The State Minimum Wage for employees 21 and over has increased by 3.75% to $953.00 per week. Minimum rates for younger workers and award free trainees and apprentices have also increased. All rates of pay in WA awards have also increased by 3.75%.
Employees are entitled to the new rates from the beginning of their first pay period that starts on after 1 July 2025. Find out more at Annual pay increases from the State Wage Case.
- WA award summaries include the new 1 July 2025 award rates of pay.
- Minimum pay rates includes the new rates effective 1 July 2025 for employees not covered by a WA award.
This pay increase only applies to employers and employees in the state industrial relations system. It covers businesses and organisations which operate as:
- sole traders
- unincorporated partnerships
- unincorporated trust arrangements
- incorporated associations that are not trading or financial corporations and other not-for-profit organisations that are not trading or financial corporations
Visit Which system of employment law applies for more information.
If your business or organisation is in the national industrial relations system, visit the Fair Work Ombudsman website for information on pay rate increases.
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