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

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

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.
 

Six monthly movement - Average weekly ordinary time earnings, full-time adults, seasonally adjusted

Six monthly movement - Average weekly ordinary time earnings, full-time adults, seasonally adjusted

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The chart has 1 X axis displaying .
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying %. Data ranges from -0.1 to 3.5.
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Survey impacts and changes

Australia

Average weekly earnings, trend

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

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

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

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

Average weekly ordinary time earnings, full-time adults by sector, original

Average weekly ordinary time earnings, full-time adults by sector, original

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The chart has 1 X axis displaying .
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying $. Data ranges from 1200.5 to 2184.6.
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Industry

Average weekly ordinary time earnings, full-time adults by industry, original

Average weekly ordinary time earnings, full-time adults by industry, original

Bar chart with 3 data series.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying Industry.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying $. Data ranges from 1315.4 to 3049.3.
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State and territory

Average weekly ordinary time earnings, full-time adults by state, original

Average weekly ordinary time earnings, full-time adults by state, original

Bar chart with 3 data series.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying .
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying $. Data ranges from 1612.2 to 2301.6.
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Cash earnings (includes salary sacrifice)

Average weekly ordinary time cash earnings, full-time adults, original

Average weekly ordinary time cash earnings, full-time adults, original

Line chart with 3 lines.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying .
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying $. Data ranges from 1323.4 to 2021.1.
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Australia

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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.