{"id":106832,"date":"2024-10-01T23:09:19","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T23:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arielle.com.au\/?p=106832"},"modified":"2025-01-06T05:36:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T05:36:22","slug":"minimum-wage-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arielle.com.au\/minimum-wage-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is The Minimum Wage In Australia?"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 6<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

It\u2019s illegal for your boss to pay you less than the minimum wage rate, but it still happens through error or non-compliance. Research shows<\/a> the people most likely not to be paid at the correct rate include female workers, people under 21 years old, casual employees, and workers in the community services, accommodation and food services industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about the minimum wage in Australia so you can earn what you’re legally entitled to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Minimum Wage In Australia For Full-Time Adult Workers.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From 1st July 2024, employers were required to increase employees’ pay on the minimum wage by 3.75%<\/a>, based on an annual review decision by the Fair Work Commission (FWC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A full-time employee working 38 hours a week should now earn at least $915.90. That represents a minimum hourly wage of $24.10.<\/em><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s just over $33 more each week in gross income (before tax), compared to 2023. This year\u2019s increase was considerably less than the 5.75% increase that took effect in July 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In making its decision to increase the national minimum wage and all modern award minimum wages, the FWC acknowledged the cost of living pressures many households are experiencing due to stubbornly high inflation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Related: What Is The Real Cost Of Living In Australia?<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But despite the wages of low-income workers going backwards in real terms (e.g. not keeping pace with price rises), the Commission said: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026it is not appropriate at this time to increase award wages by any amount significantly above the inflation rate, principally because labour productivity is no higher than it was four years ago and productivity growth has only recently returned to positive territory.\u201d<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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 <\/td>July 2023<\/strong><\/td>July 2024<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead>
Minimum Wage Per Hour.<\/strong><\/td>$23.23<\/td>$24.10<\/td><\/tr>
Minimum Wage Per Week.<\/strong><\/td>$882.8<\/td>$915.90<\/td><\/tr>
Annual Inflation Rate (CPI).<\/strong><\/td>6.0% (June quarter)<\/td>3.8% (June quarter)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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What\u2019s The Minimum Wage For Casual Employees?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In a job with no set hours or a firm offer of ongoing work, it’s critical to get paid at the right casual rate to help offset the fact you don\u2019t receive other benefits like paid leave for sickness and holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n