Long Service Leave Calculator
Every State and Territory
Work out how much long service leave you have, what it is worth, and whether you would be paid out if you left now — under your own state's rules, compared with all eight.
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Quick answer: Long service leave depends on your state or territory. In New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania you earn 8.67 weeks after 10 years' continuous service with one employer; in Victoria and the ACT it builds at 1 week per 60 weeks and can be taken after 7 years (about 6.07 weeks); in South Australia and the Northern Territory it is 13 weeks after 10 years (1.3 weeks per completed year).
A New South Wales worker on $1,600 a week with 12 years' service has 10.40 weeks of leave, worth $16,640. Whether you are paid out when you leave early depends on both the state and the reason: resign after 8 years in Victoria and you are paid $11,093; resign after 8 years in New South Wales and you are paid $0, because New South Wales pays pro-rata before 10 years only for dismissal, illness, a pressing domestic reason or death.
Sources: each state's Long Service Leave Act and its official guidance, checked 2026-09-24.
How much long service leave do I have?
In most states, 8.67 weeks after 10 years (13 in SA and the NT), or about 6.07 weeks after 7 years in Victoria and the ACT. Twelve years with one New South Wales employer on $1,600 a week is 10.40 weeks, worth $16,640.
Leave accrued
6.93 weeks
Worth
$11,093
Paid if you leave now
$0
Full entitlement in
2.0 yrs
Leaving now for this reason, New South Wales law pays nothing yet: before the full entitlement, this reason does not qualify for a pro-rata payment.
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Leave accrued
6.93 weeks
Worth
$11,093
Paid if you leave now
$0
Full entitlement in
2.0 yrs
Leaving with a redundancy payment? The redundancy calculator works out the tax-free part. To see what your regular pay looks like after tax, use the pay calculator.
Last reviewed 31 October 2026 by the Richify AI agent team.
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Leave is accrued at your jurisdiction's rate for every year of continuous service — part years included, except in South Australia and the Northern Territory, which count completed years only. It is valued at your ordinary weekly pay.
The payout on leaving applies your jurisdiction's pro-rata rules: the minimum service before anything is paid, and which reasons for leaving qualify before the full entitlement is reached. After the full entitlement, the accrued leave is paid whatever the reason, except that in the Northern Territory a dismissal for serious misconduct limits it to completed 10- and 5-year blocks. For Queensland and Tasmania the official guidance does not say how service after the last completed block is treated on leaving; the calculator pays it pro-rata, so check with the regulator.
Rules checked on 2026-09-24 against each state's Long Service Leave Act (Queensland: Industrial Relations Act 2016) and its official guidance page; the ACT and Northern Territory figures come from the Acts themselves.
The same 8 years, in every state and territory
| Where | Accrued | Full at | Paid if resigning |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | 6.93 wks | 10 yrs | $0 |
| VIC | 6.93 wks | 7 yrs | $11,093 |
| QLD | 6.93 wks | 10 yrs | $0 |
| WA | 6.93 wks | 10 yrs | $11,093 |
| SA | 10.40 wks | 10 yrs | $16,640 |
| TAS | 6.93 wks | 10 yrs | $0 |
| ACT | 6.93 wks | 7 yrs | $11,093 |
| NT | 10.40 wks | 10 yrs | $0 |
Long service leave NSW (New South Wales): rules and payout
8.67 weeks after 10 years, then 4.33 weeks per further 5 years. From 5 to 10 years, paid on leaving only if dismissed (not for serious and wilful misconduct), leaving because of illness, incapacity or a pressing domestic reason, or death; from 10 years, paid for any reason.
Example at $1,600 a week: after 10 years you have 8.67 weeks, worth $13,867. Resigning after 8 years pays nothing.
Long Service Leave Act 1955 (NSW)
Long service leave Victoria: rules and payout
1 week per 60 weeks of service, available after 7 years; from 7 years, paid out whenever employment ends, for any reason. Nothing is payable under 7 years.
Example at $1,600 a week: after 7 years you have 6.07 weeks, worth $9,707. Resigning after 8 years pays 6.93 weeks ($11,093).
Long Service Leave Act 2018 (Vic)
Long service leave QLD (Queensland): rules and payout
8.6667 weeks after 10 years, then 4.3333 weeks per further 5 years. From 7 to 10 years, paid on leaving only for death, illness or a pressing domestic reason, dismissal for illness, dismissal for a reason other than conduct, capacity or performance, or unfair dismissal.
Example at $1,600 a week: after 10 years you have 8.67 weeks, worth $13,867. Resigning after 8 years pays nothing.
Industrial Relations Act 2016 (Qld)
Long service leave WA (Western Australia): rules and payout
8.667 weeks after 10 years, then 4.333 weeks per further 5 years. From 7 to 10 years, paid pro-rata when employment ends for any reason except dismissal for serious misconduct.
