Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Austria
Austria: Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued was 46.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Austria, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Austria stood at 46.3. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Austria peaked at 46.3 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23.09, in 2000.
Austria ranks 24th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.09 | — |
| 2001 | 23.58 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 24.06 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 24.8 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 25.15 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 25.56 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 25.89 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 26.19 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 26.4 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 27.85 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 28.11 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 28.74 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 29.7 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 32.5 | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 36.4 | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 36.7 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 38.5 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 41.3 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 44.3 | +7.3% |
| 2025 | 46.3 | +4.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 46.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.65, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Austria's 46.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 44.84, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.26 | 23.09 | 27.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.76 | 28.11 | 32.5 | 4 |
| 2020s | 40.58 | 36.4 | 46.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 21 Luxembourg 56.8 compare
- 22 Belgium 48.2 compare
- 23 Netherlands 47.9 compare
- 25 Canada 45.95 compare
- 26 Germany 45 compare
- 27 United States 44.67 compare
More work & labour data for Austria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2039 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2126 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1955 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5124 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,294 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,584 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,691 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,708 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,399 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Austria?
- Average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Austria was 46.3 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3 in 2025.
- What is the lowest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.09 in 2000.
- How does Austria rank for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued?
- Austria ranks 24th out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on labour cost is presented, whenever possible, in nominal terms and on the basis of the mean hourly labour cost per employee. Labour cost is the cost incurred by the employer in the employment of labour in a specified reference period. It comprises remuneration for work performed, payments in respect of time paid for but not worked, bonuses and gratuities, the cost of food, drink and other payments in kind, cost of workers' housing borne by employers, employers' social security expenditures, cost to the employer for vocational training, welfare services and miscellaneous items, such as transport of workers, work clothes and recruitment, together with taxes regarded as labour cost. For more information, refer to the Prices, Costs, and Currency Conversions (PRICES) database description.