14/04/2026
NEW MARKET RELATED SALARY EVIDENCE - From 25 March 2026
⚖️ What has changed?
A new legal instrument updates how Annual Market Salary Rate (AMSR) can be worked out.
👉 Previously: AMSR was calculated using more rigid methods.
👉 Now: There is more flexibility in how AMSR is determined.
⚖️ New ways to calculate AMSR:
The amendments allow different approaches depending on the situation:
1. IF there’s an official pay framework (e.g. Fair Work award)...
➡️ Use that framework to determine salary.
2. IF there is an equivalent Australian worker...
➡️ Use actual employment records (like payslips or contracts) of that worker to set the salary.
3. IF there is NO equivalent Australian worker...
➡️ Use relevant market data or information (e.g. industry salary data, job ads, reports)
⚖️ These Changes Apply To:
a. Subclass 482 (Temporary Skill Shortage)
b. Subclass 494 (Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional)
c. Subclass 186 (Employer Nomination Scheme)
d. Subclass 187 (Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme)
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