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

September 2024

Released

13/11/2024

Key statistics

The seasonally adjusted WPI rose 0.8% this quarter and 3.5% over the year.
Both the private sector and the public sector rose 0.8%, seasonally adjusted, for the quarter.
In original terms, the largest industry contributors to quarterly wages growth were Healthcare and social assistance (+1.7%), Retail trade (+2.1%), and Administrative and support services (+2.1%).

Main features

All sector WPI, quarterly and annual movement (%), seasonally adjusted (a)
	Quarterly (%)	Annual (%)
Sep-05	0.9	4.2
Dec-05	1.0	4.1
Mar-06	1.0	4.1
Jun-06	1.0	4.0
Sep-06	0.9	4.0
Dec-06	1.1	4.1
Mar-07	1.0	4.0
Jun-07	1.1	4.1
Sep-07	1.1	4.3
Dec-07	0.8	4.0
Mar-08	1.0	4.1
Jun-08	1.1	4.2
Sep-08	1.1	4.2
Dec-08	0.9	4.3
Mar-09	0.9	4.1
Jun-09	0.8	3.8
Sep-09	0.4	3.0
Dec-09	0.8	2.9
Mar-10	1.0	3.0
Jun-10	0.8	3.0
Sep-10	1.1	3.6
Dec-10	1.0	3.9
Mar-11	0.9	3.9
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	0.8	3.8
Dec-12	0.7	3.4
Mar-13	0.7	3.1
Jun-13	0.6	2.8
Sep-13	0.6	2.6
Dec-13	0.7	2.6
Mar-14	0.8	2.7
Jun-14	0.5	2.6
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	0.9	2.7
Sep-22	0.9	3.1
Dec-22	0.8	3.3
Mar-23	1.0	3.7
Jun-23	0.8	3.6
Sep-23	1.3	4.0
Dec-23	1.1	4.3
Mar-24	0.8	4.1
Jun-24	0.8	4.1
Sep-24	0.8	3.5

All sector WPI, quarterly and annual movement (%), seasonally adjusted (a)

["","Quarterly (%)","Annual (%)"]

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See Interpretation of index numbers, Percentage change and rounding on the Methodology page.

Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses
		Jun Qtr 2024 to Sep Qtr 2024(a) (% change)	Sep Qtr 2023 to Sep Qtr 2024(a) (% change)
Trend(b)	Australia	0.8	3.6
	Private sector	0.9	3.7
	Public sector	0.7	3.5
Seasonally Adjusted(c)	Australia	0.8	3.5
	Private sector	0.8	3.5
	Public sector	0.8	3.7
Original	Australia	1.3	3.5
	Private sector	1.5	3.5
	Public sector	0.8	3.7

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 September quarter, seasonally adjusted wages rose 0.8% for the third consecutive quarter, and 3.5% over the year. This was the lowest annual rise for the series since December quarter 2022 and followed four consecutive quarters of annual wage growth equal to or above 4%.

A similar proportion of jobs recorded a wage change over the September quarter compared to the same period last year (45% compared to 46%), however, the size of the average hourly wage change reduced from 5.4% to 3.7%.

In the September quarter the private sector was the main contributor to wages growth. Private sector wages rose 0.8%, consistent with last quarter, but lower than the 1.4% recorded in the same period last year.

Wages in the public sector also rose 0.8%, down from 0.9% last quarter and lower than the 1.0% recorded in September 2023.

Annual wage growth by sector, seasonally adjusted (a)
	Private (%)	Public (%)
Sep-09	2.8	4.6
Dec-09	2.6	4.1
Mar-10	2.6	4.3
Jun-10	2.8	4.0
Sep-10	3.5	4.0
Dec-10	3.8	4.0
Mar-11	4.0	3.6
Jun-11	3.8	3.7
Sep-11	3.7	3.3
Dec-11	3.8	3.2
Mar-12	3.7	3.1
Jun-12	3.9	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	2.8	2.6
Dec-13	2.5	2.7
Mar-14	2.6	2.9
Jun-14	2.4	2.8
Sep-14	2.4	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	2.6
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	2.9
Jun-23	3.9	3.1
Sep-23	4.2	3.5
Dec-23	4.2	4.2
Mar-24	4.2	3.8
Jun-24	4.1	3.9
Sep-24	3.5	3.7

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

For jobs with a wage change during the previous 12 months, the share that recorded an annualised movement over 4% fell to 31% from a peak of 46% recorded in June quarter 2024.

