Average annual wage in Australia
Average annual wage in Australia was 72,018 USD at PPP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 1.1% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 36 countries in 2024.
Average annual wage in Australia, 1990 to 2025
All 36 values
| Period | USD at PPP |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 72,018 |
| 2024 | 71,238 |
| 2023 | 71,459 |
| 2022 | 72,263 |
| 2021 | 73,870 |
| 2020 | 73,067 |
| 2019 | 71,532 |
| 2018 | 70,842 |
| 2017 | 70,597 |
| 2016 | 70,802 |
| 2015 | 70,450 |
| 2014 | 70,851 |
| 2013 | 70,148 |
| 2012 | 70,379 |
| 2011 | 69,898 |
| 2010 | 67,657 |
| 2009 | 65,331 |
| 2008 | 65,966 |
| 2007 | 65,498 |
| 2006 | 63,734 |
| 2005 | 63,308 |
| 2004 | 62,581 |
| 2003 | 60,673 |
| 2002 | 59,824 |
| 2001 | 59,285 |
| 2000 | 58,709 |
| 1999 | 58,544 |
| 1998 | 57,246 |
| 1997 | 56,437 |
| 1996 | 54,728 |
| 1995 | 53,191 |
| 1994 | 53,388 |
| 1993 | 53,031 |
| 1992 | 52,541 |
| 1991 | 51,489 |
| 1990 | 51,711 |
Rankings
Definition
Average annual gross wage per full-time equivalent employee in the whole economy, in US dollars at constant prices and purchasing power parities for private consumption of the OECD's current base year. The OECD divides the national accounts wage bill by the average number of employees and converts the result to full-time equivalents with usual weekly hours.
A mean, not a median, so high earners pull it up. The OECD moves the price base forward each year and restates every past year, so values change when a new base is published; the source title names the base year.
How to cite
OECD. OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40AV_AN_WAGE&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.htmlUse this data in your AI agent
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What is the average annual wage in Australia?
Average annual wage in Australia was 72,018 USD at PPP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 1.1% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 36 countries in 2024.
Where does this figure come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest average annual wage in Australia?
73,870 USD at PPP in 2021, the highest value since 1990 in this series.
Average annual wage in other countries
Related statistics for Australia
- Gross household disposable income per capita, Australian dollars
- Monthly minimum wage, PPP dollars
- GNI per capita, Atlas method
- Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption)
- Inflation (CPI annual change)
- Youth unemployment rate (under 25)
- Inflation, annual average
- Employment-population ratio, ages 15 and over