2025 WAIRC 00674
Western Australian Professional Engineers (General Industries) Award 2004 - The

4.1 - SALARIES

4.1.1 The minimum annual salaries payable to full-time professional engineers in the classifications defined in 4.3 shall be as set out hereunder:

Classification
Annual Salary

$
Level 1 - Professional engineer (graduate)
63805
Level 2 - Professional engineer (experienced)
72492
Level 3 - Professional engineer
78467
Level 4 - Professional engineer
87453


4.1.2 The minimum part-time hourly rate paid to those employees who are engaged to work on a part-time basis for a constant number of hours shall be as set out hereunder. Part-time employees shall accrue entitlements on a proportionate basis to that of full-time employees calculated according to the ratio of their weekly hours of work to the ordinary hours of work for full-time employees in the operation or business concerned.

Classification
Part-time hourly rate

$
Level 1 - Professional engineer (graduate)
32.20
Level 2 - Professional engineer (experienced)
36.59
Level 3 - Professional engineer
39.60
Level 4 - Professional engineer
44.14


(Note Part-time rates were calculated by dividing the annual salary by 52.14 weeks and subsequent dividing that amount by 38 hours. This is then rounded to the nearest cent. Any variations to the part-time rates of pay as a result of State Wage Case decisions are to be calculated in accordance with this method.)

4.1.3 The minimum casual hourly rate paid to those employees who are engaged and paid as such shall be as set out hereunder, and includes an amount in lieu of annual leave, sick leave, and public holidays.

Classification
Casual hourly rate

$
Level 1 - Professional engineer (graduate)
37.84
Level 2 - Professional engineer (experienced)
42.99
Level 3 - Professional engineer
46.53
Level 4 - Professional engineer
51.86


(Note The casual hourly rates were derived by adding a loading to the part-time hourly rates of 17.5%. This is then rounded to the nearest cent. Any variations to the casual rates of pay as a result of State Wage Case decisions are to be calculated in accordance with this method.)

4.1.4 The provisions for part-time and casual hourly rates shall not be applicable to full-time employees. Full-time employees are subject to clause 3.1 – Hours of Duty.

4.1.5 It is expected that a graduate engineer will advance to experienced engineer following the progressive acquisition of skills and competence and such employee’s competence and salary will be reviewed regularly during that period.



4.5 - MINIMUM ADULT AWARD WAGE

4.5.1 No employee aged 21 or more shall be paid less than the minimum adult award wage unless otherwise provided by this clause.

4.5.2 The minimum adult award wage for full-time employees aged 21 or more working under an award that provides for a 38-hour week is $953.00 per week.

The minimum adult award wage for full-time employees aged 21 or more working under awards that provide for other than a 38-hour week is calculated as follows: divide $953.00 by 38 and multiply by the number of ordinary hours prescribed for a full-time employee under the award.

The minimum adult award wage is payable from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2025.

4.5.3 The minimum adult award wage is deemed to include all State Wage order adjustments from State Wage Case decisions.

4.5.4 Unless otherwise provided in this clause adults aged 21 or more employed as casuals, part-time employees or piece workers or employees who are remunerated wholly on the basis of payment by results, shall not be paid less than pro rata the minimum adult award wage according to the hours worked.

4.5.5 Employees under the age of 21 shall be paid no less than the wage determined by applying the percentage prescribed in the junior rates provision in this award (if applicable) to the minimum adult award wage, provided that no employee shall be paid less than any applicable minimum rate of pay prescribed by the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993.

4.5.6 The minimum adult award wage shall not apply to apprentices, employees engaged on traineeships or government approved work placement programs or employed under the Commonwealth Government Supported Wage System or to other categories of employees who by prescription are paid less than the minimum award rate, provided that no employee shall be paid less than any applicable minimum rate of pay prescribed by the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993.

4.5.7 Liberty to apply is reserved in relation to any special category of employees not included here or otherwise in relation to the application of the minimum adult award wage.

4.5.8 Subject to this clause the minimum adult award wage shall –

(a) Apply to all work in ordinary hours.

(b) Apply to the calculation of overtime and all other penalty rates, superannuation, payments during any period of paid leave and for all purposes of this award.

4.5.9 Minimum Adult Award Wage

The rates of pay in this award include the minimum weekly wage for employees aged 21 or more payable under the 2025 State Wage order. Any increase arising from the insertion of the minimum wage will be offset against any equivalent amount in rates of pay received by employees whose wages and conditions of employment are regulated by this award which are above the wage rates prescribed in the award. Such above award payments include wages payable pursuant to enterprise agreements, consent awards or award variations to give effect to enterprise agreements and over award arrangements. Absorption which is contrary to the terms of an agreement is not required.

Increases under previous State Wage Case Principles or under the current Statement of Principles, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset the minimum wage.

4.5.10 Adult Apprentices

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this clause, the minimum adult apprentice wage for a full-time apprentice aged 21 years or more working under an award that provides for a 38-hour week is $791.30 per week.

(b) The minimum adult apprentice wage for a full-time apprentice aged 21 years or more working under an award that provides for other than a 38-hour week is calculated as follows: divide $791.30 by 38 and multiply by the number of ordinary hours prescribed for a full-time apprentice under the award.

(c) The minimum adult apprentice wage is payable from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2025.

(d) Adult apprentices aged 21 years or more employed on a part-time basis shall not be paid less than pro rata the minimum adult apprentice wage according to the hours worked.

(e) The rates paid in the paragraphs above to an apprentice 21 years of age or more are payable on superannuation and during any period of paid leave prescribed by this award.

(f) Where in this award an additional rate is expressed as a percentage, fraction or multiple of the ordinary rate of pay, it shall be calculated upon the rate prescribed in this award for the actual year of apprenticeship.