Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Australia
Australia: Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers was 46.43 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in 2025. βΌ Falling
Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Australia, 1985β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of average wage of full-time employees.
Analysis
Australia recorded 46.43 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees for minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Australia peaked at 58.99 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in 1991 and was at its lowest, 43.57 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees, in 2021.
That places Australia 7th out of 23 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.4 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 56.15 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 58.98 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 5 |
| 1990s | 54.63 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 50.91 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 58.99 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.05 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 44.61 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 50.26 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.49 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 43.68 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 45.16 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.07 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 43.57 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 46.56 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 4 New Zealand 54.56 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees compare
- 5 United Kingdom 51.11 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees compare
- 6 France 50.42 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees compare
- 8 Spain 46.25 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees compare
- 9 Luxembourg 45.49 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees compare
- 10 Chile 44.83 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees compare
More work & labour data for Australia
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5057 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4907 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5202 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9895 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8931 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 30,186 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 3,001 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 21,642 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 21,502 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 43,144 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Australia?
- Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Australia was 46.43 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.99 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in 1991.
- What is the lowest minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.57 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers?
- Australia ranks 7th out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
- Is minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
For cross-country comparisons, data on minimum wage levels are further supplemented with another measure of minimum wages relative to average wages, that is, the ratio of minimum wages to median earnings of full-time employees. Median rather than mean earnings provide a better basis for international comparisons as it accounts for differences in earnings dispersion across countries. However, while median of basic earnings of full-time workers - i.e. excluding overtime and bonus payments - are ideally, the preferred measure of average wages for international comparisons of minimum-to-median earnings, they are not available for a large number of countries. Minimum relative to mean earnings of full-time workers are also provided.