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

Latest (2015)
0.3468 compared to all private employees
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
24th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.3468 compared to all private employees
in 2015
All-time low
0.1348 compared to all private employees
in 2005
Years of data
14
2002–2015

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Australia, 2002–2015

00.10.20.32002200820152002: 0.158 compared to all private employees2003: 0.237 compared to all private employees2004: 0.255 compared to all private employees2005: 0.135 compared to all private employees2006: 0.183 compared to all private employees2007: 0.208 compared to all private employees2008: 0.245 compared to all private employees2009: 0.223 compared to all private employees2010: 0.246 compared to all private employees2011: 0.327 compared to all private employees2012: 0.34 compared to all private employees2013: 0.297 compared to all private employees2014: 0.315 compared to all private employees2015: 0.347 compared to all private employees

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female (compared to all private employees) in Australia, 2002 to 2015.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 21 Honduras 0.3601 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 22 Luxembourg 0.3577 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 23 Argentina 0.3495 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 25 Mexico 0.2838 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 26 Brazil 0.2765 compared to all private employees compare
  6. 27 Spain 0.2433 compared to all private employees compare

See the full ranking of 60 places →

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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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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female (compared to all private employees)
Unit
compared to all private employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 741 data points, 2000–2021
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