On 24 March 2025, the Department of Home Affairs confirmed that skilled visa income thresholds will be increased by 4.6% from 1 July 2025.
What are the changes?
These income thresholds impact a number of visa categories, and a summary table is below:
Income Threshold |
Change from / to (AUD) |
Impact |
|
Core Skills Income Threshold (CSIT) |
$73,150 to $76,515 |
This impacts the minimum earnings for nominated positions in the Core Skills stream of the Skills in Demand (subclass 482) (SID) visa and the Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186) (ENS) visa. |
|
Specialist Skills Income Threshold (SSIT) |
$135,000 to $141,210 |
This impacts the minimum earnings for a nominated position in the Specialist Skills stream of the SID visa. |
|
Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT) |
$73,150 to $76,515 |
This sets out the minimum earnings for nominated positions in the Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (subclass 494) (SESR) visa and the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) (subclass 187) visa. |
The Fairwork High Income Theshold (FWHIT) is also expected to be adjusted with a similar increase on 1 July 2025 from its current $175,000. The FWHIT can trigger exemptions to employer sponsored visas, for example with regard to age.
This change will not apply to existing visa holders and nominations lodged before 1 July 2025.
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