Wage Price Index, Australia

Latest release

The WPI measures changes in the price of labour, unaffected by compositional shifts in the labour force, hours worked or employee characteristics

Reference period

September 2025

Released

19/11/2025

Release date and time

19/11/2025 11:30am AEDT

Key statistics

The seasonally adjusted Wage Price Index (WPI) rose 0.8% this quarter.
Over the twelve months to the September 2025 quarter, the WPI rose 3.4%.
The private sector rose 0.7% and the public sector rose 0.9%, seasonally adjusted, over the quarter.
In original terms, the largest industry contributor to quarterly wages growth was Health care and social assistance (+1.5%).

Main features

All sector WPI, quarterly and annual movement (%), seasonally adjusted (a)
	Quarterly (%)	Annual (%)
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	0.5	2.2
Dec-21	0.7	2.4
Mar-22	0.7	2.4
Jun-22	0.8	2.6
Sep-22	1.0	3.1
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	0.8	3.5
Dec-24	0.8	3.2
Mar-25	1.0	3.5
Jun-25	0.8	3.4
Sep-25	0.8	3.4

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

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

Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses
		Jun Qtr 2025 to Sep Qtr 2025(a) (% change)	Sep Qtr 2024 to Sep Qtr 2025(a) (% change)
Trend(b)	Australia	0.8	3.4
	Private sector	0.8	3.4
	Public sector	1.0	3.9
Seasonally adjusted(c)	Australia	0.8	3.4
	Private sector	0.7	3.2
	Public sector	0.9	3.8
Original	Australia	1.3	3.4
	Private sector	1.4	3.3
	Public sector	1.0	3.8

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

In September 2025, seasonally adjusted wages rose 0.8% for the quarter, the same as June quarter 2025. Annual wage growth was 3.4% in the September quarter 2025, the same as June quarter 2025, but slightly lower than the same period last year (+3.5%).

A similar proportion of jobs recorded a wage change over the September quarter compared to the same period last year (44% compared to 45%), however, the size of the average hourly wage change reduced slightly from 3.7% to 3.5%.

Private sector wages rose 0.7% for the quarter and were the main contributor to growth. Annually, private sector wages rose 3.2%, down from 3.5% a year earlier.

Wages in the public sector rose 0.9% over the quarter. Through the year public sector wage growth was 3.8%, up from 3.7% in the September quarter 2024.

Annual wage growth by sector, seasonally adjusted (a)
	Private (%)	Public (%)
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	2.1
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	3.8
Jun-24	4.1	3.9
Sep-24	3.5	3.7
Dec-24	3.3	2.8
Mar-25	3.3	3.6
Jun-25	3.4	3.6
Sep-25	3.2	3.8

Annual wage growth by sector, seasonally adjusted (a)

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

Annualised wage changes

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

This quarter, 24% of jobs recorded an annualised wage change greater than 4%, compared to 31% of jobs in September quarter 2024.

Annualised wage changes (a)(b)(c)
	Total %	Wage cut	> 0 to 2%	> 2 to 3%	> 3 to 4%	> 4 to 6%	> 6%
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
Jun-25	100	3.7	13.4	19.0	38.8	17.8	7.3
Sep-25	100	3.3	13.6	20.2	38.9	16.6	7.4

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

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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.

Wage growth by method of setting pay

The Fair Work Commission Annual Wage Review 2024-25 decision provided a 3.5% increase to modern award rates, effective from 1 July 2025. This decision was lower than the 3.75% provided in 2023-24 and the 5.75% decision made in 2022-23.

The determination directly influences the size of wage increases for jobs paid under modern award and enterprise agreements linked to the Commission’s annual wage review decision. It can also indirectly influence the size and timing of increases paid to jobs under individual arrangement as employers undertake wage and salary review decisions.

Contributions to quarterly wage growth by method of setting pay, original (a)(b)(c)
	Enterprise agreement	Individual arrangement	Award
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
Jun-25	0.24	0.31	0.01
Sep-25	0.50	0.55	0.36

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

["","Enterprise  agreement","Individual arrangement","Award"]

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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

Quarterly wage dynamics, by sector, original (a)
		Sep Qtr 2024 (%)	Jun Qtr 2025 (%)	Sep Qtr 2025 (%)
All Sector	Percentage of jobs with a wage change	45	14	44
All Sector	Average hourly wage change	3.7	3.8	3.5
Private Sector	Percentage of jobs with a wage change	49	12	47
Private Sector	Average hourly wage change	3.9	3.9	3.6
Public Sector	Percentage of jobs with a wage change	30	20	33
Public Sector	Average hourly wage change	3.0	3.5	3.1

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

Private sector

In original terms, private sector wages grew 1.4% over the quarter, marginally lower than September quarter 2024 (+1.5%).

The private sector saw a slightly lower proportion of jobs recording a wage change (47%) compared to September quarter 2024 (49%). The average hourly wage change for jobs in the private sector was a 3.6% increase. This was lower than the 3.9% recorded for the same period last year.

