Australia Wages: Minimum and Average
Australia Wages Data
Indicator | Data | Period |
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Minimum Wages | 754 AUD/Week | 2338.619 USD/Month | 2020 |
Wages | 1280 AUD/Week | 3970.069 USD/Month | 4Q/20 |
Wage Growth | 1.4 % | 4Q/20 |
Wages High Skilled | 6120 AUD/Month | 4203.326 USD/Month | 2018 |
Wages in Manufacturing | 1458 AUD/Week | 4522.157 USD/Month | 4Q/20 |
Wages Low Skilled | 2710 AUD/Month | 1861.277 USD/Month | 2018 |
Latest data on Minimum Wages (AUD/Week)
What is minimum wage in Australia?
- Minimum Wages in Australia increased to 754 AUD/Week (2338.619 USD/Month) in 2020. The maximum rate of minimum wage for employees was 754 AUD/Week and minimum was 522 AUD/Week.
- Data published Yearly by Fair Work Commission.
Historical Data (AUD/Week) by years
Data
Period
Date
754 | 2020 | 19.06.2020 |
741 | 2019 | 30.05.2019 |
719.2 | 2018 | 19.06.2018 |
694.9 | 2017 | 11.08.2017 |
Historical Chart by prime ministers (AUD/Week)
Minimum Wages in Australia by prime ministers
Name | Period | Start Data | End Data | Max Value | Min Value | CHG% Start/End |
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Malcolm Turnbull | 15.09.2015 - 24.08.2018 | 694.9000 | 719.2000 | 719.2000 | 694.9000 | 3.50% |
Latest data on Wages (AUD/Week)
What is average wage in Australia?
- Average Wages in Australia decreased to 1280 AUD/Week (3970.069 USD/Month) in the forth quarter of 2020. The maximum rate of average wage for employees was 1305 AUD/Week and minimum was 59.1 AUD/Week.
- Data published Quarterly by Bureau of Statistics.
Historical Data (AUD/Week) by years
Data
Period
Date
1280 | 4Q/20 | 27.02.2021 |
1305 | 2Q/20 | 15.08.2020 |
1257 | 4Q/19 | 22.02.2020 |
1238 | 2Q/19 | 29.10.2019 |
1225.3 | 4Q/18 | 23.02.2019 |
1207.4 | 2Q/18 | 19.08.2018 |
1191.5 | 4Q/17 | 24.02.2018 |
1179 | 2Q/17 | 19.08.2017 |
Historical Chart by prime ministers (AUD/Week)
Wages in Australia by prime ministers
Name | Period | Start Data | End Data | Max Value | Min Value | CHG% Start/End |
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Malcolm Turnbull | 15.09.2015 - 24.08.2018 | 1163.5000 | 1191.5000 | 1191.5000 | 1163.5000 | 2.41% |
Latest data on Wage Growth (%)
What is the growth rate of wages in Australia?
- Wage Growth in Australia increased by 1.4 % in the forth quarter of 2020 over the same quarter in the previous year. The maximum growth was 4.3 % and minimum was 1.4 %
- Data published Quarterly by Bureau of Statistics.
Historical Data (%) by years
Data
Period
Date
1.4 | 4Q/20 | 24.02.2021 |
1.4 | 3Q/20 | 18.11.2020 |
1.8 | 2Q/20 | 12.08.2020 |
2.1 | 1Q/20 | 13.05.2020 |
2.2 | 4Q/19 | 19.02.2020 |
2.2 | 3Q/19 | 13.11.2019 |
2.3 | 2Q/19 | 29.10.2019 |
2.3 | 1Q/19 | 04.07.2019 |
Historical Chart by YoY prime ministers (%)
Wage Growth in Australia by prime ministers
Name | Period | Start Data | End Data | Max Value | Min Value | CHG% Start/End |
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Latest data on Wages High Skilled (AUD/Month)
How much is average wage for high skilled employees in Australia?
- Average wages for high skilled employees in Australia decreased to 6120 AUD/Month (4203.326 USD/Month). The maximum level was 6250 AUD/Month and minimum was 6120 AUD/Month.
- Data published Yearly by Wageindicator Foundation.
Historical Data (AUD/Month) by years
Data
Period
Date
6120 | 2018 | 04.07.2019 |
Historical Chart by prime ministers (AUD/Month)
Wages High Skilled in Australia by prime ministers
Name | Period | Start Data | End Data | Max Value | Min Value | CHG% Start/End |
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Latest data on Wages in Manufacturing (AUD/Week)
How much is average wage in manufacturing in Australia?
- Average wages in manufacturing sector in Australia increased to 1458 AUD/Week (4522.157 USD/Month). The maximum level was 1458 AUD/Week and minimum was 333 AUD/Week.
- Data published Quarterly by Bureau of Statistics.
Historical Data (AUD/Week) by years
Data
Period
Date
1458 | 4Q/20 | 27.02.2021 |
1381 | 2Q/20 | 15.08.2020 |
1351 | 4Q/19 | 22.02.2020 |
1338 | 2Q/19 | 29.10.2019 |
1340 | 4Q/18 | 04.07.2019 |
Historical Chart by prime ministers (AUD/Week)
Wages in Manufacturing in Australia by prime ministers
Name | Period | Start Data | End Data | Max Value | Min Value | CHG% Start/End |
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Latest data on Wages Low Skilled (AUD/Month)
How much is average wage for low skilled employees in Australia?
- Average wages for low skilled employees in Australia increased to 2710 AUD/Month (1861.277 USD/Month). The maximum level was 2710 AUD/Month and minimum was 2670 AUD/Month.
- Data published Yearly by Wageindicator Foundation.
Historical Data (AUD/Month) by years
Data
Period
Date
2710 | 2018 | 04.07.2019 |
Historical Chart by prime ministers (AUD/Month)
Wages Low Skilled in Australia by prime ministers
Name | Period | Start Data | End Data | Max Value | Min Value | CHG% Start/End |
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Other labor indicators in Australia
Index | Updated | Actual | Previous |
Retirement Age Men | 2019 | 66 | 65.5 |
Unemployment Rate | Jan/21 | 6.4 % | 6.6 |
Job Vacancies | 4Q/20 | 254 K | 206 |
Labor Force Participation Rate | Jan/21 | 66.1 % | 66.2 |
Living Wage Individual | 2018 | 1215.668 USD/Month | 1250.009 |
Wages in other countries
Country | Updated | Actual | Previous |
Australia | 4Q/20 | 3970.069 USD/Month | 4047.61 |
New Zealand | 4Q/20 | 3982.156 USD/Month | 3942.567 |