Wage Price Index, Australia, March 2025

Main features

All sector WPI, quarterly and annual movement (%), seasonally adjusted (a)

All sector WPI, quarterly and annual movement (%), seasonally adjusted (a)
	Quarterly (%)	Annual (%)
Mar-06	1.0	4.1
Jun-06	1.0	4.0
Sep-06	0.9	4.0
Dec-06	1.1	4.1
Mar-07	1.0	4.0
Jun-07	1.1	4.1
Sep-07	1.1	4.3
Dec-07	0.8	4.0
Mar-08	1.0	4.1
Jun-08	1.1	4.2
Sep-08	1.1	4.2
Dec-08	0.9	4.3
Mar-09	0.9	4.1
Jun-09	0.8	3.8
Sep-09	0.4	3.0
Dec-09	0.8	2.9
Mar-10	1.0	3.0
Jun-10	0.8	3.0
Sep-10	1.1	3.6
Dec-10	1.0	3.9
Mar-11	0.9	3.9
Jun-11	0.7	3.8
Sep-11	0.8	3.6
Dec-11	1.0	3.6
Mar-12	1.0	3.6
Jun-12	0.9	3.8
Sep-12	0.8	3.8
Dec-12	0.7	3.4
Mar-13	0.7	3.1
Jun-13	0.6	2.8
Sep-13	0.6	2.6
Dec-13	0.7	2.6
Mar-14	0.8	2.7
Jun-14	0.5	2.6
Sep-14	0.6	2.6
Dec-14	0.6	2.5
Mar-15	0.6	2.3
Jun-15	0.5	2.3
Sep-15	0.6	2.3
Dec-15	0.5	2.2
Mar-16	0.5	2.1
Jun-16	0.5	2.1
Sep-16	0.4	1.9
Dec-16	0.5	1.9
Mar-17	0.6	1.9
Jun-17	0.5	1.9
Sep-17	0.5	2.0
Dec-17	0.6	2.1
Mar-18	0.5	2.0
Jun-18	0.6	2.1
Sep-18	0.6	2.3
Dec-18	0.5	2.3
Mar-19	0.5	2.3
Jun-19	0.6	2.3
Sep-19	0.5	2.2
Dec-19	0.5	2.2
Mar-20	0.5	2.2
Jun-20	0.2	1.8
Sep-20	0.1	1.4
Dec-20	0.5	1.3
Mar-21	0.7	1.5
Jun-21	0.5	1.8
Sep-21	0.4	2.2
Dec-21	0.7	2.4
Mar-22	0.7	2.4
Jun-22	0.8	2.6
Sep-22	1.0	3.2
Dec-22	0.8	3.3
Mar-23	1.0	3.7
Jun-23	0.8	3.7
Sep-23	1.3	4.0
Dec-23	1.1	4.3
Mar-24	0.7	4.0
Jun-24	0.9	4.1
Sep-24	0.9	3.6
Dec-24	0.7	3.2
Mar-25	0.9	3.4

All sector WPI, quarterly and annual movement (%), seasonally adjusted (a)

["","Quarterly (%)","Annual (%)"]

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See Interpretation of index numbers, Percentage change and rounding on the Methodology page.

Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses

Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses
		Dec Qtr 2024 to Mar Qtr 2025(a) (% change)	Mar Qtr 2024 to Mar Qtr 2025(a) (% change)
Trend(b)	Australia	0.8	3.3
	Private sector	0.8	3.3
	Public sector	0.8	3.3
Seasonally Adjusted(c)	Australia	0.9	3.4
	Private sector	0.9	3.3
	Public sector	1.0	3.6
Original	Australia	0.8	3.4
	Private sector	0.6	3.3
	Public sector	1.2	3.6

See Interpretation of index numbers, Percentage change and rounding on the Methodology page.
See Interpretation of index numbers, Trend estimates on the Methodology page.
See Interpretation of index numbers, Seasonally adjusted indexes and Seasonal analysis methods on the Methodology page.

Overview

Seasonally adjusted, the WPI rose 0.9% this quarter. Private sector wages rose 0.9% and were the main contributor to growth, while public sector wages rose 1.0%.

Annual wage growth was 3.4% in the March quarter 2025, up from 3.2% in the December quarter 2024, but lower than the same period last year (+4.0%).

Over the 12 months to March, private sector wages rose 3.3%, unchanged from December quarter 2024. This remains the lowest annual rise for the sector since June quarter 2022 (+2.7%).

