Australia vs United States: Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax)

Australia

1,481 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2020

United States

1,439 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2024

Australia rank

12th

United States rank

13th

Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax) over time

Australia
United States

How they compare

Australia currently reports 1,481 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,439 international-$ in 2021 prices in United States, a difference of 41.86 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1981 it was United States ahead.

Australia ranks 12th and United States ranks 13th of 47 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax)
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 47 places, 1,030 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The level of income per month below which 10% of the population falls.