Annualised wage changes (a)(b)
	Total %	Wage cut	> 0 to 2%	> 2 to 3%	> 3 to 4%	> 4 to 6%	> 6%
Sep-08	100	4.7	18.9	12.3	26.6	22.3	15.2
Dec-08	100	5.0	13.0	11.5	30.8	24.4	15.3
Mar-09	100	4.6	12.4	13.8	28.7	25.8	14.6
Jun-09	100	4.7	14.2	13.6	27.6	27.3	12.7
Sep-09	100	4.7	15.7	16.1	28.7	25.4	9.4
Dec-09	100	4.8	20.0	19.1	24.7	24.0	7.4
Mar-10	100	4.7	23.1	18.8	25.3	21.5	6.6
Jun-10	100	5.3	21.2	19.8	26.8	20.1	6.8
Sep-10	100	5.5	18.9	18.6	27.3	20.3	9.4
Dec-10	100	5.9	17.3	18.6	27.1	20.8	10.5
Mar-11	100	6.4	14.4	19.7	28.1	20.4	11.0
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

Annualised wage changes (a)(b)

["","Total %","Wage cut","> 0 to 2%","> 2 to 3%","> 3 to 4%","> 4 to 6%","> 6%"]

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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.

Wage growth by method of setting pay

The Fair Work Commission Annual Wage Review (FWC AWR) 2023–24 decision of a 3.75% increase to modern award rates, was scheduled to take effect from 1 July 2024. This decision was lower than the 5.75% decision made in 2022-23 and the decision for 2021 -22 which provided increases between 4.6% to 5.2%.

The determination directly influences the size of increases to jobs paid under modern award and enterprise agreements linked to the Commission’s annual wage review decision. It can also indirectly influence the size and timing of increases paid to jobs under individual arrangement as employers undertake wage and salary review decisions.

Contributions to quarterly wage growth by method of setting pay, original (a)(b)(c)
	Enterprise Agreement	Individual Arrangement	Award
Sep-19	0.31	0.33	0.29
Dec-19	0.17	0.24	0.01
Mar-20	0.22	0.16	0.04
Jun-20	0.13	-0.11	0.01
Sep-20	0.23	0.17	0.05
Dec-20	0.14	0.28	0.07
Mar-21	0.20	0.22	0.11
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

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, method of setting pay on the Methodology page.

Quarterly wage dynamics

Quarterly wage dynamics, by sector, original (a)
		Sep Qtr 2023 (%)	Jun Qtr 2024 (%)	Sep Qtr 2024 (%)
All Sector	Percentage of jobs with a wage change	46	13	45
All Sector	Average hourly wage change	5.4	4.1	3.7
Private Sector	Percentage of jobs with a wage change	49	11	49
Private Sector	Average hourly wage change	5.8	4.2	3.9
Public Sector	Percentage of jobs with a wage change	34	19	30
Public Sector	Average hourly wage change	3.3	3.8	3.0

Average hourly wage change only includes jobs recording a wage movement in the current quarter.

Sector wage growth

Private sector

In original terms, private sector wages rose by 1.5% compared to 2.1% recorded in September quarter 2023.

Consistent with September quarter 2023, 49% of jobs recorded an hourly wage change in September quarter 2024. The average hourly wage change for jobs in the private sector (+3.9%), was lower than the 5.8% recorded in the same period last year.

The average hourly wage change for jobs in the private sector (+3.9%) was slightly higher than the Fair Work Commission Annual Wage Review decision (3.75%), which reflected a residual tightness in the labour market.

Quarterly wage dynamics in the private sector, original (a)
	Average hourly wage change (%)	Proportion of jobs (%)
Sep-10	4.0	42
Dec-10	3.9	20
Mar-11	3.7	22
Jun-11	3.4	16
Sep-11	3.9	40
Dec-11	4.1	22
Mar-12	3.7	20
Jun-12	4.1	16
Sep-12	3.5	38
Dec-12	3.6	19
Mar-13	3.1	19
Jun-13	3.5	14
Sep-13	3.0	40
Dec-13	2.8	16
Mar-14	2.8	22
Jun-14	2.9	13
Sep-14	3.1	38
Dec-14	2.6	18
Mar-15	2.7	16
Jun-15	2.7	12
Sep-15	2.7	40
Dec-15	2.7	15
Mar-16	2.3	17
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

Quarterly wage dynamics in the private sector, original (a)

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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 by 0.8% in the September quarter 2024, compared to 1.1% recorded in September quarter 2023.

In September quarter 2024, the public sector saw a decrease in the proportion of jobs that received an hourly wage change, with 30% of jobs recording wage changes compared to 34% in the same period last year. The size of average hourly wage change also decreased (+3.0%) compared to September quarter 2023 (+3.3%).

