Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Australia

Australia: Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency was 0.2652 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.2652
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
22nd
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.2652
in 2015
All-time low
0.223
in 2002
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Australia, 2001–2015

00.10.20.32001200820152001: 0.2242002: 0.2232003: 0.2272004: 0.2312005: 0.232006: 0.2382007: 0.2482008: 0.2492009: 0.2552010: 0.262011: 0.2542012: 0.2622013: 0.2652014: 0.2652015: 0.265

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.2652 for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in 2015. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Australia peaked at 0.2652 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.223, in 2002.

Australia ranks 22nd of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, total in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 0.2238
2002 0.223 -0.4%
2003 0.2274 +2.0%
2004 0.2314 +1.7%
2005 0.2301 -0.5%
2006 0.2382 +3.5%
2007 0.2479 +4.1%
2008 0.249 +0.5%
2009 0.2549 +2.4%
2010 0.2603 +2.1%
2011 0.2538 -2.5%
2012 0.2622 +3.3%
2013 0.2649 +1.0%
2014 0.2647 -0.1%
2015 0.2652 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2362 0.223 0.2549 9
2010s 0.2619 0.2538 0.2652 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 19 Dominican Republic 0.4862 compare
  2. 20 Philippines 0.356 compare
  3. 21 Bangladesh 0.3362 compare
  4. 23 Norway 0.2413 compare
  5. 24 Denmark 0.2401 compare
  6. 25 India 0.238 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Australia?
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Australia was 0.2652 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2652 in 2015.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.223 in 2002.
How does Australia rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency?
Australia ranks 22nd out of 72 countries with data for 2015.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
72 places, 977 data points, 1981–2021
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