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.