Quarterly wage dynamics in the public sector, original (a)
	Average hourly wage change (%)	Proportion of jobs (%)
Sep-10	3.6	42
Dec-10	3.1	28
Mar-11	3.0	28
Jun-11	3.1	15
Sep-11	3.3	29
Dec-11	2.8	28
Mar-12	2.9	28
Jun-12	3.4	18
Sep-12	3.0	36
Dec-12	3.2	20
Mar-13	2.4	28
Jun-13	2.7	14
Sep-13	2.8	31
Dec-13	2.5	36
Mar-14	2.3	39
Jun-14	2.0	13
Sep-14	2.5	32
Dec-14	2.5	33
Mar-15	2.1	32
Jun-15	2.1	17
Sep-15	2.4	41
Dec-15	2.6	20
Mar-16	2.2	26
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

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.

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.

Health care and social assistance was the main contributor to wages growth.

Quarterly contribution - industries
	Quarterly contribution
Health care and social assistance	0.24
Retail trade	0.12
Administrative and support services	0.11
Education and training	0.10
Manufacturing	0.10
Construction	0.10
Professional, scientific and technical services	0.10
Accommodation and food services	0.10
Transport, postal and warehousing	0.07
Public administration and safety	0.07
Other services	0.04
Wholesale trade	0.04
Rental, hiring and real estate services	0.03
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	0.03
Information media and telecommunications	0.03
Financial and insurance services	0.02
Mining	0.02
Arts and recreation services	0.01

Quarterly contribution - industries

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Original estimates:

Accommodation and food services industry recorded the highest quarterly rise (+2.5%).
Financial and insurance services industry recorded the lowest quarterly rise in wages (+0.5%).
Electricity, gas, water and waste services industry recorded the highest through the year wages growth (+5.0%).
Arts and recreation services industry recorded the lowest through the year growth (+2.9%).

Annual and quarterly movement - industries (a)
	Annual Change (%)	Quarterly Change (%)
Mining	3.8	0.6
Manufacturing	3.8	1.4
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	5.0	1.9
Construction	3.5	1.1
Wholesale trade	3.2	0.9
Retail trade	3.4	2.1
Accommodation and food services	3.5	2.5
Transport, postal and warehousing	3.7	1.5
Information media and telecommunications	3.3	1.5
Financial and insurance services	3.0	0.5
Rental, hiring and real estate services	3.2	1.7
Professional, scientific and technical services	3.0	0.9
Administrative and support services	3.9	2.1
Public administration and safety	3.3	0.9
Education and training	4.4	1.1
Health care and social assistance	3.6	1.7
Arts and recreation services	2.9	1.3
Other services	3.2	1.6
All industries	3.5	1.3

Annual and quarterly movement - industries (a)

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Index series is original, total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses.

State and territory wage growth

Original estimates:

Queensland recorded the highest quarterly growth at 1.6%.
The Australian Capital Territory recorded the lowest quarterly growth at 1.0%.
Tasmania recorded the highest annual growth at 4.0%.
Northern Territory recorded the lowest annual growth at 3.0%.

Annual and quarterly movement - states and territories (a)
	Annual change (%)	Quarterly change (%)
NSW	3.6	1.2
VIC	3.2	1.4
QLD	3.9	1.6
SA	3.2	1.3
WA	3.5	1.2
TAS	4.0	1.1
NT	3.0	1.5
ACT	3.6	1.0
Australia	3.5	1.3

Annual and quarterly movement - states and territories (a)

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Index series is original, total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses.

Survey impacts and changes

Seasonal adjustment and trend

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Table 1. Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: sector, original, seasonally adjusted and trend
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Table 2a. Total 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 2b. Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: all sectors by state, original (quarterly index numbers)
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Table 3a. Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: private sector by state, original (financial year index numbers for year ended June quarter)
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Table 3b. Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: private sector by state, original (quarterly index numbers)
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Table 4a. Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses: public sector by state, original (financial year index numbers for year ended June quarter)
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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 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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All WPI series: original (quarterly index numbers)
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Data cubes - Distribution of expenditure on wages, wage price index, Australia

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Methodology

Scope

The quarterly WPI measures change in the price of wages and salaries in the Australian Labour market over time.

Geography

Quarterly WPI data is published at the national, sector, state and industry level.

Source

Prices for a range of jobs are collected from a sample of private and public sector employers undertaking economic activity across Australia.

Collection method

Prices are collected on a quarterly basis via electronic collection.

Concepts, sources and methods

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History of changes

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Main features

Overview

Annualised wage changes

Wage growth by method of setting pay

Quarterly wage dynamics

Sector wage growth

Private sector

Public sector

Industry wage growth

State and territory wage growth

Survey impacts and changes

Seasonal adjustment and trend

Data downloads

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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)