Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health in Australia

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

Latest (2015)
-0.3943 compared to paid wage employees
Change on year
down 28.2%
World rank
24th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.4325 compared to paid wage employees
in 2004
All-time low
-0.3943 compared to paid wage employees
in 2015
Years of data
14
2002–2015

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

-0.4-0.200.20.42002200820152002: 0.195 compared to paid wage employees2003: 0.107 compared to paid wage employees2004: 0.433 compared to paid wage employees2005: 0.248 compared to paid wage employees2006: 0.313 compared to paid wage employees2007: 0.14 compared to paid wage employees2008: 0.221 compared to paid wage employees2009: -0.182 compared to paid wage employees2010: 0.074 compared to paid wage employees2011: -0.031 compared to paid wage employees2012: -0.158 compared to paid wage employees2013: -0.244 compared to paid wage employees2014: -0.307 compared to paid wage employees2015: -0.394 compared to paid wage employees

Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to paid wage employees.

Analysis

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

That represents a change of down 28.2% on the previous year and down 259.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in Australia peaked at 0.4325 compared to paid wage employees in 2004 and was at its lowest, -0.3943 compared to paid wage employees, in 2015.

Australia ranks 24th of 24 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health (compared to paid wage employees) in Australia, 2002 to 2015.
Year compared to paid wage employees Change
2002 0.1953 compared to paid wage employees
2003 0.1072 compared to paid wage employees -45.1%
2004 0.4325 compared to paid wage employees +303.4%
2005 0.2477 compared to paid wage employees -42.7%
2006 0.3135 compared to paid wage employees +26.6%
2007 0.14 compared to paid wage employees -55.3%
2008 0.2209 compared to paid wage employees +57.8%
2009 -0.1821 compared to paid wage employees -182.4%
2010 0.0744 compared to paid wage employees -140.9%
2011 -0.0307 compared to paid wage employees -141.2%
2012 -0.1584 compared to paid wage employees +416.7%
2013 -0.2442 compared to paid wage employees +54.1%
2014 -0.3075 compared to paid wage employees +25.9%
2015 -0.3943 compared to paid wage employees +28.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1844 compared to paid wage employees -0.1821 compared to paid wage employees 0.4325 compared to paid wage employees 8
2010s -0.1768 compared to paid wage employees -0.3943 compared to paid wage employees 0.0744 compared to paid wage employees 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 21 Paraguay -0.0975 compared to paid wage employees compare
  2. 22 Russian Federation -0.1282 compared to paid wage employees compare
  3. 23 Armenia -0.1795 compared to paid wage employees compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in Australia?
Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in Australia was -0.3943 compared to paid wage employees in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4325 compared to paid wage employees in 2004.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was -0.3943 compared to paid wage employees in 2015.
How does Australia rank for public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health?
Australia ranks 24th out of 24 countries with data for 2015.
Is public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 259.2%. 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 for females, by industry: Health (compared to paid wage employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health (compared to paid wage employees)
Unit
compared to paid wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 265 data points, 2000–2021
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