Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Australia
Australia: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female was 0.3468 compared to all private employees in 2015. ▲ Rising
Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Australia, 2002–2015
Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to all private employees.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Australia is 0.3468 compared to all private employees, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 157.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Australia peaked at 0.3468 compared to all private employees in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1348 compared to all private employees, in 2005.
That places Australia 24th out of 60 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Australia, year by year
| Year | compared to all private employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.158 compared to all private employees | — |
| 2003 | 0.2368 compared to all private employees | +49.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2551 compared to all private employees | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1348 compared to all private employees | -47.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1832 compared to all private employees | +35.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2077 compared to all private employees | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 0.245 compared to all private employees | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2235 compared to all private employees | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2465 compared to all private employees | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3271 compared to all private employees | +32.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3405 compared to all private employees | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2967 compared to all private employees | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3149 compared to all private employees | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3468 compared to all private employees | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2055 compared to all private employees | 0.1348 compared to all private employees | 0.2551 compared to all private employees | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3121 compared to all private employees | 0.2465 compared to all private employees | 0.3468 compared to all private employees | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 21 Honduras 0.3601 compared to all private employees compare
- 22 Luxembourg 0.3577 compared to all private employees compare
- 23 Argentina 0.3495 compared to all private employees compare
- 25 Mexico 0.2838 compared to all private employees compare
- 26 Brazil 0.2765 compared to all private employees compare
- 27 Spain 0.2433 compared to all private employees 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 public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Australia?
- Public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Australia was 0.3468 compared to all private employees in 2015, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3468 compared to all private employees in 2015.
- What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1348 compared to all private employees in 2005.
- How does Australia rank for public sector wage premium, by gender: female?
- Australia ranks 24th out of 60 countries with data for 2015.
- Is public sector wage premium, by gender: female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.2%. 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 Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female (compared to all private employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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