Long Service Leave Calculator (Australia)

This long service leave calculator tells you how much leave has built up, how much can be taken now, and how much is paid out if the job ends. Choose the state or territory, enter the years and months of continuous service, and say whether the job is still going or how it ended. The answer is shown in weeks, in hours at the ordinary hours you enter, and in dollars if you add a weekly pay.

Each state has its own Act, and the rules differ more than most people expect. NSW, Queensland, WA and Tasmania give 8.67 weeks after 10 years; South Australia and the Northern Territory give 13 weeks; Victoria and the ACT let leave be taken after 7 years. Pro-rata payouts start at 5 years in NSW and the ACT and 7 years elsewhere, and in most states they depend on why the job ended. The rules were checked on 8 October 2026 against each state’s Act or regulator, and every result links to its sources.

It is general information for employees, employers and bookkeepers, not legal advice. Workers under an older federal award or agreement, or a portable scheme for construction, cleaning or community services, may have different rules.

1. Choose the state or territory where you work.
2. Type the Years of continuous service and any extra months.
3. Under “Is the job still going?”, pick Still working there or how the job ended.
4. Choose Full-time, Part-time or Casual, enter the ordinary hours a week, and the weekly pay if you want a dollar figure.
5. Read the weeks, hours and the rule used, compare every state in the table below, or press Copy result.

• All eight states and territories, each following its own Act.
• Full entitlement, later 5-year blocks, and leave that builds up as it accrues where the Act allows.
• Pro-rata payouts on leaving, by reason: resignation, illness or family need, retirement, redundancy, dismissal, serious misconduct or death.
• Results in weeks and in hours, and in dollars with an optional weekly pay.
• Shows leave built up so far, leave you can take now and the payout, side by side.
• Notes on part-time and casual averaging rules for each state.
• A table of the same service under every state’s rules.
• Sources and the official calculator (where one exists) under each result.

• Continuous service can include paid leave and some unpaid absences, but unpaid leave often doesn’t count towards the total. Check your Act if you took long breaks.
• Leaving just before a milestone can cost weeks of pay. In most states, resigning between 7 and 10 years pays nothing unless the reason qualifies.
• For part-time or casual work, use the average ordinary hours your state’s Act asks for, not your hours this week.
• South Australia and the Northern Territory count only completed years, so 9 years and 11 months counts as 9.
• Keep your own record of start dates and hours. If there is a dispute, the state regulator can help.