Long Service Leave Calculator
Choose your state or territory and enter your years of service to estimate how much long service leave you’ve built up, whether you can take it yet, and whether it would be paid out if you left.
Your long service leave
Long service leave accrued in NSW
10.4 weeks
Worth about $16,640.00 at $1,600.00 a week
- Entitlement
- 8.67 weeks after 10 years
- Accrued so far
- 10.4 weeks
- Balance
- 10.4 weeks
- Can you take it now?
- Yes
- Paid out if you leave now?
- Yes
Under each state’s or territory’s general long service leave law. Awards, agreements, public sector rules and portable schemes in some industries can differ. An estimate, not legal advice.
Rates checked 12 October 2026 against the ATO · How we calculate · Calculated in your browser; nothing you enter is sent anywhere.
Rules by state
Each state and territory has its own long service leave law. The table shows the general rules the calculator uses; each state’s pay page has a summary and the official source.
| State or territory | Entitlement | Paid out on leaving | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 8.67 weeks after 10 years | From 10 years; from 5 years in some circumstances | NSW Industrial Relations, 12 October 2026 |
| Victoria | 1 week for every 60 weeks of service, from 7 years | From 7 years | Workforce Inspectorate Victoria, 12 December 2025 |
| Queensland | 8.6667 weeks after 10 years | From 10 years; from 7 years in some circumstances | Business Queensland, 9 December 2025 |
| South Australia | 13 weeks after 10 years | From 7 years | SafeWork SA |
| Western Australia | 8.667 weeks after 10 years | From 10 years; from 7 years in some circumstances | Government of Western Australia, 12 May 2026 |
| Tasmania | 8⅔ weeks after 10 years | From 10 years; from 7 years in some circumstances | WorkSafe Tasmania, 7 November 2024 |
| The Australian Capital Territory | 1/5 of a month for each year, from 7 years | From 7 years; from 5 years in some circumstances | ACT Legislation Register, 19 November 2025 |
| The Northern Territory | 13 weeks after 10 years | From 10 years; from 7 years in some circumstances | Northern Territory Government, 26 February 2025 |
The rules vary more than you might expect. In Victoria, leave builds up at one week for every 60 weeks of service and can be taken after 7 years, giving 6.067 weeks at that point. In South Australia and the Northern Territory, 10 years earns 13 weeks. In NSW, on $1,600.00 a week, 12 years of service builds up about 10.4 weeks, worth $16,640.00.
“Some circumstances” usually means your employer ended your employment for a reason other than serious misconduct, or you left because of illness, incapacity or another pressing necessity. Check your state’s rules for the exact conditions.
Frequently asked questions
Is long service leave part of the National Employment Standards?
The National Employment Standards include long service leave, but the actual entitlement usually comes from a state or territory long service leave law, or from an older award or agreement. That is why the rules differ depending on where you work.
Do casual employees get long service leave?
Generally yes, if their service is continuous: the NSW, Victorian, South Australian, WA and NT rules all say so. Casual and part-time employees build it up on their ordinary hours, so the weekly pay you enter should be your average ordinary weekly pay. Check your state’s rules for how casual service is counted.
Can I get long service leave paid out instead of taking it?
It depends on the state. In the Northern Territory leave can’t be cashed in instead of being taken. In Western Australia it can be cashed out by agreement once fully accrued; other states have their own rules. All states pay out accrued leave when employment ends after the qualifying period.