Quality of life · Work & earnings
As at 14 October 2026 · official data unless labelled
Average annual gross earnings
What the numbers are telling us
Average annual gross earnings was A$100,969 (US$70,736 at purchasing power parity) in 2024, up 0.45% on the previous reading (US$70,422, at purchasing power parity).
In Australian dollars at the World Bank's household-consumption purchasing power parity for 2024: A$1.427 per US$.
It is close to its 10-year average of US$70,609 at purchasing power parity.
Across 34 OECD countries (2024), Australia ranks 10th best of 34 on earnings, above the median of A$86,248 (US$60,423 at purchasing power parity).
Why it matters
What full-time equivalent employees earn before tax, converted at purchasing power parity.
What it should be
There is no official target, so Australia is judged against comparable countries: higher than the OECD median is better. The OECD median is US$60,423.
Every figure on this page is calculated from the stored official series (OECD, How's Life? Current well-being (OECD WISE)); the summary is written from the numbers, not edited by hand.