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

June 2026

Released

19/08/2026

Release date and time

19/08/2026 11:30am AEST

Key statistics

The seasonally adjusted Wage Price Index (WPI) rose 0.8% in the June quarter 2026.
The WPI rose 3.2% over the twelve months to the June quarter 2026.
Private sector wages rose 0.7% and public sector wages rose 0.9%.
In original terms, the largest industry contributors to quarterly wages growth were Public administration and safety (+1.1%) and Health care and social assistance (+0.5%).

Main features

All sector WPI, quarterly and annual movement (%), seasonally adjusted (a)
	Quarterly (%)	Annual (%)
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	0.7	3.7
Dec-12	0.8	3.4
Mar-13	0.7	3.1
Jun-13	0.7	2.9
Sep-13	0.5	2.7
Dec-13	0.7	2.6
Mar-14	0.8	2.7
Jun-14	0.5	2.5
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	0.9	3.6
Dec-24	0.7	3.2
Mar-25	1.0	3.5
Jun-25	0.8	3.4
Sep-25	0.8	3.3
Dec-25	0.8	3.4
Mar-26	0.8	3.2
Jun-26	0.8	3.2

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
		Mar Qtr 2026 to Jun Qtr 2026(a) (% change)	Jun Qtr 2025 to Jun Qtr 2026(a) (% change)
Trend(b)	Australia	0.8	3.3
	Private sector	0.8	3.2
	Public sector	0.8	3.3
Seasonally adjusted(c)	Australia	0.8	3.2
	Private sector	0.7	3.1
	Public sector	0.9	3.4
Original	Australia	0.6	3.2
	Private sector	0.4	3.2
	Public sector	0.7	3.3

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 the June quarter 2026, wages rose 0.8% for a fifth consecutive quarter. Wage growth was 3.2% for the year to the June quarter 2026, down from June quarter 2025 (+3.4%).

Private sector wages rose 0.7% during the quarter. On an annual basis, private sector wages rose 3.1%, down from March quarter 2026 (+3.2%) and June quarter 2025 (+3.4%).

Wages in the public sector rose 0.9% over the quarter. Through the year growth was 3.4%, remaining steady from March quarter 2026 (+3.4%) but lower than the June quarter 2025 (+3.7%).

Annual wage growth by sector, seasonally adjusted (a)
	Private (%)	Public (%)
Jun-11	3.9	3.7
Sep-11	3.8	3.3
Dec-11	3.8	3.2
Mar-12	3.7	3.1
Jun-12	3.8	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	2.7	2.6
Dec-13	2.5	2.7
Mar-14	2.6	2.9
Jun-14	2.4	2.8
Sep-14	2.5	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	4.3	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	3.7
Sep-25	3.3	3.9
Dec-25	3.4	4.0
Mar-26	3.2	3.4
Jun-26	3.1	3.4

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.

Annualised wage changes

In original terms, wages rose 0.6% in June quarter 2026.

Over three quarters (+79%) of jobs recorded an annualised wage change of less than 4%, up from June quarter 2025 (+75%). This is the largest share recorded since June quarter 2022 (+84%).

Annualised wage changes (a)(b)(c)
	Total %	Wage cut	> 0 to 2%	> 2 to 3%	> 3 to 4%	> 4 to 6%	> 6%
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
Dec-25	100	3.1	13.7	21.6	38.6	15.4	7.6
Mar-26	100	3.4	13.7	21.2	39.7	15.3	6.7
Jun-26	100	4.1	14.2	21.2	39.5	14.3	6.7

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.

Individual agreements drive wage growth

In the June quarter 2026, jobs with pay set by individual arrangement accounted for over half of quarterly wage growth (+53%), down from 55% in June quarter 2025.

Contributions to quarterly wage growth by method of setting pay, original (a)(b)(c)
	Enterprise agreement	Individual arrangement	Award
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
Dec-25	0.31	0.35	0.07
Mar-26	0.28	0.25	0.01
Jun-26	0.24	0.27	0.00

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 largest contributor to quarterly wage growth, accounting for 68% of the index rise. This was consistent with the private sector's larger share of total wage expenditure relative to the public sector.

The public sector contribution to overall wage growth in the June quarter 2026 was higher than this time last year (+32% compared to +26%). This reflected increases paid to jobs covered under state enterprise agreements, supported by increases paid under existing Commonwealth agreements.

