Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Austria
Austria: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and was 216,972 National currency in 2025. ▲ Rising
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Austria, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
In 2025, quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Austria stood at 216,972 National currency. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Austria peaked at 216,972 National currency in 2025 and was at its lowest, 74,473 National currency, in 1995.
Austria ranks 20th of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Austria, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 74,473 National currency | — |
| 1996 | 74,984 National currency | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 76,161 National currency | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 79,267 National currency | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 82,206 National currency | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 85,265 National currency | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 87,043 National currency | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 88,706 National currency | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 90,634 National currency | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 92,604 National currency | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 95,836 National currency | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 100,512 National currency | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 105,813 National currency | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 111,606 National currency | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 112,432 National currency | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 114,659 National currency | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 119,028 National currency | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 123,998 National currency | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 127,392 National currency | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 130,676 National currency | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 134,787 National currency | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 140,080 National currency | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 145,010 National currency | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 152,199 National currency | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 158,850 National currency | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 158,446 National currency | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 166,302 National currency | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 179,805 National currency | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 194,808 National currency | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 209,156 National currency | +7.4% |
| 2025 | 216,972 National currency | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77,418 National currency | 74,473 National currency | 82,206 National currency | 5 |
| 2000s | 97,045 National currency | 85,265 National currency | 112,432 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 134,668 National currency | 114,659 National currency | 158,850 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 187,582 National currency | 158,446 National currency | 216,972 National currency | 6 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 18.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0244 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,533 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2191 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 13,787 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1939 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Austria?
- Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Austria was 216,972 National currency in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 216,972 National currency in 2025.
- What is the lowest quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,473 National currency in 1995.
- How does Austria rank for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
- Austria ranks 20th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and salaries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table presents compensation of employees by main economic activity following the high-level categories in the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4. The components of compensation of employees, wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions, are also broken down by main economic activity. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union (27 countries) and the euro area (21 countries). In this table, the presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the QNA dataset. See User Guide on Quarterly National Accounts (QNA) in OECD Data Explorer: QNA User guide See QNA Calendar for information on advance release dates: QNA Calendar See QNA Changes for information on changes in methodology: QNA Changes See QNA TIPS for a better use of QNA data: QNA TIPS Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org