The public sector annual rise was 3.6%, up from 2.9% in December quarter 2024.

Annual wage growth by sector, seasonally adjusted (a)

Annual wage growth by sector, seasonally adjusted (a)
	Private (%)	Public (%)
Mar-10	2.6	4.3
Jun-10	2.8	4.0
Sep-10	3.5	4.0
Dec-10	3.8	4.0
Mar-11	4.0	3.6
Jun-11	3.8	3.7
Sep-11	3.7	3.3
Dec-11	3.8	3.2
Mar-12	3.7	3.1
Jun-12	3.9	3.3
Sep-12	3.7	3.4
Dec-12	3.4	3.3
Mar-13	3.2	3.1
Jun-13	3.0	2.8
Sep-13	2.8	2.6
Dec-13	2.5	2.7
Mar-14	2.6	2.9
Jun-14	2.4	2.8
Sep-14	2.4	2.7
Dec-14	2.5	2.7
Mar-15	2.2	2.5
Jun-15	2.2	2.5
Sep-15	2.1	2.7
Dec-15	2.0	2.6
Mar-16	2.0	2.5
Jun-16	2.0	2.4
Sep-16	1.9	2.3
Dec-16	1.8	2.3
Mar-17	1.8	2.3
Jun-17	1.8	2.5
Sep-17	1.9	2.4
Dec-17	1.9	2.4
Mar-18	1.9	2.4
Jun-18	2.1	2.3
Sep-18	2.1	2.6
Dec-18	2.3	2.5
Mar-19	2.4	2.4
Jun-19	2.3	2.7
Sep-19	2.2	2.4
Dec-19	2.2	2.2
Mar-20	2.1	2.3
Jun-20	1.8	2.1
Sep-20	1.2	1.8
Dec-20	1.3	1.6
Mar-21	1.5	1.5
Jun-21	1.9	1.3
Sep-21	2.3	1.7
Dec-21	2.4	2.2
Mar-22	2.4	2.2
Jun-22	2.7	2.4
Sep-22	3.4	2.4
Dec-22	3.6	2.5
Mar-23	3.8	3.0
Jun-23	3.9	3.1
Sep-23	4.2	3.5
Dec-23	4.2	4.3
Mar-24	4.2	3.7
Jun-24	4.1	3.9
Sep-24	3.5	3.7
Dec-24	3.3	2.9
Mar-25	3.3	3.6

Annual wage growth by sector, seasonally adjusted (a)

["","Private (%)","Public (%)"]

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See Interpretation of index numbers, Percentage change and rounding on the Methodology page.

Fewer jobs received a wage increase greater than 4 per cent over the last year

For jobs with a wage change over the previous 12 months, the share that recorded an annualised movement over 4% has decreased each successive quarter since June quarter 2024.

Annualised wage changes (a)(b)(c)

