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Leave loading and other income

Calculate leave loading as 17.5% of four weeks' normal pay, and find earnings from piecework, commission, and combinations of income sources.

Worked examples

Leave loading from an hourly rate

Straightforward

Problem

Nina earns $25.00\$25.00 per hour for a standard 3838-hour week. Calculate her annual leave loading.

Commission on sales

Moderate

Problem

A real-estate agent earns a commission of 6%6\% on all sales. She sells a property for $8500\$8500. Calculate her commission.

Total annual income from salary, leave loading and commission

Challenging

Problem

Aisha has an annual base salary of $45 760\$45\,760 (which is $880\$880 per week). She receives annual leave loading of 17.5%17.5\% on four weeks' normal pay, and earns a commission of 3%3\% on $72 000\$72\,000 of sales. Calculate her total annual income.

Practise

Q1·Straightforward
Nina earns $25.00\$25.00 per hour for a standard 3838-hour week. Calculate her annual leave loading.
Q2·Straightforward
Daniel earns $18.40\$18.40 per hour and works a standard 3838-hour week. Calculate his annual leave loading.
Q3·Straightforward
Chloe earns a fixed wage of $620.00\$620.00 per week. Calculate her annual leave loading.
Q4·Straightforward
Patrick earns $28.50\$28.50 per hour for a standard 3838-hour week. How much leave loading does he receive?
Q5·Moderate
A factory worker is paid $0.85\$0.85 per item on a piecework basis. She assembles 240240 items in a day. Calculate her daily earnings.
Q6·Moderate
A real-estate agent earns a commission of 6%6\% on all sales. She sells a property for $8500\$8500. Calculate her commission.
Q7·Moderate
A data-entry worker is paid $1.20\$1.20 per form processed. He processes 185185 forms in a shift. Calculate his earnings for that shift.
Q8·Moderate
A car salesperson earns a commission of 4.5%4.5\% on total sales. This month her total sales were $12 400\$12\,400. Calculate her commission.
Q9·Challenging
Aisha has an annual base salary of $45 760\$45\,760 (which is $880\$880 per week). She receives annual leave loading of 17.5%17.5\% on four weeks' normal pay, and earns a commission of 3%3\% on $72 000\$72\,000 of sales. Calculate her total annual income.
Q10·Challenging
Marcus has an annual base salary of $52 000\$52\,000 (which is $1000\$1000 per week). He receives leave loading of 17.5%17.5\% on four weeks' normal pay, and earns royalties of $1850\$1850. Calculate his total annual income.
Q11·Challenging
Sophie has an annual base salary of $62 400\$62\,400 (which is $1200\$1200 per week). She receives leave loading of 17.5%17.5\% on four weeks' normal pay, and earns a commission of 5%5\% on $42 000\$42\,000 in sales. Calculate her total annual income.
Q12·Challenging
Tom has an annual base salary of $54 080\$54\,080 (which is $1040\$1040 per week). He receives leave loading of 17.5%17.5\% on four weeks' normal pay, earns royalties of $2400\$2400, and earns a commission of 2%2\% on $35 000\$35\,000 in sales. Calculate his total annual income.