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Rates of pay and allowance - Local government elections

Senior Office Assistants and Office Assistants


Senior Office Assistant
(rate per hour)

Office Assistant
(rate per hour)

Monday - Friday

$35.02

$29.63

Saturday

$44.96

$38.04

Sunday

$52.06

$44.05


Election day role:

Election day fee

Training payment

Meal allowance

Total fee (excluding, phone, super and mileage)

Election Official

$372.64

$52.30

$32.50

$457.44

Declaration Vote Issuing Officer/ Information Officer

$398.19

$83.83

$32.50

$514.52

Deputy polling place manager

$562.99

$237.05

$32.50

$832.54

Polling place manager 1 (VCM 1)

$622.28

$255.29

$32.50

$910.07

Polling place manager 2-3 (VCM 2-3)

$635.03

$255.29

$32.50

$922.82

Polling place manager 4-5 (VCM 4-5)

$648.41

$255.29

$32.50

$936.20

Polling place manager 6-7 (VCM 6-7)

$671.28

$255.29

$32.50

$959.07

Polling place manager 8-9 (VCM 8-9)

$700.38

$255.29

$32.50

$988.17

Polling place manager 10-11 (VCM 10-11)

$713.64

$255.29

$32.50

$1,001.43

Polling place manager 12+ (VCM 12+)

$749.28

$255.29

$32.50

$1,037.07