Australia vs United States of America: Average monthly earnings of public sector employees
Average monthly earnings of public sector employees over time
- Australia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 6,220 against 6,184 in Australia, a difference of 36.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 46th and United States of America ranks 45th of 63 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,644 | 3,358 | 286.27 | Australia |
| 2010s | 5,188 | 4,151 | 1,038 | Australia |
| 2020s | 6,149 | 4,934 | 1,215 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average monthly earnings of public sector employees, Australia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 6,220 against 6,184 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average monthly earnings of public sector employees between Australia and United States of America?
- 36, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for average monthly earnings of public sector employees?
- Australia ranks 46th and United States of America ranks 45th of 63 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Average monthly earnings of public sector employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The earnings of employees relate to the gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.