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Long service leave is set by each state's own law. Most give 8.667 weeks after 10 years (SA and NT give 13), building up at a flat rate per year. Pick your state and enter your service to see the weeks accrued, the gross payout and what you keep after tax.
With the same employer. Decimals are fine (e.g. 8.5).
Your ordinary weekly pay — LSL is usually paid at your normal rate.
Weeks accrued
8.67
Gross payout
$13,005
You have passed New South Wales's 10-year mark, so you can take this leave while employed and it is paid out if you leave.
Long service leave is proportional: weeks accrued = years of service × the state's accrual rate. In most states that rate is about 0.867 weeks a year, so 10 years earns 8.667 weeks (two months). On $1,500 a week that is a gross payout of about $13,005. South Australia and the Northern Territory accrue faster, at 1.3 weeks a year, so the same 10 years earns 13 weeks. The payout is taxed at your marginal rate when it is paid on termination.
Each state and territory has its own long service leave law, so the qualifying period and pro-rata rules differ. Select a state to run the numbers for it.
8.667 weeks after 10 years, plus 4.333 weeks for each further 5 years. Pro-rata is payable after 5 years if you leave for any reason other than serious misconduct.
Accrues at one week for every 60 weeks of service. After 7 years the full accrued balance is payable on termination, whatever the reason.
8.667 weeks after 10 years. Pro-rata is payable after 7 years for termination, redundancy, illness or domestic necessity.
8.667 weeks after 10 years, then 4.333 weeks for each further 5 years. Pro-rata is generally payable after 7 years.
13 weeks after 10 years — a higher accrual than most states — then 1.3 weeks per year after. Pro-rata is payable after 7 years.
8.667 weeks after 10 years. Pro-rata is generally payable after 7 years.
Entitlement builds from 7 years of continuous service, accruing at the standard rate of about 0.867 weeks per year.
13 weeks after 10 years — a higher accrual — then 1.3 weeks per year after. Pro-rata is payable after 7 years.
Long service leave entitlements are set by each state and territory's own Act. Accrual rates and thresholds are from the relevant government authority; pro-rata eligibility can depend on the reason your employment ends — confirm your circumstances with your state authority.
Long service leave (LSL) is paid leave you earn for staying with the same employer for a long time. It is set by each state and territory's own legislation (or, for some workers, a pre-modern award or agreement), so the rules are not uniform across Australia.
The common design is proportional accrual — you build up a set number of weeks for each year of service, most often 8.667 weeks (two months) over 10 years. South Australia and the Northern Territory are more generous at 13 weeks.
You can usually take the leave once you reach the qualifying period, and unused leave is paid out when you leave — in full after the qualifying period, or pro-rata once you pass an earlier threshold.
ATO rates checked against official sources — verified 19 July 2026
Estimates only. Not financial or tax advice. Full disclaimer for your rights and our limitations of liability.
Rates and thresholds last updated for the 2026–27 financial year.