PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR EARNINGS


In May 2014, those employed in the Public sector had higher Full-Time Adult Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings than their Private sector counterparts, at $1,559.90 and $1,426.00 respectively (a difference of $133.90). This difference was more pronounced in the All Employees Total Earnings series in May 2014; employees in the Public sector on average earned $223.30 per week more than those employed in the Private sector. This can be partially attributed to the higher proportion of Full-Time Adult employees in the Public sector compared with the Private sector.

Table 4: Average Weekly Earnings, By Sector, Original, May 2014
		May 2014	May 2013 to May 2014
		$	% change
Australia
	Full-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings	1 454.10	2.3
	Full-time adult average weekly total earnings	1 515.80	2.2
	All employees average weekly total earnings	1 123.00	1.6
Private Sector
	Full-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings	1 426.00	2.1
	Full-time adult average weekly total earnings	1 491.40	2.0
	All employees average weekly total earnings	1 080.20	1.3
Public Sector
	Full-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings	1 559.90	3.1
	Full-time adult average weekly total earnings	1 607.50	3.1
	All employees average weekly total earnings	1 303.50	2.7

In May 2014, the Full-Time Adult Male Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings were $1,666.50 in the Public sector, and $1,539.70 in the Private sector.

The Full-Time Adult Female Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings in May 2014 were $1,457.30 in the Public sector, and $1,200.50 in the Private sector.



For further earnings information related to sector, including a breakdown by sex, and estimates in Trend and Seasonally Adjusted terms, please refer to the time series spreadsheets in the following link or click on the downloads tab at the top of the page.