Annualised wage changes (a)(b)(c)
	Total %	Wage cut	> 0 to 2%	> 2 to 3%	> 3 to 4%	> 4 to 6%	> 6%
Mar-09	100	4.6	12.4	13.8	28.7	25.8	14.6
Jun-09	100	4.7	14.2	13.6	27.6	27.3	12.7
Sep-09	100	4.7	15.7	16.1	28.7	25.4	9.4
Dec-09	100	4.8	20.0	19.1	24.7	24.0	7.4
Mar-10	100	4.7	23.1	18.8	25.3	21.5	6.6
Jun-10	100	5.3	21.2	19.8	26.8	20.1	6.8
Sep-10	100	5.5	18.9	18.6	27.3	20.3	9.4
Dec-10	100	5.9	17.3	18.6	27.1	20.8	10.5
Mar-11	100	6.4	14.4	19.7	28.1	20.4	11.0
Jun-11	100	7.0	14.2	19.6	28.0	19.9	11.3
Sep-11	100	7.3	13.7	20.0	31.9	16.7	10.4
Dec-11	100	7.3	13.1	21.2	31.4	15.9	11.1
Mar-12	100	7.5	13.3	21.4	30.5	15.6	11.7
Jun-12	100	6.8	12.9	21.0	30.9	16.0	12.3
Sep-12	100	6.5	13.3	28.2	24.0	16.0	11.9
Dec-12	100	6.6	14.2	27.6	24.4	16.5	10.7
Mar-13	100	7.0	16.8	27.8	23.2	15.5	9.8
Jun-13	100	7.2	17.4	30.4	21.9	14.5	8.5
Sep-13	100	8.1	20.2	30.9	19.9	13.8	7.1
Dec-13	100	8.2	21.1	34.8	18.4	11.5	6.1
Mar-14	100	7.9	21.6	35.4	18.4	10.8	5.9
Jun-14	100	8.0	22.2	36.7	17.8	10.2	5.2
Sep-14	100	8.9	20.7	38.1	18.6	9.3	4.3
Dec-14	100	8.7	22.2	37.0	18.6	9.4	4.0
Mar-15	100	8.4	22.3	39.1	18.0	9.0	3.3
Jun-15	100	7.9	22.6	40.7	17.4	8.4	3.0
Sep-15	100	5.9	24.7	44.1	14.9	7.8	2.7
Dec-15	100	5.7	24.8	46.0	13.9	7.1	2.6
Mar-16	100	5.9	25.2	47.7	12.1	6.6	2.5
Jun-16	100	5.5	27.9	47.0	11.6	5.7	2.4
Sep-16	100	4.7	28.6	49.2	10.6	5.0	1.8
Dec-16	100	4.5	29.4	49.4	9.9	5.1	1.7
Mar-17	100	4.1	30.7	47.8	10.4	5.5	1.6
Jun-17	100	4.0	30.6	46.9	11.5	5.4	1.5
Sep-17	100	3.5	29.6	39.5	21.3	4.6	1.4
Dec-17	100	4.1	30.0	38.2	21.9	4.5	1.2
Mar-18	100	4.2	31.6	36.8	22.2	4.2	1.0
Jun-18	100	4.5	30.9	36.5	22.5	4.4	1.3
Sep-18	100	4.4	31.6	35.6	23.1	4.1	1.2
Dec-18	100	3.8	32.7	35.4	22.3	4.3	1.5
Mar-19	100	3.2	31.3	36.5	22.4	4.6	2.0
Jun-19	100	3.2	32.5	35.8	20.9	5.2	2.3
Sep-19	100	3.7	32.1	40.2	14.5	6.3	3.2
Dec-19	100	3.3	32.5	40.4	13.9	6.5	3.4
Mar-20	100	3.2	31.7	41.9	13.6	6.3	3.3
Jun-20	100	4.3	31.8	41.8	13.0	6.1	3.1
Sep-20	100	5.1	40.4	36.1	8.4	6.5	3.5
Dec-20	100	5.3	44.8	32.4	7.2	5.5	4.7
Mar-21	100	4.9	51.1	27.4	7.0	4.6	4.9
Jun-21	100	2.7	53.5	26.8	7.1	4.4	5.4
Sep-21	100	4.0	45.8	31.9	7.0	5.4	5.8
Dec-21	100	3.7	40.3	37.5	7.5	6.0	5.0
Mar-22	100	4.3	34.1	40.8	7.6	7.7	5.6
Jun-22	100	4.6	29.9	41.0	8.8	9.2	6.6
Sep-22	100	3.2	25.4	32.9	10.3	20.2	8.0
Dec-22	100	3.4	21.3	30.1	12.6	23.3	9.3
Mar-23	100	3.4	18.6	28.5	14.4	24.5	10.6
Jun-23	100	3.3	17.4	26.4	16.5	25.1	11.3
Sep-23	100	3.3	14.8	23.2	18.4	27.4	13.0
Dec-23	100	3.3	13.7	19.6	20.4	29.2	14.0
Mar-24	100	3.2	14.5	16.7	20.2	31.0	14.4
Jun-24	100	3.1	14.1	15.7	21.0	31.6	14.5
Sep-24	100	3.6	14.6	16.3	34.1	20.1	11.2
Dec-24	100	3.8	15.6	16.7	36.0	18.4	9.4
Mar-25	100	3.7	14.4	17.6	37.6	18.2	8.6

Annualised wage changes (a)(b)(c)

["","Total %","Wage cut","> 0 to 2%","> 2 to 3%","> 3 to 4%","> 4 to 6%","> 6%"]

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Index series is original, total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses.
Share of jobs that experienced a wage change. smoothed using a four quarter trailing average.
Excludes jobs that did not receive a wage change in the previous four quarters.

Enterprise agreements drive quarterly wage growth

Jobs in the Australian labour market have their method of setting pay categorised as:

Awards,
Enterprise agreements, or
Individual arrangements.

In March quarter 2025, enterprise agreements made the largest contribution to quarterly wages growth (54%) of the three methods of setting pay. The impact of enterprise agreements on wages growth varies, influenced by the timing of their formation, implementation and expiration.

