Australia: annual wage growth 2025| Statista

Annual wage growth rate in Australia from Q1 2000 to Q3 2025

Characteristic	Wage growth rate
Sep-25	3.4%
Jun-25	3.4%
Mar-25	3.5%
Dec-24	3.2%
Sep-24	3.5%
Jun-24	4.1%
Mar-24	4%
Dec-23	4.2%
Sep-23	4.1%
Jun-23	3.7%
Mar-23	3.6%
Dec-22	3.3%
Sep-22	3.1%
Jun-22	2.7%
Mar-22	2.4%
Dec-21	2.4%
Sep-21	2.2%
Jun-21	1.8%
Mar-21	1.5%
Dec-20	1.3%
Sep-20	1.4%
Jun-20	1.8%
Mar-20	2.2%
Dec-19	2.2%
Sep-19	2.2%
Jun-19	2.3%
Mar-19	2.3%
Dec-18	2.3%
Sep-18	2.3%
Jun-18	2.1%
Mar-18	2%
Dec-17	2.1%
Sep-17	2%
Jun-17	1.9%
Mar-17	1.9%
Dec-16	1.9%
Sep-16	1.9%
Jun-16	2.1%
Mar-16	2.1%
Dec-15	2.2%
Sep-15	2.3%
Jun-15	2.3%
Mar-15	2.3%
Dec-14	2.5%
Sep-14	2.6%
Jun-14	2.6%
Mar-14	2.7%
Dec-13	2.6%
Sep-13	2.6%
Jun-13	2.8%
Mar-13	3.1%
Dec-12	3.4%
Sep-12	3.8%
Jun-12	3.8%
Mar-12	3.6%
Dec-11	3.6%
Sep-11	3.6%
Jun-11	3.8%
Mar-11	3.9%
Dec-10	3.9%
Sep-10	3.6%
Jun-10	3%
Mar-10	3%
Dec-09	2.9%
Sep-09	3%
Jun-09	3.8%
Mar-09	4.2%
Dec-08	4.3%
Sep-08	4.3%
Jun-08	4.2%
Mar-08	4%
Dec-07	4.1%
Sep-07	4.3%
Jun-07	4.1%
Mar-07	4%
Dec-06	4%
Sep-06	3.9%
Jun-06	4%
Mar-06	4.1%
Dec-05	4.1%
Sep-05	4.2%
Jun-05	4.1%
Mar-05	3.9%
Dec-04	3.7%
Sep-04	3.6%
Jun-04	3.6%
Mar-04	3.5%
Dec-03	3.7%
Sep-03	3.6%
Jun-03	3.6%
Mar-03	3.6%
Dec-02	3.4%
Sep-02	3.3%
Jun-02	3.1%
Mar-02	3.2%
Dec-01	3.4%
Sep-01	3.6%
Jun-01	3.7%
Mar-01	3.8%
Dec-00	3.4%
Sep-00	3.1%
Jun-00	3%
Mar-00	2.7%

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Release date

November 2025

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

Q1 2000 to Q1 2025

Supplementary notes

Values are seasonally adjusted.

Growth measures change from corresponding quarter of previous year.

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Between March 2024 and March 2025, wages in Australia declined by around 0.6 percent. Wage growth in recent years has been relatively low in comparison to previous years, in particular in December 2020, which only saw a wage growth of 1.3%.

Inflation and CPI outstripping wages

While wages have increased in Australia, they have still not matched the rate of inflation, which was sitting at 3.6 percent at the end of 2025, down from a high of 7.8 percent at the end of 2022. The high cost of goods has also put pressure on the public, with the Consumer Price Index standing at around 139.4 points, compared to a base year of 2011-12.

Rent is on the rise

As with many around the world, Australians are also feeling the costs of rent increases. The majority of people in Australia perceive that the cost of rent has risen significantly in their local area. This in turn has seen the government expenditure on rental assistance continue to be high, with around 4.7 billion Australian dollars spent to assist the Australian public in maintaining their housing needs.