Case Manager Salary: Converting Your Hourly Rate to Annual Pay with Casual Loading and Super
For a case manager salary, the National Minimum Wage is $26.44 per hour, but award rates may be higher. Using 38 hours per week, annual gross pay is hourly × 38 × 52, with super paid on top.
Understanding Case Manager Salary: Hourly to Annual
If you are a case manager or considering a role, you may see an hourly rate or a salary offer. To compare them, you need to convert hourly to annual using the standard full-time week of 38 hours. This guide explains the conversion, including casual loading and superannuation paid on top.
The Basic Formula: Hourly × Hours per Week × 52
Annual gross pay = hourly rate × hours per week × 52 weeks. For a case manager salary, assume 38 hours per week unless your award specifies otherwise. For example, if your hourly rate is $35, then:
$35 × 38 × 52 = $69,160 per year.
This figure does not include super, which is paid on top. The fortnightly equivalent is weekly pay × 2. Weekly pay = hourly × 38. So $35 × 38 = $1,330 per week, or $2,660 per fortnight.
National Minimum Wage vs Award Rates
From 1 July 2026, the National Minimum Wage is $26.44 per hour, or $1,004.90 per week for 38 hours Fair Work Ombudsman. However, most case managers are covered by an award, such as the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award. Award minimum wages increased by 4.75% from 1 July 2026, as noted in the Fair Work Commission's Modern Awards Pay Database Fair Work Commission. Always check the specific award pay guide for your classification.
Casual Loading: 25% on Top
If you are a casual case manager, you receive a 25% loading on your base hourly rate. This compensates for not receiving paid leave. For example, if the award rate is $30 per hour, the casual rate is $30 × 1.25 = $37.50 per hour. Our timesheet has a checkbox to add casual loading automatically. Never enter a rate that already includes loading; enter the base rate and tick the box.
Superannuation Paid on Top
Super guarantee is 12% of your ordinary earnings, paid by your employer on top of your gross pay. For a case manager salary of $69,160, super would be $69,160 × 0.12 = $8,299.20, bringing total employment cost to $77,459.20. The super guarantee maximum contribution base is $270,830 per quarter (2026–27). Super is not deducted from your pay; it is additional.
Tax and Take-Home Pay
Your take-home pay depends on tax brackets and Medicare levy. For 2026–27, the resident tax rates are:
- Nil tax on first $18,200
- 15% from $18,201 to $45,000
- 30% from $45,001 to $135,000
- 37% from $135,001 to $190,000
- 45% above $190,000 Medicare levy is generally 2% of taxable income. Use our take-home pay tool to estimate net pay.
Using Our Reference Tables
Our reference tables reference tables provide award rates, allowances, and penalty rates. For case manager salary, check the relevant award pay guide pay guides, it was $1,579.20. Case manager salaries may vary.
Conclusion
Converting a case manager salary from hourly to annual is straightforward: hourly × 38 × 52. Remember casual loading and super on top. Use our timesheet to calculate your pay.
Open the same rate on the home timesheet. Read the reference tables before treating a figure as your pay.