Average Weekly Earnings, Australia

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Estimates of weekly earnings classified by industry, sector, state and territory

Reference period
November 2023
Released
22/02/2024
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Key statistics

Estimates for average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time adults (seasonally adjusted):

  • Increased by 4.5% annually to $1,888.80 in November 2023.
  • For males were $2,183.30 (public), and $1,946.90 (private).
  • For females were $1,956.80 (public), and $1,658.30 (private).
Average weekly earnings, key statistics
  Nov 2023 ($)Yearly change (%)
TrendFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings1,886.504.5
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings1,953.704.2
All employees average weekly total earnings1,431.104.0
Seasonally AdjustedFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings (a)1,888.804.5
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings1,955.204.2
All employees average weekly total earnings (a)1,432.603.9
OriginalFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings1,888.804.5
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings1,958.004.2
All employees average weekly total earnings1,432.603.9

(a) This component is not seasonally adjusted.
 

Survey impacts and changes

Understanding compositional changes in earnings

The Australian Bureau of Statistics' Average Weekly Earnings survey is designed to measure the level of average earnings in Australia at a point in time. Movements in average weekly earnings can be affected by changes in both the level of earnings per employee and in the composition of the labour force. Factors which can contribute to compositional change include variation in the proportion of full-time, part-time, casual and junior employees; variation in the occupational distribution within and across industries; variation in the distribution of employment between industries; and variation in the distribution of hours worked and paid for.

It is also important to note that while Average Weekly Earnings data can be used to compare, at the very broad level, average earnings between males and females, such comparisons do not take into account a range of compositional differences. For example, differences in occupation or hours worked can contribute significantly to the differences observed between male and female earnings. Average Weekly Earnings, along with Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia, provides insights into the gender pay gap. The range of ABS gender pay gap measures can be found in the ABS Gender Indicators, along with a useful guide to the gender pay gap.

For more information on compositional changes, see Spotlight: Increases in Average Weekly Earnings – compositional changes during the COVID-19 period

Australia

Average weekly earnings, trend
  Nov 2023 ($)Yearly change (%)
MalesFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings1,981.303.9
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings2,076.903.7
All employees average weekly total earnings1,671.303.3
FemalesFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings1,741.905.5
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings1,766.505.2
All employees average weekly total earnings1,201.705.1
PersonsFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings1,886.504.5
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings1,953.704.2
All employees average weekly total earnings1,431.104.0
Average weekly earnings, seasonally adjusted
  Nov 2023 ($)Yearly change (%)
MalesFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings (a)1,982.804.0
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings2,078.403.7
All employees average weekly total earnings (a)1,672.703.2
FemalesFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings (a)1,744.805.5
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings1,768.105.3
All employees average weekly total earnings1,202.305.1
PersonsFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings (a)1,888.804.5
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings1,955.204.2
All employees average weekly total earnings (a)1,432.603.9

(a) This component is not seasonally adjusted.
 

Average weekly earnings, original
  Nov 2023 ($)Yearly change (%)
MalesFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings1,982.804.0
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings2,079.503.7
All employees average weekly total earnings1,672.703.2
FemalesFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings1,744.805.5
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings1,772.005.3
All employees average weekly total earnings1,204.405.1
PersonsFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings1,888.804.5
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings1,958.004.2
All employees average weekly total earnings1,432.603.9

Private and public sector

Average weekly earnings, by sector, original
  Nov 2023 ($)Yearly change (%)
AustraliaFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings1,888.804.5
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings1,958.004.2
All employees average weekly total earnings1,432.603.9
Private SectorFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings1,845.004.4
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings1,915.104.1
All employees average weekly total earnings1,364.703.5
Public SectorFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings2,061.104.9
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings2,126.704.6
All employees average weekly total earnings1,750.605.6

Industry

State and territory

Cash earnings (includes salary sacrifice)

Data downloads

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Sector

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Industry

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State and territory

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State by sector

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Cash earnings (includes salary sacrifice)

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All November 2023 spreadsheets

Time series spreadsheets

Seasonality

Some of the seasonally adjusted series above do not display seasonality, so they are not seasonally adjusted. In these cases the seasonally adjusted figure will be the same as the original series. The file below lists the treatment of each of these series.

Seasonality guide

Previous catalogue number

This release previously used catalogue number 6302.0.

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