As of August 2023, the mean weekly earnings of full-time employees in Australia were 1,885.6 Australian dollars. This is an increase of 62 Australian dollars a week.

Wages in Australia increased to 1542.30 AUD/Week in the second quarter of 2025 from 1510.90 AUD/Week in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Australia Average Weekly Wages - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

As of August 2023, the median weekly earnings of employees in Australia were 1,300 Australian dollars. Since August 1975, the median weekly earnings of employees in Australia have increased more than ten-fold.

Key information about Australia Monthly Earnings

• Australia Monthly Earnings stood at 4,026 USD in Nov 2024, compared with the previous figure of 3,903 USD in May 2024
• Australia Monthly Earnings data is updated semiannually, available from May 2012 to Nov 2024, with an average number of 3,740 USD
• The data reached the an all-time high of 4,560 USD in May 2013 and a record low of 3,344 USD in Nov 2015

CEIC calculates Monthly Earnings from Average Weekly Earnings multiplied by 4 and converts it into USD. The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides Average Weekly Earnings in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Monthly Earnings are in biannual frequency, ending in May and November of each year.


Further information about Australia Monthly Earnings

• In the latest reports, Australia Population reached 27 million people in Dec 2023
• Unemployment Rate of Australia increased to 4 % in Jan 2025
• The country's Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 67 % in Jan 2025

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Wages in Manufacturing in Australia decreased to 1715.50 AUD/Week in the second quarter of 2025 from 1740.70 AUD/Week in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Australia Average Weekly Wages In Manufacturing - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Average Annualised Wage Increases: Federal Agreement: Processed in the Quarter: South Australia data was reported at 4.000 % in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.700 % for Sep 2024. Average Annualised Wage Increases: Federal Agreement: Processed in the Quarter: South Australia data is updated quarterly, averaging 3.500 % from Mar 2005 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 80 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.600 % in Mar 2024 and a record low of 1.900 % in Dec 2020. Average Annualised Wage Increases: Federal Agreement: Processed in the Quarter: South Australia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G107: Average Annualized Wage Increases: Federal Agreement: by State.

As of August 2023, the median hourly earnings of employees in Australia were 39.5 Australian dollars. Since August 2000, the median hourly earnings of employees in Australia have increased by over 23 Australian dollars.

As of November 2024, the Australian Capital Territory had the highest mean weekly earnings of employees, with 2178.4 Australian dollars per week. Tasmania had the lowest mean weekly earnings, at 1765.6 Australian dollars per week.

Key information about Australia Household Income per Capita

• Australia Annual Household Income per Capita reached 30,914.027 USD in Jun 2020, compared with the previous value of 34,767.371 USD in Jun 2018.
• Australia Annual Household Income per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Jun 1995 to Jun 2020, with an averaged value of 25,207.153 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 43,819.349 USD in Jun 2012 and a record low of 15,753.318 USD in Jun 2001.
• In the latest reports, Retail Sales of Australia grew 4.217 % YoY in May 2023.

CEIC calculates Annual Household Income per Capita from annual Weekly Average Household Income multiplied by 52, annual Number of Household and quarterly Total Population and converts it into USD. The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides Average Household Income in local currency, Number of Household and Total Population. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Household Income per Capita is in annual frequency, ending in June of each year. Household Income per Capita prior to 2008 based on 2017-2018 price.

Between 1975 and 2024, the mean weekly earnings of male full-time employees in Australia have exceeded those of their female equivalents. In August 2024, at 1,789 Australian dollars, the mean weekly earnings of a male full-time employee in Australia was 191 Australian dollars more than an equivalent female's weekly earnings, at 1,598 Australian dollars.

Australia Wages Index data was reported at 130.612 2010=100 in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 128.136 2010=100 for 2020. Australia Wages Index data is updated yearly, averaging 98.358 2010=100 from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2021, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 130.612 2010=100 in 2021 and a record low of 65.270 2010=100 in 1998. Australia Wages Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.IMF.IFS: Wages, Labour Cost and Employment Index: Annual.

Australia Average Annualised Wage Increases: Federal Agreement: Processed in the Quarter: Queensland data was reported at 4.200 % in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.900 % for Sep 2024. Australia Average Annualised Wage Increases: Federal Agreement: Processed in the Quarter: Queensland data is updated quarterly, averaging 3.650 % from Mar 2005 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 80 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.100 % in Jun 2007 and a record low of 2.300 % in Sep 2020. Australia Average Annualised Wage Increases: Federal Agreement: Processed in the Quarter: Queensland data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G107: Average Annualized Wage Increases: Federal Agreement: by State.

