Unite, Unison, the National Education Union and the University and College Union said they will seek a five per cent or £1,000 a year - whichever is the greater - increase in both 2018 and 2019.
The claim has been lodged with the Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC), the body that sets the so-called "pink book" pay grades for local government and voluntary sector youth workers ahead of the 1 September pay review date.
The unions said the wage rise is needed because youth workers have endured almost a decade of real-terms pay cuts.
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