Austria vs Germany: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence

Austria
19.42 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Germany
17.67 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Austria rank
22nd
Germany rank
25th

Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence over time

  • Austria
  • Germany
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 19.42 Percentage of full-time employment against 17.67 Percentage of full-time employment in Germany, a difference of 1.75 Percentage of full-time employment.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 22nd and Germany ranks 25th of 32 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Germany Difference Ahead
2000s 20.25 Percentage of full-time employment 17.01 Percentage of full-time employment 3.25 Percentage of full-time employment Austria
2010s 20.79 Percentage of full-time employment 18.63 Percentage of full-time employment 2.16 Percentage of full-time employment Austria
2020s 20.04 Percentage of full-time employment 21.72 Percentage of full-time employment 1.68 Percentage of full-time employment Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence, Austria or Germany?
Austria, at 19.42 Percentage of full-time employment against 17.67 Percentage of full-time employment in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Austria and Germany?
1.75 Percentage of full-time employment, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Austria and Germany rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
Austria ranks 22nd and Germany ranks 25th 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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Indicator
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Unit
Percentage of full-time employment
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
40 places, 618 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

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.