According to the ABS 6345.0 – Labour Price Index, the increase in the trend wage index through the year to June quarter 2010 for all employee jobs in Australia was 2.96%.
Employees in the Public Sector averaged 4.03%
Employees in the Private Sector averaged 2.67%
Tasmania had the greatest increase for the year, using the original figures, of a 3.8% rise.
Each States rise for the year was:
- 3.8% Tas
- 3.5% ACT
- 3.4% WA
- 3.4% NT
- 3.3% QLD
- 3.2% NSW
- 2.8% Vic
- 2.8% SA
Total rises over the last 10 years have been:
- 50.07% WA
- 45.77% ACT
- 44.68% QLD
- 43.77% Tas
- 43.58% SA
- 43.33% NSW
- 42.23% NT
- 41.79% Vic