Public sector wages increase at second fastest pace in 14 years, ABS data shows

Private sector wages growth was up just 0.7% for the June quarter, the equal lowest since the end of 2021

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Public sector wages have increased at the second-fastest pace in nearly fourteen years, largely thanks to a synchronised pay increase for the entire cohort in March, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said on Tuesday.

Public sector wages were up 0.9% in the June quarter, after increasing 0.6% in the March quarter - meaning pay packets had increased 3.9% in the last 12 months.