Australia wage price index annual change
Wage Price Index, Australia · Australian Bureau of Statistics · June quarter 2026
Australia wage price index annual change 3.2% in the June quarter 2026.
Next release · Wed 18 Nov 2026, 11:30 AEDT · Wage Price Index
What the numbers say
The Australia Wage Price Index, annual change, was 3.2% in the June quarter 2026, unchanged from the March quarter 2026, when it was also 3.2%. The quarterly series is published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and runs from the September quarter 1998. Its peak was 4.3% in the December quarter 2023, the highest since the series began in the September quarter 1998, and the latest figure is 1.1 percentage points below the peak. Its low was 1.3% in the December quarter 2020, the lowest since the series began in the September quarter 1998.
How fast are wages growing in Australia?
The Australia Wage Price Index, annual change, was 3.2% in the June quarter 2026. That was unchanged from the March quarter 2026 and 1.1 percentage points below the peak.
Is wage growth speeding up or slowing down?
The Australia Wage Price Index, annual change, was 3.2% in the June quarter 2026, unchanged from the March quarter 2026. The figure was 3.2% in both quarters.
What was the highest wage growth since the series began in 1998?
The Australia Wage Price Index, annual change, reached its peak of 4.3% in the December quarter 2023, the highest since the series began in the September quarter 1998. The June quarter 2026 figure of 3.2% is 1.1 percentage points below the peak.
Written from the figures on this page · updated 4 October 2026
Recent quarters
| Quarter | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| June quarter 2026 | 3.2% | final |
| March quarter 2026 | 3.2% | final |
| December quarter 2025 | 3.4% | final |
| September quarter 2025 | 3.3% | final |
| June quarter 2025 | 3.4% | final |
| March quarter 2025 | 3.5% | final |
| December quarter 2024 | 3.2% | final |
| September quarter 2024 | 3.6% | final |
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The Australia Wage Price Index, annual change measures the change in hourly wage rates for a fixed quantity and quality of labour over the twelve months to the end of the reference quarter, expressed in per cent. It is published quarterly by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, with the series beginning in the September quarter of nineteen ninety-eight. The latest reading is 3.2% for June quarter 2026. The family also includes the Australia Wage Price Index, quarterly change.
The index tracks wage rates rather than total earnings, so it does not reflect shifts in hours worked or in the composition of the workforce. Data are released under the CC BY 4.0 licence.
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- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABS release pages (CPI, WPI, labour force, lending), retrieved 11 September 2026. CC BY 4.0.