Since August 1986, the mean weekly earnings of female, part-time employees in Australia have exceeded those of their male equivalents. In August 2024, at 703 Australian dollars, the mean weekly earnings of a female part-time employee in Australia were 80 Australian dollars more than an equivalent male's weekly earnings.

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.