Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health in Australia

Australia: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health was -0.3943 compared to all private employees in 2015. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2015)
-0.3943 compared to all private employees
Change on year
down 221.8%
World rank
23rd
of 23 countries
All-time high
0.3727 compared to all private employees
in 2004
All-time low
-0.3943 compared to all private employees
in 2015
Years of data
14
2002–2015

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health in Australia, 2002–2015

-0.4-0.200.20.42002200820152002: 0.119 compared to all private employees2003: 0.086 compared to all private employees2004: 0.373 compared to all private employees2005: 0.225 compared to all private employees2006: 0.302 compared to all private employees2007: 0.165 compared to all private employees2008: 0.245 compared to all private employees2009: -0.182 compared to all private employees2010: 0.074 compared to all private employees2011: -0.031 compared to all private employees2012: -0.158 compared to all private employees2013: -0.244 compared to all private employees2014: 0.324 compared to all private employees2015: -0.394 compared to all private employees

Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to all private employees.

Analysis

Australia recorded -0.3943 compared to all private employees for public sector wage premium, by industry: health in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 221.8% on the previous year and down 275.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by industry: health in Australia peaked at 0.3727 compared to all private employees in 2004 and was at its lowest, -0.3943 compared to all private employees, in 2015.

That places Australia 23rd out of 23 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health (compared to all private employees) in Australia, 2002 to 2015.
Year compared to all private employees Change
2002 0.1193 compared to all private employees
2003 0.0862 compared to all private employees -27.7%
2004 0.3727 compared to all private employees +332.1%
2005 0.225 compared to all private employees -39.6%
2006 0.3024 compared to all private employees +34.4%
2007 0.1651 compared to all private employees -45.4%
2008 0.2453 compared to all private employees +48.6%
2009 -0.1821 compared to all private employees -174.2%
2010 0.0744 compared to all private employees -140.9%
2011 -0.0307 compared to all private employees -141.2%
2012 -0.1584 compared to all private employees +416.7%
2013 -0.2442 compared to all private employees +54.1%
2014 0.3236 compared to all private employees -232.5%
2015 -0.3943 compared to all private employees -221.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1667 compared to all private employees -0.1821 compared to all private employees 0.3727 compared to all private employees 8
2010s -0.0716 compared to all private employees -0.3943 compared to all private employees 0.3236 compared to all private employees 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 20 Paraguay -0.0877 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 21 Russian Federation -0.1618 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 22 Armenia -0.2281 compared to all private employees compare

See the full ranking of 23 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by industry: health in Australia?
Public sector wage premium, by industry: health in Australia was -0.3943 compared to all private employees in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by industry: health recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3727 compared to all private employees in 2004.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by industry: health recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was -0.3943 compared to all private employees in 2015.
How does Australia rank for public sector wage premium, by industry: health?
Australia ranks 23rd out of 23 countries with data for 2015.
Is public sector wage premium, by industry: health rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 275.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health (compared to all private employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health (compared to all private employees)
Unit
compared to all private employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 260 data points, 2000–2021
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