Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Australia
Australia: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence was 19.95 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025. ▲ Rising
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Australia, 1985–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of full-time employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Australia is 19.95 Percentage of full-time employment, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Australia peaked at 20.85 Percentage of full-time employment in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.6 Percentage of full-time employment, in 1985.
Australia ranks 20th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.1 Percentage of full-time employment | 10.6 Percentage of full-time employment | 13.06 Percentage of full-time employment | 5 |
| 1990s | 14.53 Percentage of full-time employment | 12.15 Percentage of full-time employment | 17.77 Percentage of full-time employment | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.23 Percentage of full-time employment | 15.99 Percentage of full-time employment | 18.95 Percentage of full-time employment | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.74 Percentage of full-time employment | 18.49 Percentage of full-time employment | 20.57 Percentage of full-time employment | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.68 Percentage of full-time employment | 18.99 Percentage of full-time employment | 20.85 Percentage of full-time employment | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 17 Iceland 21 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 18 Mexico 20.79 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 19 Greece 20.2 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 21 OECD 19.61 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 22 Austria 19.42 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 23 Costa Rica 19.27 Percentage of full-time employment compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Australia?
- Incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Australia was 19.95 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.85 Percentage of full-time employment in 2022.
- What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6 Percentage of full-time employment in 1985.
- How does Australia rank for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
- Australia ranks 20th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.