Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Australia

Australia: Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP was 0.1737 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.1737
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
3rd
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.1737
in 2015
All-time low
0.1461
in 2002
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Australia, 2001–2015

00.050.10.152001200820152001: 0.1472002: 0.1462003: 0.1492004: 0.1522005: 0.1512006: 0.1562007: 0.1622008: 0.1632009: 0.1672010: 0.1712011: 0.1662012: 0.1722013: 0.1742014: 0.1732015: 0.174

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Australia stood at 0.1737. 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, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Australia peaked at 0.1737 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1461, in 2002.

That places Australia 3rd out of 72 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, total in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 0.1466
2002 0.1461 -0.4%
2003 0.1489 +2.0%
2004 0.1515 +1.7%
2005 0.1507 -0.5%
2006 0.156 +3.5%
2007 0.1624 +4.1%
2008 0.1631 +0.5%
2009 0.167 +2.4%
2010 0.1705 +2.1%
2011 0.1663 -2.5%
2012 0.1718 +3.3%
2013 0.1735 +1.0%
2014 0.1734 -0.1%
2015 0.1737 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1547 0.1461 0.167 9
2010s 0.1715 0.1663 0.1737 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 1 Netherlands 0.2058 compare
  2. 2 Cyprus 0.187 compare
  3. 4 Germany 0.1732 compare
  4. 5 Finland 0.1691 compare
  5. 6 Palestine, State of 0.1612 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Australia?
Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Australia was 0.1737 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1737 in 2015.
What is the lowest real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1461 in 2002.
How does Australia rank for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
Australia ranks 3rd out of 72 countries with data for 2015.
Is real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp 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 Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
72 places, 952 data points, 1990–2021
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