The minimum wage will increase 2020

Each year, Australian Unions works to increase the minimum wage for all workers. 

Wage Increase Cheat Sheet 2020

Minimum wage increases at a rate of 1.75% will begin to take effect on 1 July 2020.

National Minimum Wage

As of 1 July 2020, the national minimum wage will be $753.80 per week or $19.84 per hour.

Awards

The minimum wages contained in the various Awards will be increased by 1.75% on a staggered basis:

Types of Workers (See below for specific Awards)	Date Wage Increase Takes Effect	Amount
Frontline Heath Care & Social Assistance Workers Teachers and Child Care Other Essential Services	1 July 2020	1.75%
Construction Manufacturing A range of other industries	1 November 2020	1.75%
Accommodation and Food Services Arts and Recreation Services Aviation Retail Tourism	1 February 2021	1.75%

Dates for Specific Awards:

1 July 2020:

• Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services Award
• Aged Care Award
• Ambulance and Patient Transport Industry Award
• Banking, Finance and Insurance Award
• Cemetery Industry Award
• Children’s Services Award
• Cleaning Services Award
• Corrections and Detention (Private Sector) Award
• Educational Services (Schools) General Staff Award
• Educational Services (Teachers) Award
• Electrical Power Industry Award
• Fire Fighting Industry Award
• Funeral Industry Award
• Gas Industry Award
• Health Professionals and Support Services Award
• Medical Practitioners Award
• Nurses Award
• Pharmacy Industry Award
• Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award
• State Government Agencies Award
• Water Industry Award

1 November 2020:

• Aluminium Industry Award
• Animal Care and Veterinary Services Award
• Aquaculture Industry Award
• Architects Award
• Asphalt Industry Award
• Black Coal Mining Industry Award
• Book Industry Award
• Broadcasting, Recorded Entertainment and Cinemas Award
• Building and Construction General On-site Award
• Business Equipment Award
• Car Parking Award
• Cement, Lime and Quarrying Award
• Clerks—Private Sector Award
• Coal Export Terminals Award
• Concrete Products Award
• Contract Call Centres Award
• Cotton Ginning Award
• Dredging Industry Award
• Educational Services (Post-Secondary Education) Award
• Electrical, Electronic and Communications Contracting Award
• Food, Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing Award
• Gardening and Landscaping Services Award
• Graphic Arts, Printing and Publishing Award
• Higher Education Industry-Academic Staff-Award
• Higher Education Industry-General Staff-Award
• Horticulture Award
• Hydrocarbons Field Geologists Award
• Hydrocarbons Industry (Upstream) Award
• Joinery and Building Trades Award
• Journalists Published Media Award
• Labour Market Assistance Industry Award
• Legal Services Award
• Local Government Industry Award
• Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award
• Marine Towage Award
• Maritime Offshore Oil and Gas Award
• Market and Social Research Award
• Meat Industry Award
• Mining Industry Award
• Miscellaneous Award
• Mobile Crane Hiring Award
• Oil Refining and Manufacturing Award
• Passenger Vehicle Transportation Award
• Pastoral Award
• Pest Control Industry Award
• Pharmaceutical Industry Award
• Plumbing and Fire Sprinklers Award
• Port Authorities Award
• Ports, Harbours and Enclosed Water Vessels Award
• Poultry Processing Award
• Premixed Concrete Award
• Professional Diving Industry (Industrial) Award
• Professional Employees Award
• Rail Industry Award
• Real Estate Industry Award
• Road Transport (Long Distance Operations) Award
• Road Transport and Distribution Award
• Salt Industry Award
• Seafood Processing Award
• Seagoing Industry Award
• Security Services Award
• Silviculture Award
• Stevedoring Industry Award
• Storage Services and Wholesale Award
• Sugar Industry Award
• Supported Employment Services Award
• Surveying Award
• Telecommunications Services Award
• Textile, Clothing, Footwear and Associated Industries Award
• Timber Industry Award
• Transport (Cash in Transit) Award
• Waste Management Award
• Wool Storage, Sampling and Testing Award

1 February 2020:

• Air Pilots Award
• Aircraft Cabin Crew Award
• Airline Operations-Ground Staff Award
• Airport Employees Award
• Alpine Resorts Award
• Amusement, Events and Recreation Award
• Commercial Sales Award
• Dry Cleaning and Laundry Industry Award
• Fast Food Industry Award
• Fitness Industry Award
• General Retail Industry Award
• Hair and Beauty Industry Award
• Horse and Greyhound Training Award
• Hospitality Industry (General) Award
• Live Performance Award
• Mannequins and Models Award
• Marine Tourism and Charter Vessels Award
• Nursery Award
• Professional Diving Industry (Recreational) Award
• Racing Clubs Events Award
• Racing Industry Ground Maintenance Award
• Registered and Licensed Clubs Award
• Restaurant Industry Award
• Sporting Organisations Award
• Travelling Shows Award
• Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award
• Wine Industry Award