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Average salary in Australia

Average monthly earnings in Australia: $4436 (2021), 3926 PPP$. Minimum wage, pay by occupation and gender pay gap.

$4,436/month
Average monthly earnings (2021)$4,436/month
Purchasing power (PPP$) — what the money buys locally$3,926 PPP
In local currency (2021)5,906
Monthly minimum wage (2024)$2,655/month
Monthly minimum wage · In local currency4,023
Gender pay gap (2021)27.7%

ℹ️ Averages come from each country’s own official surveys, so the year and method differ between countries — compare with care. Earnings are gross (before tax) where the survey reports it.

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About this data

Earnings, minimum wages and the gender pay gap come from ILOSTAT, the International Labour Organization’s statistics database (CC BY 4.0). Each country reports from its own surveys, so we always show the latest year available for that country.

Local-currency figures are hard to compare across countries, so we also show purchasing-power-parity dollars (PPP$), which reflect what the money buys locally. Survey years and definitions differ, so use the numbers for broad comparison rather than salary negotiation.

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