Australia's independent wage-setting body raised the national minimum wage by 3.5% to A$24.94 ($16.19) per hour or A$948 per week, effective July 1 2025. The raise is effecting about a fifth or approximately 2.6 million workers. The Fair Work Commission stated that an increase above the rate of inflation, was essential to prevent millions of Australia’s lowest-paid workers from experiencing persistently low living standards. Headline consumer price inflation held at 2.4% in the Q1 of 2025 and the Reserve Bank projected inflation will increase to 3.1% by mid-2026 following the end of government cost of living measures, such as energy subsidies. source: Fair Work Commission
Minimum Wages in Australia increased to 948 AUD/week in 2025 from 915.90 AUD/week in 2024. Minimum Wages in Australia averaged 695.19 AUD/week from 2007 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 948.00 AUD/week in 2025 and a record low of 522.12 AUD/week in 2007. This page provides - Australia Minimum Wages - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Australia Minimum Weekly Wage - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on March of 2026.
Minimum Wages in Australia increased to 948 AUD/week in 2025 from 915.90 AUD/week in 2024. Minimum Wages in Australia is expected to reach 948.00 AUD/week by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Minimum Weekly Wage is projected to trend around 976.00 AUD/week in 2026 and 1000.00 AUD/week in 2027, according to our econometric models.