Australia’s seasonally adjusted Wage Price Index rose by 3.4% year-on-year in Q3 2025, unchanged from the previous quarter and in line with market expectations. Public sector wages increased by 3.8%, slightly above the 3.7% rise in Q2, while private sector wages grew by 3.2%, easing from 3.4% previously. In original terms, the electricity, gas, water & waste services industry and public administration recorded the strongest annual wage gains at 4.3% each. They were followed by healthcare and social assistance (3.8%), mining (3.6%), education and training (3.6%), construction (3.4%), rental, hiring, and real estate services (3.3%), and professional, scientific & technical services (3.3%). Healthcare and social assistance roles were the main contributors to quarterly wage growth. On a quarterly basis, overall wage prices rose by 0.8%, matching the previous quarter and aligning with market forecasts. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Wages in Australia increased 3.40 percent in September of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Wage Growth in Australia averaged 3.13 percent from 1998 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 4.30 percent in the second quarter of 2008 and a record low of 1.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020. This page provides - Australia Wage Growth- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Australia Annual Change in Hourly Rates of Pay - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.
Wages in Australia increased 3.40 percent in September of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Wage Growth in Australia is expected to be 3.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Annual Change in Hourly Rates of Pay is projected to trend around 2.90 percent in 2027 and 2.70 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.