Quarterly wage dynamics in the private sector, original (a)
	Average hourly wage change (%)	Proportion of jobs (%)
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
Jun-25	3.9	12
Sep-25	3.6	47

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

["","Average hourly wage change","Proportion of jobs"]

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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 1.0% for the September quarter 2025. This increase was slightly higher than the previous September quarter (+0.8%).

In September quarter 2025, 33% of public sector jobs recorded a wage movement, higher than the 30% recorded in September quarter 2024. The size of the average hourly wage change for jobs in the public sector that recorded a wage movement was slightly higher this quarter (+3.1%) than the previous September quarter (+3.0%).

Quarterly wage dynamics in the public sector, original (a)
	Average hourly wage change (%)	Proportion of jobs (%)
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
Jun-25	3.5	20
Sep-25	3.1	33

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

["","Average hourly wage change","Proportion of jobs"]

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

Public sector contributed slightly more to overall growth (17%) this quarter compared to September quarter 2024 (14%).

Share of wage growth by sector, original
	Private (%)	Public (%)
Sep-21	81	19
Dec-21	74	26
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
Jun-25	74	26
Sep-25	83	17

Share of wage growth by sector, original

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

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The contribution made by each level of government to public sector wage growth reflects both the size of the level of government (overall number of employees and total wage expenditure) and the size of any wage changes that occurred.

State government wage growth typically contributes more to overall public sector wage growth reflecting the relatively larger size of this level of government. This quarter, state government pay rises contributed 82% of public sector wage growth. The relatively strong contribution this quarter reflects that a number of state-based enterprise agreements were implemented after extended bargaining periods.

Contributions to quarterly public sector wage growth by level of government, original (a)
	Commonwealth	State	Local
Sep-17	0.07	0.62	0.12
Dec-17	0.11	0.49	0.03
Mar-18	0.07	0.46	0.03
Jun-18	0.02	0.33	0.02
Sep-18	0.12	0.68	0.12
Dec-18	0.10	0.54	0.04
Mar-19	0.06	0.34	0.02
Jun-19	0.07	0.49	0.03
Sep-19	0.05	0.59	0.10
Dec-19	0.03	0.38	0.04
Mar-20	0.08	0.46	0.02
Jun-20	0.03	0.35	0.00
Sep-20	0.03	0.29	0.08
Dec-20	0.01	0.23	0.02
Mar-21	0.04	0.39	0.00
Jun-21	0.07	0.13	0.01
Sep-21	0.15	0.49	0.09
Dec-21	0.15	0.52	0.04
Mar-22	0.08	0.46	0.01
Jun-22	0.05	0.34	0.02
Sep-22	0.09	0.50	0.08
Dec-22	0.20	0.59	0.02
Mar-23	0.15	0.82	0.05
Jun-23	0.06	0.46	0.01
Sep-23	0.10	0.84	0.16
Dec-23	0.18	1.31	0.05
Mar-24	0.04	0.46	0.03
Jun-24	0.35	0.32	0.02
Sep-24	0.06	0.64	0.14
Dec-24	0.12	0.60	0.04
Mar-25	0.10	1.13	0.02
Jun-25	0.32	0.40	0.01
Sep-25	0.04	0.84	0.15

Contributions to quarterly public sector wage growth by level of government, original (a)

["","Commonwealth","State","Local"]

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

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.

The Health care and social assistance industry had the greatest contribution to quarterly wage growth.

Quarterly contribution - industries
	Quarterly contribution
Health care and social assistance	0.22
Professional, scientific and technical services	0.13
Retail trade	0.12
Public administration and safety	0.12
Construction	0.11
Education and training	0.10
Administrative and support services	0.09
Manufacturing	0.08
Accommodation and food services	0.08
Transport, postal and warehousing	0.06
Other services	0.05
Wholesale trade	0.04
Rental, hiring and real estate services	0.03
Mining	0.03
Information media and telecommunications	0.02
Financial and insurance services	0.02
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	0.02
Arts and recreation services	0.02

Quarterly contribution - industries

["","Quarterly contribution"]

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Original industry estimates:

The Accommodation and food services industry recorded the highest quarterly rise (+2.1%).
The Financial and insurance services industry recorded the lowest quarterly rise in wages (+0.4%).
The Electricity, gas, water and waste services and Public administration and security services industries recorded the highest through the year wage growth (+4.3%).
Financial and insurance services industry recorded the lowest through the year wage growth (+2.5%).

