Minimum Wage – Australia

Minimum Wage

  • Valid on September 2026
  • The amounts are in Australian Dollar ($).

National Minimum Wage

Minimum wage with effect from 1 July 2026

$26.44

Per hour

$1,004.90

Per week

Disabled adults where disability DOES NOT affect productivity

Minimum wage with effect from 1 July 2026

$26.44

Per hour

$1,004.90

Per week

Junior employee younger than 16 year

Minimum wage with effect from 1 July 2026

$9.62

Per hour

-

Per week

Junior employee 16 year

Minimum wage with effect from 1 July 2026

$12.36

Per hour

-

Per week

Junior employee 17 year

Minimum wage with effect from 1 July 2026

$15.10

Per hour

-

Per week

Junior employee 18 year

Minimum wage with effect from 1 July 2026

$17.85

Per hour

-

Per week

Junior employee 19 year

Minimum wage with effect from 1 July 2026

$21.55

Per hour

-

Per week

Junior employee 20 year

Minimum wage with effect from 1 July 2026

$25.53

Per hour

-

Per week

Apprentice in 1st year

Minimum wage with effect from 1 July 2026

$16.20

Per hour

-

Per week

Apprentice in 2nd year

Minimum wage with effect from 1 July 2026

$19.15

Per hour

-

Per week

Apprentice in 3rd year

Minimum wage with effect from 1 July 2026

$23.57

Per hour

-

Per week

Apprentice in 4th year

Minimum wage with effect from 1 July 2026

$27.98

Per hour

-

Per week

On-Demand Delivery Employee-like Worker (No vehicle / pedal bicycle)

Minimum wage with effect from 17 August 2026

$31.30

Per hour

On-Demand Delivery Employee-like Worker (Electric bicycle or scooter)

Minimum wage with effect from 17 August 2026

$31.30

Per hour

On-Demand Delivery Employee-like Worker (Combustion motorcycle or scooter)

Minimum wage with effect from 17 August 2026

$31.50

Per hour

On-Demand Delivery Employee-like Worker (Other motor vehicle, electric or combustion, carrying capacity up to 1 tonne)

Minimum wage with effect from 17 August 2026

$32.00

Per hour

Definitions

Special national minimum wage II: applies to disabled adults where disability DOES affect productivity Adults whose productivity is affected by their disability are paid a percentage of the national minimum wage, set in accordance with Schedule A to the National Minimum Wage Order.
Special national minimum wage V: applies to a trainee who is not an apprentice. Minimum wage varies with years of schooling. The minimum wage for a trainee is set in schedule E of the Miscellaneous Award 2010.
Australia has a government-mandated minimum wage. No worker in Australia can be paid less then this mandatory minimum rate of pay.
Employers in Australia who fail to pay the Minimum Wage may be subject to punishment by the government of Australia.
The wages for junior employees are a percentage of the national minimum wage.
Wages per month are calculated as 4.33 times if a weekly wage is defined. It is calculated as 4.33 times the standard hours per week if an hourly wage is given.

Source

Annual Wage Review 2025 – National Minimum Wage Order 2025.(C2025/1)

Minimum Wage Profiles by Country

Detailed country information on minimum wage policies, legislation, and institutional frameworks.

  • Australia has a statutory minimum wage
    yes
  • Australia has a single minimum wage rate applicable to the entire dependent workforce
    no
  • Australia has multiple minimum wage rates, jointly applicable to the entire dependent workforce
    yes
  • Australia defines most minimum wage rates by geographical areas
    no
  • Australia defines most minimum wage rates by job roles
    no
  • Australia defines most minimum wage rates by industries
    no
  • Australia defines most minimum wage rates by workers' skill levels
    no
  • Australia defines minimum wage rates for Economic Processing Zones (EPZ) or similar
    no
  • Australia defines minimum wage rates for youth age groups
    yes
  • Australia defines minimum wage rates for small firms
    no
  • Australia defines minimum wage rates for domestic workers
    no
  • Australia defines minimum wage rates for agricultural workers
    no
  • Australia defines minimum wage rates for piece rate workers
    no
  • Australia defines minimum wage rates as net rates
    no
  • Australia has on average adjusted minimum wage rates at least once per year since 2020
    no
  • Australia defines minimum wage rates per hour
    yes
  • Australia defines minimum wage rates per week
    yes
  • Australia defines minimum wage rates per month
    no
  • Australia defines minimum wage rates per year
    no

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