Queensland apprentices will receive a substantial wage increase after the Federal Court made a landmark ruling they should be paid as much as those in other parts of the country.

The Federal Court on Monday dismissed an application by Australia's biggest employer of apprentices that workers in the sunshine state should continue to be the lowest paid in the country.

First year apprentices will receive a pay rise, putting their pay in line with the rest of the country. Credit:Louie Douvis

All Trades Queensland and other employer groups lodged an appeal earlier this year after the Fair Work Commission twice ruled trainees should be covered by a modern federal award rather than an old state award.

The companies argued they should be able to keep paying first-year apprentices just $8.75 an hour, more than $4 less than workers in other states.