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.

Between 1975 and 2023, the mean weekly earnings of male full-time employees in Australia have exceeded those of their female equivalents. In August 2023, at 1,991.2 Australian dollars, the mean weekly earnings of a male full-time employee in Australia was 257 Australian dollars more than an equivalent female's weekly earnings, at 1734.2 Australian dollars.