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.

In 2022, the average annual wage had reached 59,408 U.S. dollars in Australia. Since 2000, the average wage in Australia has increased by around 10,000 U.S. dollars. Since 2011, the average wage in Australia has remained fairly stagnant.

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.

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.

The minimum wage as a percentage of the median full-time salary of other countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development is slowly catching up to that of Australia. Figures show that from 2016 to 2019, the difference was equal to or below three percent between Australia and other OECD member countries. The proportion of minimum wage compared to the median full-time salary of Australia has fallen from 58 percent in 2000 to 54 percent in 2019.

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.

Employee Income: Median: Western Australia data was reported at 61,638.000 AUD in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 59,700.000 AUD for 2021. Employee Income: Median: Western Australia data is updated yearly, averaging 52,322.000 AUD from Jun 2011 (Median) to 2022, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 61,638.000 AUD in 2022 and a record low of 44,014.000 AUD in 2011. Employee Income: Median: Western Australia 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.G064: Employee Income.

Australia Weekly Gross Income: 2015-16p: Median data was reported at 1,616,000.000 AUD in 2016. Australia Weekly Gross Income: 2015-16p: Median data is updated yearly, averaging 1,616,000.000 AUD from Jun 2016 (Median) to 2016, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,616,000.000 AUD in 2016 and a record low of 1,616,000.000 AUD in 2016. Australia Weekly Gross Income: 2015-16p: Median 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. Rebased from 2015-16p to 2017-18p. Replacement series ID: 418996897

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.

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.

Minimum Wages in Australia increased to 915.90 AUD/week in 2024 from 882.80 AUD/week in 2023. This dataset provides - Australia Minimum Wages - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Australia Average Annualised Wage Increases: Federal Agreement: Current: Employee Collective data was reported at 0.400 % in Sep 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.400 % for Jun 2024. Australia Average Annualised Wage Increases: Federal Agreement: Current: Employee Collective data is updated quarterly, averaging 3.500 % from Dec 2002 (Median) to Sep 2024, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.900 % in Jun 2008 and a record low of 0.400 % in Sep 2024. Australia Average Annualised Wage Increases: Federal Agreement: Current: Employee Collective 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.G106: Average Annualized Wage Increases: Federal Agreement: by Type of Agreement.

Average Annualised Wage Increases: Federal Agreement: Processed in the Quarter: Western Australia data was reported at 3.700 % in Sep 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.100 % for Jun 2024. Average Annualised Wage Increases: Federal Agreement: Processed in the Quarter: Western Australia data is updated quarterly, averaging 3.900 % from Mar 2005 (Median) to Sep 2024, with 79 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.700 % in Jun 2005 and a record low of 1.500 % in Jun 2021. Average Annualised Wage Increases: Federal Agreement: Processed in the Quarter: Western 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.

This dataset provides values for AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

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.

The 1991 Census Basic Community profiles present 57 tables containing summary characteristics of persons and/or dwellings for Census Collection Districts (CD) in Australia.

This table contains data relating to annual individual income by age. Counts are of persons aged 15 years or more, based on place of enumeration on census night which; includes overseas visitors; excludes Australians overseas; and excludes adjustment for under-enumeration. The data is by CD 1991 boundaries. Periodicity: 5-Yearly.

This data is ABS data (cat. no. 2101.0 & original geographic boundary cat. no. 1261.0.30.001) used with permission from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The tabular data was extracted from CDATA91 which was supplied to AURIN by the University of Melbourne. The cleaned, high resolution 1991 geographic boundaries are available from data.gov.au

For more information please refer to the 1991 Census Dictionary

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.

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.

Australia Weekly Gross Income: 2013-14p: Median: One Family: Other data was reported at 2,114.954 AUD in 2014. Australia Weekly Gross Income: 2013-14p: Median: One Family: Other data is updated yearly, averaging 2,114.954 AUD from Jun 2014 (Median) to 2014, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,114.954 AUD in 2014 and a record low of 2,114.954 AUD in 2014. Australia Weekly Gross Income: 2013-14p: Median: One Family: Other 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.