Australia vs OECD: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence over time
- Australia
- OECD
How they compare
Australia currently reports 19.95 Percentage of full-time employment against 19.61 Percentage of full-time employment in OECD, a difference of 0.34 Percentage of full-time employment.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was OECD ahead.
Australia ranks 20th and OECD ranks 21st of 32 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.04 Percentage of full-time employment | 22.35 Percentage of full-time employment | 6.31 Percentage of full-time employment | OECD |
| 2000s | 17.23 Percentage of full-time employment | 22.27 Percentage of full-time employment | 5.03 Percentage of full-time employment | OECD |
| 2010s | 19.74 Percentage of full-time employment | 22.14 Percentage of full-time employment | 2.4 Percentage of full-time employment | OECD |
| 2020s | 19.62 Percentage of full-time employment | 20.69 Percentage of full-time employment | 1.07 Percentage of full-time employment | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence, Australia or OECD?
- Australia, at 19.95 Percentage of full-time employment against 19.61 Percentage of full-time employment in OECD as of 2025.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Australia and OECD?
- 0.34 Percentage of full-time employment, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and OECD?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Australia and OECD rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
- Australia ranks 20th and OECD ranks 21st of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains series on the incidence of low-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning less than two-thirds of gross median earnings of all full-time workers; the incidence of high-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning more than one-and-half time gross median earnings of all full-time workers.