Australia vs Germany: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages
Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages over time
- Australia
- Germany
How they compare
Australia currently reports 31,225 US dollars, exchange rate converted against 29,303 US dollars, exchange rate converted in Germany, a difference of 1,922 US dollars, exchange rate converted.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 4th and Germany ranks 5th of 26 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29,498 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 25,390 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 4,108 US dollars, exchange rate converted | Australia |
| 2020s | 30,574 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 27,101 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 3,473 US dollars, exchange rate converted | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages, Australia or Germany?
- Australia, at 31,225 US dollars, exchange rate converted against 29,303 US dollars, exchange rate converted in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages between Australia and Germany?
- 1,922 US dollars, exchange rate converted, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Germany rank globally for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
- Australia ranks 4th and Germany ranks 5th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Real minimum wages are statutory minimum wages converted into a common hourly and annual pay period for the 30 OECD countries and two other non-member countries for which they are available. Real hourly and annual minimum wages are calculated first by deflating the series using the consumer price index taking 2024 as the base year then converted into common currency units 1) US dollars (USD) and 2) USD using Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for private consumption expenditures in 2024.