From July 1, 2025, Australia’s skilled visa income thresholds will increase by 4.6%. This is in line with changes to the annual Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings (AWOTE). The changes deliver on the Migration Review recommendations that are now a part of the commitment outlined in the Migration Strategy.
Key Information
From July 1, 2025, indexation changes will apply to the following visas:
- The Core Skills Income Threshold (CSIT)
- This will increase from AUD73,150 to AUD76,515.
- It will impact nomination applications for the Core Skills stream of the Skills in Demand (subclass 482) and the Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186) visas.
- The Specialist Skills Income Threshold (SSIT)
- This will increase from AUD135,000 to AUD141,210.
- It will impact nomination applications for the Specialist Skills stream of the Skills in Demand (subclass 482) visa.
- The Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT)
- This will increase from AUD73,150 to AUD76,515 in alignment with the CSIT.
- It will impact nomination applications for the Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (SESR) (subclass 494) and the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) (subclass 187) visas.
From July 1, 2025, new nomination applications must meet whichever is higher of either the new relevant income threshold, or the annual market salary rate.
This change will not apply to existing visa holders and nominations lodged before July 1, 2025.
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