Gender wage gap in Austria

Austria: Gender wage gap was 13.8 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
13.8 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
7th
of 38 countries
All-time high
31.95 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2004
All-time low
13.8 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2024
Years of data
21
2004–2024

Gender wage gap in Austria, 2004–2024

01020302004201420242004: 32 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2005: 30.5 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2006: 30.4 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2007: 30.8 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2008: 28.6 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2009: 27.6 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2010: 26.5 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2011: 25.1 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2012: 24.5 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2013: 23.3 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2014: 22.9 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2015: 21.9 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2016: 19 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2017: 18.7 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2018: 18.1 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2019: 17.6 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2020: 17.5 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2021: 17.3 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2022: 15.9 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2023: 14.7 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile2024: 13.8 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.

Analysis

Austria recorded 13.8 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile for gender wage gap in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender wage gap in Austria peaked at 31.95 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2004 and was at its lowest, 13.8 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, in 2024.

Austria ranks 7th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.99 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 27.59 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 31.95 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 6
2010s 21.76 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 17.57 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 26.54 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 10
2020s 15.85 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 13.8 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 17.53 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 4 Costa Rica 18 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
  2. 5 Colombia 16 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
  3. 6 Mexico 14.29 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
  4. 8 Japan 13.68 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
  5. 9 Israel 12.47 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
  6. 10 United States 11.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare

See the full ranking of 49 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender wage gap in Austria?
Gender wage gap in Austria was 13.8 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest gender wage gap recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 31.95 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2004.
What is the lowest gender wage gap recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 13.8 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2024.
How does Austria rank for gender wage gap?
Austria ranks 7th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
Is gender wage gap rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Gender wage gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender wage gap
Unit
Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
49 places, 968 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains gender wage gaps defined as: 1) the unadjusted difference between median wages of men and women relative to the median wages of men, 2) the unadjusted difference between mean wages of men and women relative to the mean wages of men, 3) at the 1st decile and 4) at the 9th decile.