Published 29 May 2025 | Updated 1 July 2025

A 3.5% increase to the National Minimum Wage and minimum award wages takes effect from 1 July 2025.

Our pay tools and resources have now been updated with the new minimum pay rates.

On this page:

• What you can do now
• About the minimum wage increase
• Other workplace changes
• Stay up to date
• Related information

What you can do now

We have now updated our pay tools, information and resources with the new rates.

You can:

• calculate your new pay rates (including changes to penalty rates and some allowances) with our Pay and Conditions Tool
• access the updated pay guide for your award on our Pay guides page
• download an updated version of the Fair Work Information Statement.

These pay rate increases follow the Annual Wage Review 2024-25 by the Fair Work Commission (the Commission).

About the minimum wage increase

Continue reading to learn more about the minimum wage increase, including for:

• the National Minimum Wage
• awards
• the National Training Wage
• enterprise agreements.

National Minimum Wage

The National Minimum Wage applies to employees not covered by an award or enterprise agreement.

From the first full pay period starting on or after 1 July 2025, the National Minimum Wage increases by 3.5% to:

• $948 per week, or
• $24.95 per hour.

Learn more about this wage from our Minimum wages page.

Awards

Most employees are covered by an award. Awards are legal documents that outline minimum pay rates and conditions of employment for an industry or occupation.

From the first full pay period starting on or after 1 July 2025, adult minimum award wages increase by 3.5%.

Other award wages will get a proportionate increase. This includes junior, apprentice and supported wages that are based on adult minimum wages.

National Training Wage

Wage increases for trainees under the National Training Wage come into effect on the same date as award minimum wage increases. This includes awards that refer to and incorporate the terms under Schedule E of the Miscellaneous Award.

Learn more about this wage in our Library article Trainee rates in the National Training Wage schedule.

Enterprise agreements

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. 

Find out more in our Library articles:

• Annual Wage Reviews and registered agreements
• Agreement pay rates.

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

Other workplace changes

There are also other changes, including:

• changes to pay rates in the Pharmacy Award
• an increase to the superannuation guarantee
• changes to Parental Leave Pay
• increase to income thresholds and the compensation cap
• right to disconnect laws apply to small business from 26 August.

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.

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.

Changes to Parental Leave Pay

From 1 July 2025, the amount of Parental Leave Pay available will increase.

Eligible employees who are the carer of a child born or adopted from 1 July 2025 can get up to 24 weeks’ Parental Leave Pay for their family to share. This leave is paid in line with the National Minimum Wage and is separate to any employer funded paid parental leave.

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will also begin making superannuation contributions of 12% on Parental Leave Pay for a child born or adopted after 1 July 2025. These contributions will be paid from July 2026 onwards.

Find out more at Services Australia – Changes if you get family payments.

Increase to income thresholds and the compensation cap

From 1 July 2025, the:

• high income threshold will increase to $183,100
• contractor high income threshold will increase to $183,100
• compensation cap will increase to $91,550.

Right to disconnect laws apply to small business from 26 August

Right to disconnect laws apply to small business from Tuesday 26 August 2025. These laws already apply to other businesses.

The right to disconnect gives employees the right to refuse to monitor, read or respond to contact (or attempted contact) outside their working hours, unless doing so is unreasonable. This includes contact (or attempted contact) from an employer or a third party.

To get ready for the changes, watch our new videos for small business and read the information at Right to disconnect.

Stay up to date

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Related information

• Learn more about the Commission’s process reviewing wages each year at Annual Wage Reviews.
• Understand minimum wages by going to our Minimum wages page.
• For information on enterprise agreements and the Annual Wage Review, go to our Library article Annual Wage Reviews and agreements.