The larger than typical March quarter contribution from jobs covered by this method of setting pay was due to the commencement of new state-based public sector enterprise agreements.

Contributions to quarterly wage growth by method of setting pay, original (a)(b)(c)

Contributions to quarterly wage growth by method of setting pay, original (a)(b)(c)
	Enterprise Agreement	Individual Arrangement	Award
Mar-20	0.22	0.16	0.04
Jun-20	0.13	-0.11	0.01
Sep-20	0.23	0.17	0.05
Dec-20	0.14	0.28	0.07
Mar-21	0.20	0.22	0.11
Jun-21	0.09	0.19	0.01
Sep-21	0.32	0.41	0.17
Dec-21	0.22	0.30	0.13
Mar-22	0.20	0.28	0.01
Jun-22	0.18	0.36	0.00
Sep-22	0.36	0.75	0.41
Dec-22	0.27	0.42	0.15
Mar-23	0.34	0.37	0.02
Jun-23	0.22	0.35	0.00
Sep-23	0.66	0.74	0.63
Dec-23	0.45	0.39	0.12
Mar-24	0.21	0.34	0.02
Jun-24	0.23	0.32	0.01
Sep-24	0.46	0.59	0.36
Dec-24	0.26	0.33	0.02
Mar-25	0.41	0.28	0.07

Contributions to quarterly wage growth by method of setting pay, original (a)(b)(c)

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Analytical series is total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses.
See Method used to calculate analytical series 'Contribution to wages growth by method of setting pay' on the Methodology page.
See Analytical series index numbers, Appendix B index numbers, methods of setting pay on the Methodology page.

Sector wage growth

The private sector was the main contributor to March quarter wages growth, as is typical due to the overall number of employees and total wage expenditure compared to the public sector.

Wages are often affected by administrative decisions from the government, its agencies, and tribunals like the Fair Work Commission, which can impact different parts of the labour market.

Private sector wage growth in March quarter 2025 included newly applied wage reforms, across the childcare and aged care sectors.

The public sector contributed over a third (35%) to overall growth. The main driver of the larger contribution was the commencement of new enterprise agreements in New South Wales, Western Australia and Victoria.

Share of wage growth by sector, original

Share of wage growth by sector, original
	Private (%)	Public (%)
Mar-22	77	23
Jun-22	85	15
Sep-22	89	11
Dec-22	78	22
Mar-23	70	30
Jun-23	81	19
Sep-23	86	14
Dec-23	66	34
Mar-24	81	19
Jun-24	75	25
Sep-24	86	14
Dec-24	75	25
Mar-25	65	35

Share of wage growth by sector, original

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Quarterly wage dynamics

Quarterly wage dynamics, by sector, original (a)

Quarterly wage dynamics, by sector, original (a)
		Mar Qtr 2024 (%)	Dec Qtr 2024 (%)	Mar Qtr 2025 (%)
All Sector	Percentage of jobs with a wage change	14	16	21
All Sector	Average hourly wage change	4.0	3.6	3.9
Private Sector	Percentage of jobs with a wage change	12	14	15
Private Sector	Average hourly wage change	4.4	3.7	4.3
Public Sector	Percentage of jobs with a wage change	18	23	39
Public Sector	Average hourly wage change	2.9	3.3	3.3

Average hourly wage change only includes jobs recording a wage movement in the current quarter.

Private sector

In original terms, private sector wages rose by 0.6%.

Compared to the same time last year:

15% of private sector jobs recorded a wage change, slightly up from 12% in March quarter 2024.
the average hourly wage change (+4.3%), was marginally lower than March quarter 2024 (+4.4%).

The Health care and social assistance industry in the private sector recorded a quarterly movement of 1.2%. A large number of jobs received administrative wage adjustments due to the Stage 3 Aged Care Work Value Case, and the Early Childhood Education and Care Worker Retention Payment.

Wage growth for the private sector excluding the Health care and social assistance industry was 0.5%.

