Minimum Wage Increase Effective 1 July 2025

The Fair Work Commission has announced a 3.5% increase to the National Minimum Wage and minimum award wages, effective 1 July 2025.

What’s Changing:

  • The National Minimum Wage will rise to $948 per week or $24.95 per hour.
  • The increase applies to employees not covered by an award or enterprise agreement.
  • New rates apply from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2025.
    (e.g. If a pay week starts Wednesday, the new rate kicks in from Wednesday, 2 July 2025.)

What you can do now

  1. read our news article to prepare: Minimum wages increase 3.5% from 1 July 2025
  2. use our Pay and Conditions Tool to help check which award applies to you
  3. learn more about minimum pay rates at Minimum wages.
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