Average Weekly Earnings, Australia

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

Reference period
May 2024
Released
15/08/2024
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Key statistics

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

  • Increased by 4.6% annually to $1,923.40 in May 2024.
  • For males were $2,214.70 (public), and $1,978.00 (private).
  • For females were $1,995.30 (public), and $1,698.40 (private).
Average weekly earnings, key statistics
  May 2024 ($)Yearly change (%)
TrendFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings1,924.604.5
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings1,996.404.5
All employees average weekly total earnings1,479.105.6
Seasonally AdjustedFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings (a)1,923.404.6
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings1,995.904.6
All employees average weekly total earnings (a)1,480.905.8
OriginalFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings1,923.404.6
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings1,994.304.6
All employees average weekly total earnings1,480.905.8

(a) This component is not seasonally adjusted.
 

Survey impacts and changes

Understanding compositional changes in earnings

Australia

Average weekly earnings, trend
  May 2024 ($)Yearly change (%)
MalesFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings2,015.303.9
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings2,114.303.8
All employees average weekly total earnings1,721.604.8
FemalesFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings1,784.405.6
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings1,814.005.6
All employees average weekly total earnings1,245.706.4
PersonsFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings1,924.604.5
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings1,996.404.5
All employees average weekly total earnings1,479.105.6
Average weekly earnings, seasonally adjusted
  May 2024 ($)Yearly change (%)
MalesFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings (a)2,014.303.9
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings2,113.803.9
All employees average weekly total earnings (a)1,723.805.1
FemalesFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings (a)1,782.805.7
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings1,813.305.7
All employees average weekly total earnings1,246.906.6
PersonsFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings (a)1,923.404.6
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings1,995.904.6
All employees average weekly total earnings (a)1,480.905.8

(a) This component is not seasonally adjusted.
 

Average weekly earnings, original
  May 2024 ($)Yearly change (%)
MalesFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings2,014.303.9
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings2,112.903.9
All employees average weekly total earnings1,723.805.1
FemalesFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings1,782.805.7
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings1,811.005.7
All employees average weekly total earnings1,246.406.6
PersonsFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings1,923.404.6
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings1,994.304.6
All employees average weekly total earnings1,480.905.8

Private and public sector

Average weekly earnings, by sector, original
  May 2024 ($)Yearly change (%)
AustraliaFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings1,923.404.6
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings1,994.304.6
All employees average weekly total earnings1,480.905.8
Private SectorFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings1,879.004.6
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings1,951.504.6
All employees average weekly total earnings1,413.006.0
Public SectorFull-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings2,091.804.6
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings2,156.604.4
All employees average weekly total earnings1,780.604.4

Industry

State and territory

Cash earnings (includes salary sacrifice)

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Cash earnings (includes salary sacrifice)

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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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