How much long service leave are you owed?

Weeks and dollars for every state and territory, worked out from the Acts themselves, with the section beside every figure.

Where do you work? The rules differ by state

Do you work in any of these? They have their own rules

New South Wales calculator

Long Service Leave Act 1955 (NSW)

Start date

Last day of work

Are you still working there?

Why did the job end?

In NSW the reason only matters between 5 and 10 years of service.

Ordinary weekly pay

Before tax, without overtime

Leave already taken (weeks)

Long service leave you have used

Part-time, casual, commission or unpaid leave

Hours, casual work and commission

Hours and pay

My hours vary (part-time, casual or my hours changed) I work as a casual I earn commission or results-based pay

Long service leave already taken

Add each period. Weeks fill in from the dates; change them if you took part days or half pay.

Unpaid leave or breaks in service

Some unpaid time does not count as service, which pushes your dates back. Each state treats it differently.

NSW · resigned after 12 years, 4 months, 1 day

10.69weeks

$19,779 paid when you leave, before tax

How this was worked out

After 10 years NSW pays your leave whatever the reason you leave: 12.34 years × 13 weeks ÷ 15 = 10.69 weeks.

Service15 March 2014 to 15 July 2026 = 12 years, 4 months, 1 day
Leave10.69 weeks under the rule above
Value10.69 weeks × $1,850.00 a week = $19,778.83 before tax
Tax (estimate)About $6,329.00, leaving about $13,449.83. Estimated extra tax for the year, using the 2026-27 resident rates and 2% Medicare levy, if your income for the year is about 52 weeks of your current pay. Your employer withholds using the ATO's Schedule 7 averaging method, so the amount taken from your final pay can differ.

An award, enterprise agreement or public-sector rule can give you more than the Act. Check yours before you rely on this.

Long Service Leave Act 1955 (NSW) s 4(2)(a)(ii), s 4(5)Read the Act

Check your employer's figure

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Weeks they gave you

Or the dollar amount

Should you wait to leave?

Choose "I've left or am leaving" to see what staying a little longer would add.

Long service leave rules by state

The main differences are how long you must work before you qualify and when a pro rata payout applies if you leave early.

State or territory	Qualify after	Leave at that point	Pro rata if you leave from	Law	Link
NSWNew South Wales	10 years	8.67 weeks	5 years for some reasons	Long Service Leave Act 1955 (NSW)	NSW rules
VICVictoria	7 years	6.07 weeks	7 years any reason	Long Service Leave Act 2018 (Vic)	VIC rules
QLDQueensland	10 years	8.67 weeks	7 years for some reasons	Industrial Relations Act 2016 (Qld)	QLD rules
WAWestern Australia	10 years	8.67 weeks	7 years most reasons	Long Service Leave Act 1958 (WA)	WA rules
SASouth Australia	10 years	13 weeks	7 years most reasons	Long Service Leave Act 1987 (SA)	SA rules
TASTasmania	10 years	8.67 weeks	7 years for some reasons	Long Service Leave Act 1976 (Tas)	TAS rules
ACTAustralian Capital Territory	7 years	6.07 weeks	5 years for some reasons	Long Service Leave Act 1976 (ACT)	ACT rules
NTNorthern Territory	10 years	13 weeks	7 years for some reasons	Long Service Leave Act 1981 (NT)	NT rules

More long service leave calculators

For tax, payroll, planning leave and employers. Each one shows the working and gives you a PDF.

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Why you can check every number

Taken from the ActsEach rule comes from the state's own legislation and regulator, with the section printed next to it.
Tested against official examplesThe calculator is checked against the worked examples published by the state regulators. See every result.
Honest where the sources disagreeWhen a government page differs from its own Act, as the NT page does on payouts after 10 years, we follow the Act and tell you.

Common questions

This is an estimate

An award, enterprise agreement or public-sector rule can give you more than the state Act, and portable schemes have their own rules. Check your result with your employer or your state regulator before you rely on it.