Quarterly wage dynamics in the private sector, original (a)

Quarterly wage dynamics in the private sector, original (a)
	Average hourly wage change (%)	Proportion of jobs (%)
Mar-15	2.7	16
Jun-15	2.7	12
Sep-15	2.7	40
Dec-15	2.7	15
Mar-16	2.3	17
Jun-16	2.5	12
Sep-16	2.5	40
Dec-16	2.5	12
Mar-17	2.4	15
Jun-17	2.6	10
Sep-17	2.9	40
Dec-17	2.6	13
Mar-18	2.5	16
Jun-18	2.5	13
Sep-18	3.0	42
Dec-18	2.8	15
Mar-19	2.7	15
Jun-19	2.6	11
Sep-19	2.9	42
Dec-19	2.8	13
Mar-20	2.6	16
Jun-20	0.8	9
Sep-20	2.4	21
Dec-20	2.7	17
Mar-21	2.3	26
Jun-21	2.7	12
Sep-21	2.9	34
Dec-21	2.8	23
Mar-22	3.4	15
Jun-22	3.8	14
Sep-22	4.3	46
Dec-22	4.0	21
Mar-23	4.3	14
Jun-23	4.5	12
Sep-23	5.8	49
Dec-23	4.4	16
Mar-24	4.4	12
Jun-24	4.2	11
Sep-24	3.9	49
Dec-24	3.7	14
Mar-25	4.3	15

Quarterly wage dynamics in the private sector, original (a)

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Average hourly wage change only includes jobs recording a wage movement in the current quarter.

Public sector

In original terms, public sector wages rose 1.2%, higher than the March quarter 2024 rise (+0.5%).

In the public sector:

almost two in five jobs (39%) recorded a wage change, the highest proportion since September quarter 2018 (41%).
the commencement of new state-based enterprise agreements increased the proportion of jobs recording a wage change.
the average hourly wage change (+3.3%) was higher than the 2.9% recorded at the same time last year.

Quarterly wage dynamics in the public sector, original (a)

Quarterly wage dynamics in the public sector, original (a)
	Average hourly wage change (%)	Proportion of jobs (%)
Mar-15	2.1	32
Jun-15	2.1	17
Sep-15	2.4	41
Dec-15	2.6	20
Mar-16	2.2	26
Jun-16	2.2	11
Sep-16	2.5	35
Dec-16	2.5	25
Mar-17	2.4	26
Jun-17	2.5	14
Sep-17	2.5	34
Dec-17	2.7	26
Mar-18	2.2	25
Jun-18	2.2	18
Sep-18	2.3	41
Dec-18	2.2	32
Mar-19	2.1	20
Jun-19	2.6	25
Sep-19	2.3	30
Dec-19	2.1	22
Mar-20	2.4	24
Jun-20	2.2	18
Sep-20	1.8	23
Dec-20	1.8	14
Mar-21	2.0	23
Jun-21	2.0	10
Sep-21	2.1	34
Dec-21	2.2	34
Mar-22	2.1	27
Jun-22	2.4	17
Sep-22	2.3	30
Dec-22	2.8	29
Mar-23	3.0	38
Jun-23	3.0	15
Sep-23	3.3	34
Dec-23	4.3	38
Mar-24	2.9	18
Jun-24	3.8	19
Sep-24	3.0	30
Dec-24	3.3	23
Mar-25	3.3	39

Quarterly wage dynamics in the public sector, original (a)

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Average hourly wage change only includes jobs recording a wage movement in the current quarter.

Industry wage growth

The main contributors to wage growth reflect both the size of the industry (overall number of employees and total wage expenditure) and the size of any wage changes that occurred.

Health care and social assistance was the main industry contributor to quarterly growth. The main drivers of growth for this industry were:

new state-based public sector enterprise agreements.
increases paid to eligible aged care workers.
the childcare worker retention payment.

Quarterly contribution - industries

Quarterly contribution - industries
	Quarterly contribution
Health care and social assistance	0.20
Education and training	0.12
Professional, scientific and technical services	0.09
Public administration and safety	0.08
Construction	0.06
Financial and insurance services	0.04
Wholesale trade	0.04
Transport, postal and warehousing	0.03
Administrative and support services	0.03
Manufacturing	0.02
Other services	0.02
Mining	0.02
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	0.02
Rental, hiring and real estate services	0.01
Accommodation and food services	0.01
Information media and telecommunications	0.00
Retail trade	0.00
Arts and recreation services	0.00

Quarterly contribution - industries

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Original industry estimates:

Health care and social assistance recorded the highest quarterly rise (+1.4%).
Retail trade, Accommodation and food services and Information media and telecommunications, all recorded the lowest quarterly rise in wages (+0.1%).
Electricity, gas, water and waste services recorded the highest through the year wage growth (+4.4%).
Finance and insurance services recorded the lowest through the year wage growth (+2.5%).

