Work & incomeAustralia
Minimum wage in Australia
What must a month of work pay, at minimum, in what it buys?
Australia's minimum wage is $2,819 PPP/mo — #3 of 85 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2024.
$2,819PPP/mo
Source: ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median)
The law in Australia sets the floor at about $2,819 a month, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Among 85 countries
- Rank
- #3 of 85
- higher is better
- Ranked behind
- 96 %
- 82 of 85 countries
vs median $619 PPP/mo: +356 % (better)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Minimum wage (PPP) | vs Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | $3,804 PPP/mo | +$986 PPP/mo |
| 2 | United Kingdom | $2,902 PPP/mo | +$83 PPP/mo |
| 3 | Australia | $2,819 PPP/mo | — |
| 4 | New Zealand | $2,673 PPP/mo | −$146 PPP/mo |
| 5 | South Korea | $2,362 PPP/mo | −$457 PPP/mo |
Statutory gross monthly minimum wage in PPP international dollars (ILO). Reaches 82 countries where the euro field reaches 22 — a different currency basis and collection, so it is its own field. Countries with no statutory minimum (the Nordics, Austria, Italy…) are empty by design.
How to read this figure
The statutory gross monthly minimum wage from the ILO, in PPP international dollars — what the law requires a month of full-time work to pay, measured in what that pay buys locally. A separate field from the euro minimum wage: different currency basis and collection, and it reaches 82 countries against Eurostat’s 22. The same caveat applies — countries without a statutory minimum (the Nordics, Austria, Italy…) are empty because their wage floors live in collective agreements, not in law.