Minimum wage
The national minimum, award backstops, and what changed from 1 July 2026.
- Minimum Wage Australia for a 15-Year-Old: Legal Floor and Junior Rates
For award-free 15-year-olds, the legal minimum is $9.73 per hour (permanent) or $12.16 per hour (casual) from 1 July 2026, with super on top.
Minimum wage - Minimum Wage WA: What Western Australian Workers Need to Know in 2026–27
The national minimum wage for award-free adults is $26.44 per hour from 1 July 2026, but Western Australia has its own state system for some employees; the precise WA state minimum is not in this reference.
Minimum wage - Australian Minimum Wage 2025: Which Pay Floor Applies and What People Often Get Wrong
The national minimum wage from 1 July 2025 is $24.95 per hour or $948.00 per week for adult award-free employees.
Minimum wage - Minimum Wage Australia 19 Year Old: Rates, Super, and Tax for 2026-27
For an award-free 19-year-old, the legal minimum is $21.82 per hour or $829.16 per week (38 hours), with 12% super on top.
Minimum wage - Minimum Wage 2025: Current Rate and How It Compares
The national minimum wage from 1 July 2025 is $24.95 per hour or $948 per week for adult employees not covered by an award or agreement.
Minimum wage - Minimum Wage VIC: What Is the Victorian Minimum Wage in 2026?
The minimum wage in Victoria is the national minimum wage: $26.44 per hour or $1,004.90 per week for adults from 1 July 2026.
Minimum wage - New minimum wage 2026: what the $26.44 an hour floor means for you
The national minimum wage from 1 July 2026 is $26.44 per hour ($1,004.90 per week) for adult award-free employees, with lower rates for juniors, apprentices, and trainees.
Minimum wage - Minimum wage NZ: How Australia's pay floor compares and what people get wrong
From 1 July 2026, the Australian national minimum wage is $26.44 per hour or $1,004.90 per week for award-free adult employees, with 12% super on top.
Minimum wage - Victoria Minimum Wage: What Is the Pay Floor in Victoria?
In Victoria, the minimum wage is the national minimum wage set by the Fair Work Commission, currently $26.44 per hour or $1,004.90 per week for adults.
Minimum wage - Current Minimum Wage Australia 2026: Award Coverage vs Award-Free Rates
The national minimum wage from 1 July 2026 is $26.44 per hour or $1,004.90 per week for an adult award-free employee, with 12% super on top.
Minimum wage - Minimum wage increase 2026 Australia: What the new $26.44 per hour means for you
From 1 July 2026, the adult national minimum wage is $26.44 per hour ($1,004.90 per week), with casual loading to $33.05 per hour.
Minimum wage - Australian minimum wage 2026: Award coverage versus award-free rates
The Australian minimum wage from 1 July 2026 is $26.44 per hour ($1,004.90 per week) for adult award-free employees, with a casual loading of 25% taking it to $33.05 per hour, and employers must also pay 12% superannuation on top of ordinary time earnings.
Minimum wage - Minimum wage for a 20 year old Australia: weekly pay, tax and super
The minimum wage for a 20-year-old award-free employee in Australia is $25.84 per hour, or $981.92 per week, based on 97.7% of the adult national minimum wage from 1 July 2026.
Minimum wage - NZ Minimum Wage vs Australian Pay Floors: A Cross-Tasman Comparison
New Zealand's adult minimum wage is $23.95 NZD per hour (from 1 April 2026), while Australia's national minimum wage is $26.44 AUD per hour (from 1 July 2026), with casual loading of 25%.
Minimum wage - ACTU Minimum Wage Increase: What the 2026 National Minimum Means for Your Pay
The national minimum wage from 1 July 2026 is $26.44 per hour or $1,004.90 per week, but the ACTU's specific proposed increase is not in this reference.
Minimum wage - Minimum wage for a 14-year-old: Award-free floor and award coverage explained
The legal minimum for an award-free 14-year-old is $9.73 per hour (casual $12.16), but awards often set higher rates.
Minimum wage - What is the minimum wage in Victoria? National floor and how it compares
As of 1 July 2026, the national minimum wage in Victoria is $26.44 per hour or $1,004.90 per week for adult employees, with superannuation of 12% on top.
Minimum wage - Is Australia the highest minimum wage in the world? Comparing our pay floor
Australia's adult national minimum wage from 1 July 2026 is $26.44 per hour ($1,004.90 per week), often ranked among the highest minimum wage in the world, but precise global comparisons depend on exchange rates and cost of living.
Minimum wage - Minimum Wage Casual Australia: Award-Free Rate and Award Coverage Explained
The minimum wage for casual adult employees in Australia is $33.05 per hour from 1 July 2026, but award-covered casuals may receive higher rates.
Minimum wage - Sydney minimum wage: which pay floor applies and what people often get wrong
The legal floor for award-free adults in Sydney is the national minimum wage of $26.44 per hour from 1 July 2026, but most workers are covered by a modern award or enterprise agreement that sets a higher rate.
Minimum wage - What's the minimum wage in Australia? Award-free and award-covered rates explained
The adult national minimum wage from 1 July 2026 is $26.44 per hour or $1,004.90 per week for a 38-hour week, with 12% super on top, but many workers are covered by awards that set higher minimums.
Minimum wage - Minimum wage for a 19-year-old: legal rate, tax, and super explained
The legal minimum for a 19-year-old award-free employee is $21.82 per hour (ordinary) or $27.28 per hour casual, as at 1 July 2026.
Minimum wage - Minimum Wage Australia 17 Year Old: Award-Free Junior Rates and Legal Floors
For award-free 17-year-olds, the legal minimum is $15.29 per hour (57.8% of the adult national minimum wage), or $19.11 per hour as a casual.
Minimum wage - Minimum Wage Casual: Your Guide to the Casual Pay Floor in Australia
The adult national minimum wage casual rate from 1 July 2026 is $33.05 per hour, which includes the 25% casual loading.
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