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

As of the first half of 2023, Australia had the highest net salaries in the Asia-Pacific region at an average ***** U.S. dollars per month. In contrast, the average monthly net salary in Pakistan amounted to *** U.S. dollars per month in the same period.

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 1510.90 AUD/Week in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 1480.90 AUD/Week in the second quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Australia Average Weekly Wages - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The average yearly salary in Australia is around $69,193, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Salaries can vary widely based on profession and location. The following is an overview of the average monthly salaries across various Australian states and territories:

As of August 2023, the Australian Capital Territory had the highest mean weekly earnings of employees, with 1729.4 Australian dollars per week. Tasmania had the lowest mean weekly earnings, at 1358.7 Australian dollars per week.

Wages in Manufacturing in Australia increased to 1740.70 AUD/Week in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 1668.60 AUD/Week in the second quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Australia Average Weekly Wages In Manufacturing - 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.

Since August 1986, the mean weekly earnings of female, part-time employees in Australia have exceeded those of their male equivalents. In August 2023, at 783.1 Australian dollars, the mean weekly earnings of a female part-time employee in Australia were 61.4 Australian dollars more than an equivalent male's weekly earnings.

In 2024, the average annual wage in Australia had reached ******* Australian dollars. Since 2000, the average wage in Australia has increased by around ****** Australian dollars. Since 2018, the average wage in Australia has remained fairly stagnant.

covers 2004 to 2017 annual data source: Australian Bureau of Statistics cat no. 6333.0 tbls 3 and 4.

This report analyses average weekly gross earnings for all workers over 15 years of age, in all industries across Australia. Income in this report is defined as current and regular cash payments and excludes amounts that are salary sacrificed like the value of cars, laptops, phones, employer-provided childcare and employer superannuation contributions. The data for this report is sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and is measured in seasonally adjusted current dollars per financial year.

As of 2023, the mean weekly earnings of employees in Australia with a postgraduate degree were roughly 1,893 Australian dollars. Comparatively, the mean weekly earnings of people without non-school qualifications were less than 1000 Australian dollars.

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.

Disposable Personal Income in Australia increased to 424884 AUD Million in the first quarter of 2025 from 415014 AUD Million in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Australia Disposable Personal Income - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Australia Diffusion Index: Manufacturing: Average Wages data was reported at 69.900 Point in Nov 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 71.000 Point for Oct 2022. Australia Diffusion Index: Manufacturing: Average Wages data is updated monthly, averaging 59.100 Point from Sep 2007 (Median) to Nov 2022, with 181 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 76.100 Point in Sep 2022 and a record low of 45.600 Point in May 2020. Australia Diffusion Index: Manufacturing: Average Wages data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Industry Group. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.S049: Australian Industry Group: Performance of Manufacturing Index (Discontinued).

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.

This statistic shows the countries with the highest average monthly wages in the Asia-Pacific region as of 2013 or latest available year. In 2013, the average monthly income in Australia had amounted to about ***** U.S. dollars.

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.

According to the source, men earned on average 1,649 Australian dollars per week in the Australian Capital Territory, compared to an average of 1360.3 Australian dollars for women as of May 2019. In Tasmania, the average weekly earnings of females was 891.6 Australian dollars.