This dataset presents aggregated data regarding employee jobs and median employee income per job, classified by industry subdivision at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2). The data spans over the 2017-18 financial year and is aggregated to the 2016 SA2 boundaries.

Jobs in Australia provide aggregate statistics and are sourced from the Linked Employer-Employee Dataset (LEED). It provides new information about filled jobs in Australia, the people who hold them, and their employers. An 'employee Job' refers to a job for which the occupant receives remuneration in wages, salary, payment in kind, or piece rates. This excludes self-employment jobs held by Owner-Managers of Unincorporated Enterprises (OMUE).

The job counts in this release differ from the filled job estimates from other sources such as the Australian Labour Account and the Labour Force Australia. The Jobs in Australia release provides insights into all jobs held throughout the year, while the Labour Account data provides the number of filled jobs at a point-in-time each quarter (and annually for the financial year reference period), and Labour Force Survey data measures the number of people employed each month.

For more information on the release please visit the Australian Bureau of Statistics

This release provides statistics on the number and nature of jobs, the people who hold them, and their employers. These statistics can be used to understand regional labour markets or to identify the impact of major changes in local communities. The release also provides new insights into the number of jobs people hold, the duration of jobs, and the industries and employment income of concurrent jobs.

The scope of these data includes individuals who submitted an individual tax return to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), individuals who had a Pay As You Go (PAYG) payment summary issued by an employer and their employers.

AURIN has spatially enabled the original data. The following additional changes were made:

• Where data was not published for confidential reasons, "np" in the original data, the records have been set to null.

• Total values may be higher than the sum of the published components due to this confidentialisation.

As of 2024, the mean weekly earnings of employees in Australia with a postgraduate degree were roughly 1,925 Australian dollars. Comparatively, the mean weekly earnings of people without non-school qualifications were around 1000 Australian dollars.

Australia Average Annualised Wage Increases: Federal Agreement: Current: Private data was reported at 3.556 % in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.448 % for Sep 2024. Australia Average Annualised Wage Increases: Federal Agreement: Current: Private data is updated quarterly, averaging 3.714 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 133 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.041 % in Dec 1991 and a record low of 2.629 % in Dec 2019. Australia Average Annualised Wage Increases: Federal Agreement: Current: Private data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G105: Average Annualized Wage Increases: Federal Agreement: by Sector.

Between March 2024 and March 2025, wages in the Australian Capital Territory grew by an average of 3.9 percent. Average wage growth across all states and territories measured around 3.4 percent during the time period. New South Wales experienced the lowest average wage growth during the period, with 3.1 percent.

As of August 2023, the mean weekly earnings of full-time employees in the Australian Capital Territory were 2040.9 Australian dollars. Full-time employees in the Australian Capital Territory had the highest mean weekly earnings in the country, with the second-highest earnings coming from Western Australia, with 2020.9 Australian dollars.

This dataset presents a range of data items sourced from a wide variety of collections, both Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and non-ABS. The data is derived from the November 2024 release of Data by region. Individual data items present the latest reference year data available on Data by region. This layer presents data by Local Government Areas (LGA), 2021.

The Income (including government allowances) theme is based on groupings of data within Data by region. Concepts, sources and methods for each dataset can be found on the Data by region methodology page.

The Income (including government allowances) theme includes: Personal income in Australia Selected government pensions and allowances Personal income (Census) Household income (Census)

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Time periods, definitions, methodologies, scope, and coverage can differ across collections.
Some data values have been randomly adjusted or suppressed to avoid the release of confidential data, this means

    some small cells have been randomly set to zero
    care should be taken when interpreting cells with small numbers or zeros.

Data and geography references

Source data publication: Data by region Geographic boundary information: Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3 Further information: Data by region methodology, reference period 2011-24 Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)

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Australia Weekly Gross Income: 2011-12p: Median: Multiple Family data was reported at 2,654.000 AUD in 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,480.000 AUD for 2010. Australia Weekly Gross Income: 2011-12p: Median: Multiple Family data is updated yearly, averaging 2,167.000 AUD from Jun 2004 (Median) to 2012, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,654.000 AUD in 2012 and a record low of 1,787.000 AUD in 2004. Australia Weekly Gross Income: 2011-12p: Median: Multiple Family data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.H031: Survey of Income and Housing: Gross Household Income: by Family Composition.