escalation clause.", "unit": "Per occasion", "rates": [ { "effectiveDate": "2024-11-07", "amount": 5000 } ] } ], "penalties": [ { "name": "Excess time (cl 67.1, 67.3)", "rate": "170% of FFR", "description": "All time credited beyond ordinary hours in the 4-week work cycle (a guaranteed 160 paid hours) is paid at 170% of the full flat rate at the end of the cycle; the same rule applies to part-time employees beyond their agreed cycle hours (cl 27.13)." }, { "name": "Saturday work — SEQ (cl 67.4)", "rate": "+50% of FFR", "description": "All time worked on a Saturday (excluding leisure periods) attracts an additional 50% penalty on top of full-flat-rate pay, paid at the end of the pay fortnight." }, { "name": "Sunday work — SEQ (cl 67.4)", "rate": "+100% of FFR", "description": "All time worked on a Sunday (excluding leisure periods) attracts an additional 100% penalty on top of full-flat-rate pay." }, { "name": "Weekend work — Regional qualifying rule (cl 67.8)", "rate": "Sat +50% / Sun +100%", "description": "The weekend penalties only apply to a Regional employee's Saturday or Sunday work after they have worked 26 qualifying Saturday (or Sunday) shifts in the 12-month period commencing 1 September." }, { "name": "Weekend penalties on leave or available days (cl 67.6-67.7)", "rate": "Sat +50% / Sun +100%", "description": "Weekend penalties are still paid for projected Saturday/Sunday hours in the Master Roster during annual leave, and for rostered available/AFD days not actually worked (calculated on the average depot shift length)." }, { "name": "Public holiday — ordinary hours (cl 59.5.1)", "rate": "+50% of FFR", "description": "Time worked on a public holiday is credited to the work cycle plus an additional 50% of the full flat rate for all time worked; weekend penalties are paid in addition where the holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday (cl 67.5). Labour Day has its own higher rule." }, { "name": "Public holiday during a leisure period (cl 59.5.2)", "rate": "175% of FFR", "description": "Hours worked on a nominated leisure period that is also a public holiday (other than Labour Day) are paid at 175% of the full flat rate as a stand-alone payment, not credited to the work cycle." }, { "name": "Labour Day — ordinary hours (cl 59.7)", "rate": "+150% of FFR", "description": "Time worked on Labour Day is credited to the work cycle plus an additional 150% of the full flat rate for all time worked." }, { "name": "Labour Day during a leisure period (cl 59.8)", "rate": "250% of FFR", "description": "Hours worked on Labour Day that also fall on a nominated leisure period are paid at 250% of the full flat rate as a stand-alone payment, not credited to the work cycle." }, { "name": "Designated leisure period (cl 67.9)", "rate": "175% of FFR", "description": "All time worked during a designated leisure period is paid at 175% of the full flat rate as a stand-alone end-of-fortnight payment; where the leisure period coincides with a weekend penalty day, only the higher of the two rates applies (cl 67.10)." }, { "name": "Driver Only Operation loading (Schedule 2)", "rate": "+5% of FFR", "description": "Introducing driver-only operation at a depot adds 5% to that depot's full flat rate, retained even if DOO later ceases; Regional full flat rates already assume DOO, so no further bump applies there." } ], "notes": [ "Figures are the annual salaries printed in Schedule 2 of the agreement, in Australian dollars. Each classification shows two rows: the annual base rate, and the annual \"full flat rate\" (FFR) — the salary traincrew are actually paid, which already folds in shift and weekend penalty loadings, annualised annual-leave loading, traction, driver-only-operation and single-driver loadings, and all monetary allowances except meal allowances.", "Queensland Rail publishes these rates as fortnightly amounts alongside the annual figures; the fortnightly figures are the same schedule expressed per fortnight and are not repeated here.", "Rates rose 10% from 1 March 2024 (a 4.5% general increase plus a 5.5% technology-and-operations loading), then 5.5% from 1 March 2025, 3.5% from 1 March 2026 and 3% from 1 March 2027, applied to both the base and full flat rates. The 1 September 2023 column is the pre-increase baseline printed in the schedule.", "Traincrew are guaranteed payment for 160 hours per four-week work cycle (an average of 40 hours per week, used for the hourly conversion on this page) regardless of hours actually worked; time beyond that is \"excess time\" paid at 170% of the full flat rate.", "A conditional cost-of-living adjustment (clauses 62.6-62.17) can add a one-off lump sum in years where CPI outruns the scheduled increase; because it is a one-off top-up rather than a change to the rate schedule, it is not shown here.", "The agreement covers Queensland Rail traincrew — train drivers, guards, tutors, train operations inspectors and drivers in charge — across South East Queensland (SEQ) suburban and Regional operations. Some classifications are printed with identical rates (for example SEQ Trainee Driver and Guard), exactly as published; the Regional schedule lists no Guard-family classifications.", "Queensland Rail station staff (porters, platform supervisors and station masters) are covered by the separate Queensland Rail Station Operations Enterprise Agreement 2023 (AE522979), which publishes fortnightly-only rates and is not included on this page.", "Source: Queensland Rail Traincrew Enterprise Agreement 2024 (AE526610), Fair Work Commission." ] } ] }