Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Austria

Austria: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap was 32.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
32.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
World rank
26th
of 35 countries
All-time high
35.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2006
All-time low
32.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2018
Years of data
5
2002–2018

Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Austria, 2002–2018

0102030402002201020182002: 33.9 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2006: 35.9 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2010: 35.4 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2014: 33.4 Percentage of prime-age employees wage2018: 32.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

Analysis

In 2018, wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Austria stood at 32.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Austria peaked at 35.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2006 and was at its lowest, 32.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, in 2018.

Austria ranks 26th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap in Austria, 2002 to 2018.
Year Percentage of prime-age employees wage Change
2002 33.88 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
2006 35.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage +6.1%
2010 35.43 Percentage of prime-age employees wage -1.4%
2014 33.38 Percentage of prime-age employees wage -5.8%
2018 32.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.91 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 33.88 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 35.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2
2010s 33.76 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 32.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 35.43 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 3

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 23 France 33.07 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  2. 24 Belgium 32.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  3. 25 New Zealand 32.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  4. 27 Hungary 30.77 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  5. 28 Malta 29.85 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
  6. 29 Sweden 29.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Austria?
Wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap in Austria was 32.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2018, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 35.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2006.
What is the lowest wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 32.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2018.
How does Austria rank for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
Austria ranks 26th out of 35 countries with data for 2018.
Is wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap
Unit
Percentage of prime-age employees wage
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
43 places, 726 data points, 1973–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains age wage gaps defined as the difference between mean (median) earnings of 25-54 year-olds and that of 15-24 year-olds (respectively 55-64 year-olds) relative to mean (median) earnings of 25-54 year-olds. Earnings refer to gross earnings of full-time dependent employees unless otherwise indicated.