Pay rise kicks in for hundreds of thousands of minimum-wage earners

More than 400,000 low-paid workers across key industries will take home a bigger pay slip from today, due to a 4.6 per cent increase to minimum wages under their awards.

Workers in the hospitality, tourism and aviation sectors are among those to benefit, with full-time workers earning a minimum $40 extra every week.

It will be the first pay cycle for many workers set to get a bump in pay after the change came into effect on October 1.

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Workers under 111 other awards received their pay rise in July.

The pay increases came after the Fair Work Commission in June lifted the hourly minimum wage from $20.33 to $21.38, or $812.60 a week.

The commission granted a 5.2 per cent increase to the national minimum wage and 4.6 per cent for award minimums amid concerns about the skyrocketing cost of living and a tightening jobs market.

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More than 2.7 million workers across Australia received a pay rise under the decision.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said supporting a minimum wage increase was one of the federal government's key priorities since taking office in May.

"My government is focused on tackling the spiralling cost of living that is making life tough for too many Australians," he said.

"That's why we put forward a submission to the Fair Work Commission to increase the wages of people who are on the minimum wage and successfully argued for the result, which was a 5.2 per cent increase.

"We must get wages rising again and make health care, child care and housing more affordable, while we work to grow the economy."