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Brendan Coates and Tyler Reysenbach

The Goldilocks wage threshold for temporary skilled migrants

The big question is, how high should the TSMIT be to attract skilled migrants? Photo: Getty

The Albanese government has committed to raising the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT), which puts a floor under the wage at which employers can sponsor workers to Australia via the Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa.

Everyone seems to agree that the so-called TSMIT is too low and should be raised. It hasn’t been increased since 2013, and at $53,900 a year is now lower than the wages earned by 80 per cent of Australia’s full-time workers.

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