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Wage growth in Information Media and Telecommunications

Name: Wage Price Index — Information Media and Telecommunications
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Wages in information media and telecommunications rose 3.0% over the year to the March quarter 2026 on the ABS Wage Price Index (national, original), compared with 3.2% all industries nationally.

The slowest annual pace since June quarter 2022.

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Over the year

3.0%

to the March quarter 2026

Over the quarter*

+0.1%

index 153.5 (2026 Q1)

Nationally, all industries

3.2%

over the year

Index over time

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Rebased to 100 at March 2021

Information Media and TelecommunicationsAustralia (all industries)

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics — Wage Price Index, Australia (cat. 6345.0), Table 5 (quarterly), series A2603519C; March quarter 2026 release (mar-2026).

* These figures are original (not seasonally adjusted): the ABS does not publish a seasonally adjusted series at this level of detail. Quarter-to-quarter moves carry seasonal noise, so the through-the-year (annual) figure is the meaningful one, and it is compared like for like against the national all-industries original series.

Where these numbers come from

Information Media and Telecommunications	ABS Wage Price Index (cat. 6345.0), total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses, national, original — Quarterly Index ; Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses ; Private and Public ; Information Media and Telecommunications ; Original ; Australia — release, Table 5 (quarterly), series A2603519C (spreadsheet · API query)
National	Quarterly Index ; Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses ; Private and Public ; All Industries ; Original ; Australia — release, Table 1, series A2603609J (API query)

Other industries

Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services 4.3% Mining 3.7% Public Administration and Safety 3.7% Other Services 3.7% Health Care and Social Assistance 3.6% Arts and Recreation Services 3.5% Transport, Postal and Warehousing 3.5% Wholesale Trade 3.3% Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services 3.3% Construction 3.2% Manufacturing 3.2% Education and Training 3.0% Accommodation and Food Services 3.0% Retail Trade 2.9% Financial and Insurance Services 2.9% Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 2.9% Administrative and Support Services 2.8%

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