Monthly earnings in Australia stood at 5,906 local currency in 2021, according to ILO ILOSTAT. The latest value is up 4.9% from 5,630 local currency in 2020. Ten years earlier, in 2011, the value was 4,425 local currency (up 33% since). The latest value is the highest since 1982; the lowest was 333 local currency in 1982. Australia ranked 34th highest of the 88 countries in this dataset in 2021; Vietnam ranked first.
Data source: ILO ILOSTAT · Unit: local currency · Category: Labor and Employment · Explore more indicators on EconDash
Monthly earnings in Australia stood at 5,906 local currency in 2021, according to ILO ILOSTAT.
The latest value is up 4.9% from 5,630 local currency in 2020. Ten years earlier, in 2011, the value was 4,425 local currency (up 33% since).
Australia ranked 34th highest of the 88 countries in this dataset in 2021; Vietnam ranked first.
The latest value is the highest since 1982; the lowest was 333 local currency in 1982.
| Indicator | Monthly earnings |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Category | Labor and Employment |
| Unit | local currency |
| Source | ILO ILOSTAT |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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International Labour Organization. (2026). Monthly earnings — Australia [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/monthly-earnings/AUS. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EAR_EMTA_SEX_CUR_NB_A&lang=en&type=label&format=.csv
International Labour Organization. "Monthly earnings — Australia." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/monthly-earnings/AUS. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EAR_EMTA_SEX_CUR_NB_A&lang=en&type=label&format=.csv.
International Labour Organization. 2026. "Monthly earnings — Australia." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/monthly-earnings/AUS. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EAR_EMTA_SEX_CUR_NB_A&lang=en&type=label&format=.csv.
@misc{econdash_monthly_earnings_aus,
author = {{International Labour Organization}},
title = {{Monthly earnings --- Australia}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/monthly-earnings/AUS},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EAR\_EMTA\_SEX\_CUR\_NB\_A\&lang=en\&type=label\&format=.csv}
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