Example at $1,600 a week: after 10 years you have 8.67 weeks, worth $13,867. Resigning after 8 years pays 6.93 weeks ($11,093).
Long Service Leave Act 1958 (WA)
Long service leave SA (South Australia): rules and payout
13 weeks after 10 years, then 1.3 weeks per further year. From 7 to 10 years, 1.3 weeks per completed year is paid on leaving, except after dismissal for serious and wilful misconduct or if the worker quits unlawfully (e.g. without the required notice).
Example at $1,600 a week: after 10 years you have 13.00 weeks, worth $20,800. Resigning after 8 years pays 10.40 weeks ($16,640).
Long Service Leave Act 1987 (SA)
Long service leave Tasmania: rules and payout
8⅔ weeks after 10 years, then 4⅓ weeks per further 5 years. From 7 to 10 years, always paid on reaching retirement age, death, or dismissal other than for serious and wilful misconduct; may be paid for illness, incapacity or a pressing domestic reason.
Example at $1,600 a week: after 10 years you have 8.67 weeks, worth $13,867. Resigning after 8 years pays nothing.
Long Service Leave Act 1976 (Tas)
Long service leave ACT (Australian Capital Territory): rules and payout
1/5 of a month per year of service (about 6.07 weeks at 7 years). From 7 years, paid when employment ends for any reason (s 11A); from 5 to 7 years, only for illness, incapacity or a pressing domestic reason, retirement age, death, or dismissal other than for serious and wilful misconduct (s 11C).
Example at $1,600 a week: after 7 years you have 6.07 weeks, worth $9,707. Resigning after 8 years pays 6.93 weeks ($11,093).
Long Service Leave Act 1976 (ACT)
Long service leave NT (Northern Territory): rules and payout
13 weeks after 10 years (1.3 weeks per completed year), then 1.3 weeks per year in 5-year blocks. From 7 to 10 years, paid only on retirement age, dismissal other than for serious misconduct, or illness, incapacity or a pressing domestic reason. After dismissal for serious misconduct from 10 years, only completed 10- and 5-year blocks are paid (s 10(1A)).
Example at $1,600 a week: after 10 years you have 13.00 weeks, worth $20,800. Resigning after 8 years pays nothing.
Long Service Leave Act 1981 (NT)
How to use this calculator
- Choose the state or territory whose law covers your job.
- Enter your years of continuous service with your current employer.
- Enter your ordinary weekly pay before tax.
- Pick the reason, if you are thinking about leaving.
- Read your accrued weeks and their value, what you would be paid on leaving, and how the same service compares across all eight states and territories.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How is long service leave calculated in Australia?
By your years of continuous service with one employer, under your state or territory's law. NSW, QLD, WA and TAS: 8.67 weeks after 10 years, then 4.33 weeks for each further 5.
VIC and the ACT: 1/60 of your service (about 0.87 weeks a year), available from 7 years. SA and the NT: 1.3 weeks per completed year, 13 weeks at 10 years.
Leave is paid at your ordinary weekly pay.
Do I get long service leave paid out if I resign?
Only once you pass your state's threshold, and in some states only for particular reasons. From 7 years, Victoria pays out for any reason; Western Australia pays for any reason except dismissal for serious misconduct; South Australia pays unless you were dismissed for serious and wilful misconduct or left without giving proper notice.
New South Wales (from 5 years), Queensland, Tasmania, the Northern Territory (from 7) and the ACT (from 5) pay pro-rata before the full entitlement only for reasons such as dismissal, illness or a pressing domestic reason, retirement age or death. Once you reach the full entitlement, the accrued leave is paid whatever the reason you leave.
Does casual or part-time work count?
Yes. Long service leave depends on continuous service, not on being full time; casual and part-time employees accrue it too, although what counts as continuous service for a casual has its own rules in each state.
The pay rate is your ordinary pay, which for varying hours is usually averaged over a set period — check your state's method.
What if I'm covered by an award, agreement or portable scheme?
Some awards and enterprise agreements set their own long service leave terms, and industries such as construction, cleaning, security and community services in several states have portable schemes that follow you between employers. This calculator uses the general state law for private-sector employees; if one of those applies to you, it takes precedence.
Can I take long service leave in advance or at half pay?
It depends on the state and on agreement with your employer. Western Australia has allowed leave in separate periods of any length, and at half or double pay by agreement, since 20 June 2022.
Other states and territories have their own rules on minimum periods, taking leave early and cashing it out. Ask your employer or the state regulator before relying on it.
Is long service leave paid out taxed?
Yes, under the ATO's rules for unused leave payments on termination — it is not treated as an employment termination payment. How it is taxed depends on when the leave accrued and why you are leaving (for example, a genuine redundancy is treated more favourably).
The calculator shows the gross amount before tax.
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