Published 28 May 2026

The Fair Work Commission will announce its minimum wage decision at 10 am AEST on Tuesday 2 June 2026.

On this page:

• What is the minimum wage decision
• When is the decision
• What this means for you
• What to do now
• More information

What is the minimum wage decision

The Fair Work Commission (the Commission) is the national workplace relations tribunal. It is responsible for setting minimum wages.

Each year, the Commission conducts the Annual Wage Review and reviews:

• the National Minimum WageA pay rate that applies to employees not covered by an award or registered agreement. Certain award or agreement free employees may have different pay entitlements depending on whether they have a reduced work capacity because of disability, if they're under the age of 21 or if they are an apprentice or trainee.
• minimum pay rates under awards.

The Commission makes a decision each year about whether to increase these pay rates. This is known as the ‘minimum wage decision’.

When is the decision

The Commission will announce its decision at 10 am AEST on Tuesday 2 June 2026.

You can watch the decision announcement live. A link will be provided shortly before the hearing on the Commission’s website.

What this means for you

The decision will determine if there will be a change to the National Minimum Wage and minimum award pay rates.

Any changes are likely to take effect from the first pay period on or after 1 July.

National Minimum Wage

The National Minimum Wage applies to employees who aren’t covered by an awardAn award is a legal document that outlines the wages and conditions of employment for employees that are covered by it within a particular industry or occupation. Other known term: modern award. or enterprise agreementAn enterprise agreement sets out minimum employment conditions and can apply to one business or a group of businesses. .

Awards and agreements

Employees covered by an award or enterprise agreement must be paid the minimum pay rates in their award or agreement, including penalty rates and allowances. These pay rates may be higher than the National Minimum Wage.

You can find enterprise agreements on the Commission’s website: Find an agreement.

If you need help checking if an enterprise agreement applies to you, follow our tips on Finding an agreement.

What to do now

We’ll have more information available on our website once the minimum wage decision is handed down. Please keep checking back here for updates.

We’ll let you know what it means for you, when the changes start and when you can access any new minimum pay rates in our pay tools.

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More information

Find out about minimum pay rates under awards and the National Minimum Wage at Minimum wages.

Understand the differences between us (Fair Work Ombudsman) and the Commission at Difference between the Fair Work Ombudsman and the Fair Work Commission.