Share of wage growth by sector, original
	Private (%)	Public (%)
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
Dec-25	73	27
Mar-26	75	25
Jun-26	68	32

Share of wage growth by sector, original

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Quarterly wage dynamics, by sector, original (a)
		Jun Qtr 2025 (%)	Mar Qtr 2026 (%)	Jun Qtr 2026 (%)
All Sectors	Percentage of jobs with a wage change	14	14	13
All Sectors	Average hourly wage change	3.8	3.7	3.6
Private Sector	Percentage of jobs with a wage change	12	13	10
Private Sector	Average hourly wage change	3.9	4.0	3.9
Public Sector	Percentage of jobs with a wage change	20	21	25
Public Sector	Average hourly wage change	3.5	3.0	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 rose by 0.4% over the quarter, down from June quarter 2025 (+0.6%).

In the June quarter 2026, 10% of private sector jobs recorded a wage change, down from 12% in the June quarter 2025. This was the lowest proportion of private sector jobs recording a wage change since June quarter 2020. The average hourly wage change for private sector jobs was 3.9%, the same as June quarter 2025.

Quarterly wage dynamics in the private sector, original (a)
	Average hourly wage change (%)	Proportion of jobs (%)
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
Dec-25	3.7	19
Mar-26	4.0	13
Jun-26	3.9	10

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 0.7%, down from June quarter 2025 (+0.8%).

In the June quarter 2026, more public sector jobs (+25%) recorded a wage change, than in the June quarter 2025 (+20%). The size of average hourly wage change for the June quarter 2026 was 3.1%, lower than the 3.5% recorded in June quarter 2025.

Quarterly wage dynamics in the public sector, original (a)
	Average hourly wage change (%)	Proportion of jobs (%)
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
Dec-25	3.1	29
Mar-26	3.0	21
Jun-26	3.1	25

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.

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.

This quarter, state government pay rises contributed 65% of public sector wage growth.

Contributions to quarterly public sector wage growth by level of government, original (a)
	Commonwealth	State	Local
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
Dec-25	0.09	0.76	0.04
Mar-26	0.18	0.43	0.01
Jun-26	0.26	0.50	0.01

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["","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 main industry contributors to wage growth over the June 2026 quarter were jobs in Public administration and safety (15%) and Health care and social assistance (15%).

Quarterly contribution - industries
	Quarterly contribution
Public administration and safety	0.08
Health care and social assistance	0.08
Construction	0.07
Professional, scientific and technical services	0.06
Manufacturing	0.04
Mining	0.03
Education and training	0.03
Information media and telecommunications	0.03
Wholesale trade	0.02
Administrative and support services	0.01
Transport, postal and warehousing	0.01
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	0.01
Rental, hiring and real estate services	0.01
Financial and insurance services	0.01
Retail trade	0.01
Accommodation and food services	0.01
Arts and recreation services	0.01
Other services	0.00

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Industry wage estimates in original terms show:

Information media and telecommunications recorded the highest quarterly rise at 1.2%.
Retail trade and Other services recorded the lowest quarterly rise at 0.1%.
Health care and social assistance saw the highest through the year rise at 3.8%.
Professional, scientific and technical services recorded the lowest through the year rise at 2.5%.

Annual and quarterly movement - industries (a)
	Annual change (%)	Quarterly change (%)
Mining	3.5	1.1
Manufacturing	3.3	0.7
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	3.6	0.6
Construction	3.3	0.8
Wholesale trade	3.2	0.5
Retail trade	2.9	0.1
Accommodation and food services	2.8	0.3
Transport, postal and warehousing	3.5	0.3
Information media and telecommunications	3.4	1.2
Financial and insurance services	2.7	0.2
Rental, hiring and real estate services	3.1	0.5
Professional, scientific and technical services	2.5	0.5
Administrative and support services	2.7	0.3
Public administration and safety	3.6	1.1
Education and training	2.8	0.3
Health care and social assistance	3.8	0.5
Arts and recreation services	3.3	0.6
Other services	3.4	0.1
All industries	3.2	0.6

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

State and territory wage estimates in original terms show:

South Australia recorded the highest quarterly rise at 1.1% and the highest annual growth at 3.6%.
New South Wales recorded the lowest quarterly rise at 0.4%.
The Northern Territory recorded the lowest annual rise at 2.8%.

Annual and quarterly movement - states and territories (a)
	Annual change (%)	Quarterly change (%)
NSW	3.1	0.4
VIC	3.1	0.5
QLD	3.4	0.6
SA	3.6	1.1
WA	3.3	0.5
TAS	2.9	0.5
NT	2.8	0.8
ACT	3.3	0.9
Australia	3.2	0.6

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.

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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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This release previously used catalogue number 6345.0.

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

Expenditure weights updated Dec quarter 2025
Wage setting analytical series updated Jun quarter 2023
Methods changes due to COVID-19 Jun quarter 2020 to Jun quarter 2022
Sample redesign 2009, reviewed 2023

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Key statistics

Main features

Overview

Annualised wage changes

Individual agreements drive wage growth

Sector wage growth

Private sector

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Industry wage growth

State and territory wage growth

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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)