AUD
Australia
Australia's minimum wage is $2,819 PPP/mo, the 3rd highest of 85. And its currency is 10.09 %, ranked 4th of 71.
Of 24 fields published for Australia, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.
Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?
Price level
90 % of US prices
Average monthly salary
$3,926 PPP/mo
The average employee in Australia earns about $3,926 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Average annual salary
$72,018 PPP
Money's value
50.10 %
100 saved in Australia in 2000 buys what 50 buys today — 50 % of its purchasing power is gone.
What is left after the state takes its share?
Tax on pay
23.52 %
Of every $100 of gross pay at the average wage in Australia, about $24 goes to income tax and employee social contributions.
Average monthly salary
$3,926 PPP/mo
The average employee in Australia earns about $3,926 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Take-home pay
$55,077 PPP
The average job in Australia pays about $55,077 a year (PPP) after income tax and the employee's social contributions.
Minimum wage
$2,819 PPP/mo
The law in Australia sets the floor at about $2,819 a month, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
What does borrowing actually cost here?
House price growth
5.71 %
Real house prices in Australia rose 5.7 % over the past year — beyond general inflation.
Does money in the bank keep its value?
Inflation rate
2.87 %
At 2.9 % a year, prices double in about 25 years if it holds.
Retirement age (women)
67 years
ranked 46th of 49
Price level
90 % of US prices
ranked 116th of 125
Public holidays
6 days
ranked 96th of 104
Retirement age (men)
67 years
ranked 45th of 49
Take-home pay
$55,077 PPP
ranked 5th of 37
Where Australia sits, field by field
Each dot is Australia’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.
- Minimum wage$2,819 PPP/mo3 of 85
- Currency10.09 %4 of 71
- Retirement age (women)67 years46 of 49
- Price level90 % of US prices116 of 125
- Public holidays6 days96 of 104
- GDP per capita$65,13011 of 127
- Retirement age (men)67 years45 of 49
- Take-home pay$55,077 PPP5 of 37
- Debt per person$33,216108 of 123
- Tax wedge27.90 %8 of 36
- Inflation rate2.87 %30 of 123
- Average annual salary$72,018 PPP10 of 37
- GDP growth1.35 %94 of 127
- House price growth5.71 %39 of 54
- Real policy rate1.48 %16 of 53
- Average monthly salary$3,926 PPP/mo29 of 92
- Median salary$3,324 PPP/mo25 of 78
- Money's value50.10 %41 of 116
- Unemployment rate4.09 %44 of 124
- Tax on pay23.52 %14 of 37
- Corporate tax25.00 %60 of 96
- Government debt51.00 %55 of 124
- Median income$36,203 PPP20 of 42
- Top income tax47.00 %20 of 37
- Cost of money
- Work & income
- Housing & living
- Macro
The money journey · average earner
Financially nearest · computed, not curated
United Kingdom
avg gap 12.7 pp · 24 shared fields
Most separates them: house price growth — 5.71 % (Australia) vs -1.88 %
Norway
avg gap 14.1 pp · 23 shared fields
Most separates them: median income — $36,203 PPP (Australia) vs $54,376 PPP
United States
avg gap 15.8 pp · 24 shared fields
Most separates them: house price growth — 5.71 % (Australia) vs -2.07 %
Netherlands
avg gap 16.7 pp · 23 shared fields
Most separates them: currency — 10.09 % (Australia) vs -0.71 %
| Debt per person | $33,216 | ranked 108th of 123 | |
| Tax wedge | 27.90 % | ranked 8th of 36 | |
| Inflation rate | 2.87 % | ranked 30th of 123 | |
| Average annual salary | $72,018 PPP | ranked 10th of 37 | |
| GDP growth | 1.35 % | ranked 94th of 127 | |
| House price growth | 5.71 % | ranked 39th of 54 | |
| Real policy rate | 1.48 % | ranked 16th of 53 | |
| Average monthly salary | $3,926 PPP/mo | ranked 29th of 92 | |
| Median salary | $3,324 PPP/mo | ranked 25th of 78 | |
| Money's value | 50.10 % | ranked 41st of 116 | |
| Unemployment rate | 4.09 % | ranked 44th of 124 | |
| Tax on pay | 23.52 % | ranked 14th of 37 | |
| Corporate tax | 25.00 % | ranked 60th of 96 | |
| Government debt | 51.00 % | ranked 55th of 124 | |
| Median income | $36,203 PPP | ranked 20th of 42 | |
| Top income tax | 47.00 % | ranked 20th of 37 |
✓ 24 fields published for Australia, every one dated and sourced · 11 not published yet
Awaiting an official source for Australia: mortgage rate, lending rate, deposit rate, savings vs inflation, bank spread, house price growth since 2015, rent, petrol, electricity, minimum wage, vat.
Sources for all 24 figures
- Minimum wage — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2024
- Currency — Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots) · 2026-09-07
- Retirement age (women) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Price level — World Bank PPP conversion factor ÷ official exchange rate (PA.NUS.PPP, PA.NUS.FCRF) · 2025
- Public holidays — Public holiday calendar (Nager.Date) · 2026
- GDP per capita — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Retirement age (men) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Take-home pay — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Debt per person — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Tax wedge — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Inflation rate — Annual CPI inflation (shared satsatlas data engine: World Bank + Eurostat + SSB) · 2025
- Average annual salary — OECD Average annual wages · 2025
- GDP growth — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- House price growth — BIS residential property prices · 2026-Q1
- Real policy rate — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2026-07
- Average monthly salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2021
- Median salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2021
- Money's value — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Unemployment rate — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Tax on pay — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Corporate tax — OECD Corporate Tax Statistics · 2026
- Government debt — IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP) · 2025
- Median income — OECD Income Distribution Database · 2020
- Top income tax — OECD Personal Income Tax rates · 2025
What changed
| 8 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 10.04 → 10.09 |
| 7 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 10.05 → 10.04 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Government debt per person (USD) | 37699 → 33216 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Government debt (% of GDP) | 57.8834285733848 → 51 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 10.41 → 10.05 |
| 5 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 9.51 → 10.41 |
| 4 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 9.84 → 9.51 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 9.37 → 9.84 |
| 2 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 9.78 → 9.37 |
| 1 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 9.87 → 9.78 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 9.88 → 9.87 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 10.13 → 9.88 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 10.94 → 10.13 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 10.28 → 10.94 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | House price growth (real, y/y) | 5.7126 → 5.7087 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 10.14 → 10.28 |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 11.56 → 10.14 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 11.44 → 11.56 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 11.51 → 11.44 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 10.79 → 11.51 |