Minimum Wage Australia 2025: The Weekly Packet After Tax, Medicare and Super

Minimum wage Australia 2025: what you need to know

The national minimum wage for 2025 is set by the Fair Work Commission and applies from 1 July 2025. For a full-time adult employee (38 ordinary hours per week), the rate is $24.95 per hour or $948 per week. This is the legal floor for award-free and agreement-free employees in the national system. If you are covered by a modern award or an enterprise agreement, that document may require a higher rate.

Separating the legal minimum from other figures

The $24.95 figure is the legal minimum set by the Fair Work Commission. It is not the same as:

• The average full-time adult ordinary-time earnings reported by the ABS, which in May 2025 was $2,083.70 per week.
• The all-employees average total earnings of $1,579.20 per week.
• A market rate negotiated between you and your employer, which can be higher.

What about juniors, apprentices and trainees?

Not every employee must receive $24.95 per hour. Award-free junior employees (under 21) have percentage-based minimums. For example, a 16-year-old receives 47.3% of the adult rate, or $12.51 per hour (casual $15.64). Apprentices and trainees who are award-free follow the Miscellaneous Award rates, not the junior percentages. Supported wages for employees with disability may also be lower.

Superannuation is on top

Employers must pay the super guarantee of 12% on ordinary time earnings. For a full-time adult on $948 per week, that means an extra $113.76 per week into your super fund. This is not deducted from your take-home pay.

Tax and Medicare on your weekly packet

Using the 2025-26 tax rates (with full tax-free threshold), a single adult earning $948 per week would have about $148 withheld in tax and $19 in Medicare levy (once annualised income exceeds $30,000). This leaves a net weekly pay of around $781. These figures are estimates and do not include the low income tax offset, HELP repayments, salary sacrifice, or the Medicare levy surcharge.

How the 2025 rate compares with previous years

The national minimum wage has increased over recent years:

• 1 July 2023: $23.23 per hour ($882.80 per week)
• 1 July 2024: $24.10 per hour ($915.90 per week)
• 1 July 2025: $24.95 per hour ($948.00 per week)
• From 1 July 2026 it will rise to $26.44 per hour ($1,004.90 per week).

Which minimum wage applies to you?

Most private-sector employees in Australia are in the national system and covered by the national minimum wage if no award or agreement applies. Some state public sector and local government employees, and some Western Australian sole traders and partnerships, are in the state system and may be covered by state awards. Always check your Which minimum wage applies to be sure. For detailed rate tables, see our Rate tables.

Important notes

This information is for orientation only. It is not a pay determination, tax advice, or legal advice. The adult weekly national minimum is the published $948.00 figure. Multiplying $24.95 by 38 gives $948.10 due to rounding; the official weekly rate is $948.00. Casual weekly figures on this site are the published casual hourly rate ($31.19) times 38 ordinary hours, with no penalty rates.

For the published floors, see the rate tables and how the figures work.