WPI 2026 Q2 161.7 +3.2% yr  ·  CPI +3.9% yr  ·  NEXT WPI RELEASE 18 NOV 2026  ·  ABS 6345.0 / 6401.0

Wage growth › New South Wales

Wage growth in New South Wales

Wages in New South Wales rose 3.1% over the year to the June quarter 2026 on the ABS Wage Price Index (all industries, original), compared with 3.2% all industries nationally.

Over the year
3.1%
to the June quarter 2026
Over the quarter*
+0.4%
index 160.0 (2026 Q2)
Nationally, all industries
3.2%
over the year

Index over time

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Rebased to 100 at June 2021
New South WalesAustralia (all industries)
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics — Wage Price Index, Australia (cat. 6345.0), Table 2 (quarterly), series A2599619A; June quarter 2026 release (jun-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
New South Wales ABS Wage Price Index (cat. 6345.0), total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses, all industries, original — Quarterly Index ; Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses ; Private and Public ; All Industries ; Original ; New South Wales — release, Table 2 (quarterly), series A2599619A (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 states & territories

Figures from the June quarter 2026 WPI release · Run your wage against New South Wales in the calculator · All states, industries and sectors · Latest releases