Minimum Wages in Australia with effect from 01-07-2015 to 30-06-2016

Revision is expected.

Last update: 01-06-2016

Currency: AUD (Australian Dollar)

National Minimum Wage

Minimum Wage per Hour	Minimum Wage per Week
17.29 Hours per week specified: 38	656.90 Hours per week specified: 38

The Fair Work Commission has announced a 2.4% increase to minimum wages. The increase will apply from 1 July 2016. The national minimum wage fhas been increased rom $656.90 a week or $17.29 an hour, to $672.70 a week or $17.70 an hour. The new wage rate will come into effect from July 1, 2016.

Item	Amount in Australian Dollars (A$) or in percentage (%)
Casual loading	25%
Special national minimum wage I: applies to disabled adults where disability DOES NOT affect productivity	$656.90 per week (before tax), or $17.29 per hour.
Special national minimum wage II: applies todisabled 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 III:applies tojunior employees. The minimum wage for junior employees is a % of the national minimum wage and it reflects age as follows:	Minimum hourly rate
(a) <16 years: 36.8%	$ 6.36
(b) 16 years: 47.3%	$ 8.18
© 17 years: 57.8%	$9.99
(d) 18 years: 68.3%	$11.81
(e) 19 years: 82.5%	$14.26
(f) 20 years: 97.7%	$16.89
Special national minimum wage IV:applies to apprentices.The minimum wage for apprentices is a % of the national minimum wage and it reflects their progression as follows:	The minimum wage for apprentices is a % of the national minimum wage and it reflects their progression as follows:
(a) 1st year: 55%	$9.51
(b) 2nd year: 65%	$11.24
© 3rd year: 80%	$13.83
(d) 4th year: 95%	$16.43
Special national minimum wage V: applies to a trainee who is not an apprentice	Minimum wage varies with years of schooling. Currently it varies from A$287.90 – A$585.80 per week. The minimum wage for a trainee is set in schedule E of the Miscellaneous Award 2010.

Minimum wages are calculated on an hourly and weekly basis. The 2012-13 Annual Wage Review Order issued by the Fair Work Commission stipulates that the national minimum wage is $622.20 per week, calculated on the basis of a week of 38 ordinary hours, or $16.37 per hour. Different rates apply to employees covered by the Western Australian industrial relations system. Contact Wageline for more information.
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