Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Australia
Australia: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages was 31,225 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025. ▲ Rising
Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Australia, 1985–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollars, exchange rate converted.
Analysis
In 2025, real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Australia stood at 31,225 US dollars, exchange rate converted. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Australia peaked at 31,225 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23,721 US dollars, exchange rate converted, in 1990.
Australia ranks 4th of 26 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24,520 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 23,745 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 26,234 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 5 |
| 1990s | 25,313 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 23,721 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 26,644 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,106 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 26,202 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 27,974 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,822 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 27,698 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 30,310 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,574 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 29,762 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 31,225 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 Luxembourg 36,365 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 2 United Kingdom 32,912 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 3 Ireland 31,730 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 5 Germany 29,303 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 6 Belgium 28,590 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 7 New Zealand 28,311 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.4887 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 2.05 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 1.49 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.6693 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.9423 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 61,369 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Australia?
- Real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Australia was 31,225 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 31,225 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025.
- What is the lowest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,721 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
- Australia ranks 4th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.