Annual and quarterly movement - industries (a)

Annual and quarterly movement - industries (a)
	Annual Change (%)	Quarterly Change (%)
Mining	3.5	0.5
Manufacturing	3.5	0.3
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	4.4	0.9
Construction	3.5	0.7
Wholesale trade	3.3	0.9
Retail trade	3.0	0.1
Accommodation and food services	3.3	0.1
Transport, postal and warehousing	3.7	0.6
Information media and telecommunications	3.3	0.1
Financial and insurance services	2.5	0.8
Rental, hiring and real estate services	3.3	0.5
Professional, scientific and technical services	2.9	0.8
Administrative and support services	3.2	0.5
Public administration and safety	3.6	1.0
Education and training	3.8	1.3
Health care and social assistance	3.8	1.4
Arts and recreation services	2.9	0.3
Other services	3.0	0.7
All industries	3.4	0.8

Annual and quarterly movement - industries (a)

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Index series is original, total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses.

State and territory wage growth

The main contributors to state or territory wage growth reflect both the size of the state or territory (overall number of employees and total wage expenditure) and the size of any wage changes that occurred.

New South Wales was the main contributor to quarterly wages growth. The main drivers were:

private sector jobs.
new state-based enterprise agreements in the public sector.

Quarterly contribution - states and territories

Quarterly contribution - states and territories
	Quarterly contribution
NSW	0.26
VIC	0.18
QLD	0.13
WA	0.11
SA	0.05
ACT	0.02
TAS	0.01
NT	0.00

Quarterly contribution - states and territories

["","Quarterly contribution"]

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Original state and territory estimates:

Western Australia recorded the highest quarterly growth at 1.0%. The main driver of growth was the public sector, as new state-based enterprise agreements paid initial increases.
Northern Territory recorded the lowest quarterly growth at 0.4%.
Australian Capital Territory recorded the highest annual growth at 3.9%.
New South Wales recorded the lowest annual growth at 3.1%.

Annual and quarterly movement - states and territories (a)

Annual and quarterly movement - states and territories (a)
	Annual change (%)	Quarterly change (%)
NSW	3.1	0.8
VIC	3.3	0.7
QLD	3.6	0.6
SA	3.5	0.8
WA	3.7	1.0
TAS	3.2	0.9
NT	3.3	0.4
ACT	3.9	0.8
Australia	3.4	0.8

Annual and quarterly movement - states and territories (a)

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Index series is original, total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses.

Survey impacts and changes

Seasonal adjustment and trend

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Using price indexes

Price indexes in contracts

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Key statistics

Main features

All sector WPI, quarterly and annual movement (%), seasonally adjusted (a)

All sector WPI, quarterly and annual movement (%), seasonally adjusted (a)

Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses

Overview

Annual wage growth by sector, seasonally adjusted (a)

Annual wage growth by sector, seasonally adjusted (a)

Fewer jobs received a wage increase greater than 4 per cent over the last year

Annualised wage changes (a)(b)(c)

Annualised wage changes (a)(b)(c)

Enterprise agreements drive quarterly wage growth

Contributions to quarterly wage growth by method of setting pay, original (a)(b)(c)

Contributions to quarterly wage growth by method of setting pay, original (a)(b)(c)

Sector wage growth

Share of wage growth by sector, original

Share of wage growth by sector, original

Quarterly wage dynamics

Quarterly wage dynamics, by sector, original (a)

Private sector

Quarterly wage dynamics in the private sector, original (a)

Quarterly wage dynamics in the private sector, original (a)

Public sector

Quarterly wage dynamics in the public sector, original (a)

Quarterly wage dynamics in the public sector, original (a)

Industry wage growth

Quarterly contribution - industries

Quarterly contribution - industries

Annual and quarterly movement - industries (a)

Annual and quarterly movement - industries (a)

State and territory wage growth

Quarterly contribution - states and territories

Quarterly contribution - states and territories

Annual and quarterly movement - states and territories (a)

Annual and quarterly movement - states and territories (a)

Survey impacts and changes

Seasonal adjustment and trend

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Table 1. Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: sector, original, seasonally adjusted and trend

Table 2a. Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: all sectors by state, original (financial year index numbers for year ended June quarter)

Table 2b. Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: all sectors by state, original (quarterly index numbers)

Table 3a. Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: private sector by state, original (financial year index numbers for year ended June quarter)

Table 3b. Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: private sector by state, original (quarterly index numbers)

Table 4a. Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: public sector by state, original (financial year index numbers for year ended June quarter)

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