Australia

Australia — Average salary

AU desk: Australia first; New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom, euro area, Korea and Taiwan alongside.

$3,926

+$281 (+7.7%)

As of 2021 | 2021 PPP $ per month

Latest: $3,926 2021
Previous year: $3,645 2020
Min: $387 1990
Max: $3,926 2021

Year	Value
2021	$3,926
2020	$3,645
2019	$3,526
2018	$3,414
2017	$3,314
2016	$3,308
2015	$3,130
2014	$3,137
2013	$3,087
2012	$2,996
2011	$2,899
2010	$2,774
2009	$2,632
2008	$2,611
2007	$2,473
2006	$2,353
2005	$2,273
2004	$2,158
2003	$2,096
2002	$2,052
2001	$2,185
1995	$477
1994	$456
1993	$437

#CountryAverage salaryChangeYear

8United States$6,273+$288 (+4.8%)2025 21Korea, Rep.$4,525+$511 (+12.7%)2022 22Singapore$4,420+$191 (+4.5%)2021 29New Zealand$4,064+$462 (+12.8%)2022 31Australia$3,926+$281 (+7.7%)2021 33United Kingdom$3,862+$95 (+2.5%)2025

44Japan$2,809+$85 (+3.1%)2021

77China$1,435+$129 (+9.9%)2022

What average monthly earnings are

Average monthly earnings of employees (ILOSTAT EAR_EMTA_SEX_CUR_NB) are the mean gross monthly pay of employees, both sexes, converted to constant 2021 PPP dollars. Latest for Australia: $3,926 in 2021.

This is not take-home pay: it is a national mean, before tax, for employees only, and survey coverage differs by country. From 1990 to 2021 (27 years): latest $3,926 (2021), previous year $3,645 (2020); low $387 (1990), high $3,926 (2021).