Annual and quarterly movement - industries (a)
	Annual change (%)	Quarterly change (%)
Mining	3.6	0.8
Manufacturing	3.2	1.2
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	4.3	1.2
Construction	3.4	1.4
Wholesale trade	3.2	0.9
Retail trade	2.8	1.9
Accommodation and food services	2.9	2.1
Transport, postal and warehousing	3.2	1.3
Information media and telecommunications	3.2	0.8
Financial and insurance services	2.5	0.4
Rental, hiring and real estate services	3.3	1.6
Professional, scientific and technical services	3.3	1.2
Administrative and support services	3.0	1.8
Public administration and safety	4.3	1.5
Education and training	3.6	1.1
Health care and social assistance	3.8	1.5
Arts and recreation services	3.3	1.7
Other services	3.2	1.7
All industries	3.4	1.3

Annual and quarterly movement - industries (a)

["","Annual change","Quarterly change"]

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

State and territory wage growth

Original state and territory estimates:

Western Australia recorded the highest quarterly growth at 1.5%.
Tasmania recorded the lowest quarterly growth at 1.1%.
Western Australia recorded the highest annual growth at 4.0%.
The Northern Territory recorded the lowest annual growth at 3.0%.

Annual and quarterly movement - states and territories (a)
	Annual change (%)	Quarterly change (%)
NSW	3.3	1.3
VIC	3.3	1.3
QLD	3.4	1.4
SA	3.3	1.3
WA	4.0	1.5
TAS	3.1	1.1
NT	3.0	1.2
ACT	3.9	1.3
Australia	3.4	1.3

Annual and quarterly movement - states and territories (a)

["","Annual change","Quarterly change"]

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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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Table 2a. Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: all sectors by state, original (financial year index numbers for year ended June quarter)
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Table 2b. Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: all sectors by state, original (quarterly index numbers)
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Table 3a. Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: private sector by state, original (financial year index numbers for year ended June quarter)
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Table 3b. Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: private sector by state, original (quarterly index numbers)
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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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Table 4b. Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: public sector by state, original (quarterly index numbers)
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Table 5a. Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: sector by industry, original (financial year index numbers for year ended June quarter)
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Table 5b. Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: sector by industry, original (quarterly index numbers)
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Table 7a. Hourly rates of pay including bonuses: sector, original (financial year index numbers for year ended June quarter)
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Table 7b. Hourly rates of pay including bonuses: sector, original (quarterly index numbers)
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Table 8a. Ordinary hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: all sectors by state, original (financial year index numbers for year ended June quarter)
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Table 8b. Ordinary hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: all sectors by state, original (quarterly index numbers)
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Table 9a. Ordinary hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: sector by industry, original (financial year index numbers for year ended June quarter)
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Table 9b. Ordinary hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: sector by industry, original (quarterly index numbers)
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All WPI series: original (quarterly index numbers)
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All WPI Series: original (financial year index numbers for year ended June quarter)
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Data cubes - Distribution of expenditure on wages, wage price index, Australia

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Using price indexes

Price indexes in contracts

Price indexes published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) provide summary measures of the movements in various categories of prices over time. They are published primarily for use in Government economic analysis. Price indexes are also often used in contracts by businesses and government to adjust payments and/or charges to take account of changes in categories of prices (Indexation Clauses).

Use of Price Indexes in Contracts sets out a range of issues that should be taken into account by parties considering the inclusion of an Indexation Clause within a contract utilising an ABS published price index.

Frequently asked questions

The article Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the Wage Price Index has answers to a number of common questions to do with price indexes and the Wage Price Index, in particular.

Methodology

Scope

Employing Australian organisations (private and public sector) and eligible employee jobs.

For specific employer and employee job excludes, see scope and coverage.

Geography

Data available for:

Australia
Sector
State and territories

Source

Prices for a range of jobs are collected from a sample of private and public sector employers via the Wage Price Index Survey.

Collection method

An initial selection of approximately 3,300 Australian organisations (public and private) produces a subset of about 20,000 eligible jobs with data submitted electronically over successive quarters.

Concepts, sources and methods

Detailed information about the data sources and methods used to compile WPI are contained in the Wage Price Index: Concepts, Sources and Methods.

History of changes

Sample redesign 2009
Expenditure weights update Dec 2023
Wage setting analytical series updated June 2023

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Key statistics

Main features

Overview

Annualised wage changes

Wage growth by method of setting pay

Sector wage growth

Private sector

Public sector

Industry wage growth

State and territory wage growth

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)

Table 4b. Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: public sector by state, original (quarterly index numbers)

Table 5a. Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: sector by industry, original (financial year index numbers for year ended June quarter)

Table 5b. Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: sector by industry, original (quarterly index numbers)

Table 7a. Hourly rates of pay including bonuses: sector, original (financial year index numbers for year ended June quarter)

Table 7b. Hourly rates of pay including bonuses: sector, original (quarterly index numbers)

Table 8a. Ordinary hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: all sectors by state, original (financial year index numbers for year ended June quarter)

Table 8b. Ordinary hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: all sectors by state, original (quarterly index numbers)

Table 9a. Ordinary hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: sector by industry, original (financial year index numbers for year ended June quarter)

Table 9b. Ordinary hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: sector by industry, original (quarterly index numbers)

All WPI series: original (quarterly index numbers)

All WPI Series: original (financial year index numbers for year ended June quarter)