Minimum wages increase 3.5% from 1 July 2025
Published 29 May 2025 | Updated 16 June 2025
The Fair Work Commission has announced a 3.5% increase to the National Minimum Wage and minimum award wages.
The increase applies from the first full pay period starting on or after 1 July 2025.
On this page:
- Minimum wages are increasing
- What you can do now
- If you’re covered by an agreement
- Other upcoming workplace changes
- Keep up to date
- Related information
Minimum wages are increasing
The Fair Work Commission (the Commission) has made its decision (PDF) for the 2024–2025 Annual Wage Review.
The Commission has set a 3.5% increase effective 1 July 2025 to the:
The Commission is the national workplace relations tribunal. It’s a different agency to us and reviews minimum wages each year as part of the Annual Wage Review.
National Minimum Wage
The National Minimum Wage applies to employees who aren’t covered by an award or enterprise agreement.
From 1 July 2025, the National Minimum Wage will increase by 3.5%. This means the National Minimum Wage will be:
- $948 per week, or
- $24.95 per hour.
The new National Minimum Wage will apply from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2025. This means if your weekly pay period starts on Wednesday, the new rates will apply from Wednesday 2 July 2025.
Learn more about this wage from our Minimum wages page.
Minimum award wages
Most employees are covered by an award. Awards are legal documents that outline minimum pay rates and conditions of employment in an industry or occupation.
The Commission has set a 3.5% increase to minimum wages under awards.
This increase will apply from the first full pay period starting on or after 1 July 2025. This means if your weekly pay period starts on Wednesday, the new rates will apply from Wednesday 2 July 2025.
If you’re not sure of your award, find yours using our Pay and Conditions Tool. You can also look at our List of awards page.
What you can do now
We’re currently working to update our pay tools and resources with the new rates. These updates will be available close to 1 July 2025.
While we’re updating our website and tools, you can:
- bookmark this page in your browser or My account profile and regularly check back for updates
- use our Pay and Conditions Tool to help check which award applies to you, or find yours using our List of awards page
- read more about minimum pay rates under awards and the National Minimum Wage at Minimum wages
- make sure you subscribe to get our email updates
- follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) for updates.
There is no need to contact us – this page will always have the latest information.
Fair Work Information Statement
An updated version of the Fair Work Information Statement will be available from 1 July 2025.
The Fair Work Information Statement provides new employees with information about their conditions of employment.
If you’re covered by an agreement
An enterprise agreement sets out minimum employment conditions. It can apply to one business or a group of businesses.
If you’re covered by an enterprise agreement, the minimum wage increase may apply. This is because the base pay rate in an enterprise agreement can’t be less than the base pay rate in the relevant award. Read more in our Library article: Annual Wage Reviews and agreements.
If you need help checking if an enterprise agreement applies to you, follow our tips on Finding an agreement.
Other upcoming workplace changes
There are also other upcoming changes, including:
Changes to pay rates in the Pharmacy Award
The Commission has previously announced an increase to minimum pay rates in the Pharmacy Award. This increase applies from the first full pay period on or after 30 June 2025.
For employees affected by this change, this means that the minimum wage under the Pharmacy Award changes:
- from the first pay period commencing on or after 30 June 2025
- again from the first pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2025.
Pay rates applying from 30 June are now available in our Pay and Conditions Tool. An updated pay guide is also available.
Pay rates that apply from 1 July will be available on 1 July from our Pay and Conditions Tool and Pay guides page.
Read more at Gender undervaluation – priority awards review.
Increase to superannuation guarantee
From 1 July 2025, the superannuation (super) guarantee increases to 12%.
Learn more from the Australian Taxation Office: Super guarantee.
Keep up to date
Remember to subscribe to email updates. We’ll send you an email reminding you to check your new rates on 1 July 2025.
It only takes a few moments to sign up and will help you stay in the loop with other changes to workplace laws.
You can also follow us on social media for updates:
Related information
- Access a copy of the Commission’s decision (PDF).
- Learn more about the Commission’s process reviewing wages each year at Annual Wage Reviews.
- For information on enterprise agreements and the Annual Wage Review, go to our Library article Annual Wage Reviews and agreements.
