Work & incomeAustria
Median income in Austria
How much does the typical person actually live on?
Austria's median income is $50,562 PPP — #4 of 42 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2023.
Among 42 countries
- Rank
- #4 of 42
- higher is better
- Ranked behind
- 90 %
- 38 of 42 countries
In Europe: #4 of 29vs median $34,483 PPP: +47 % (better)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Median income | vs Austria |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Norway | $54,376 PPP | +$3,814 PPP |
| 3 | Netherlands | $50,677 PPP | +$115 PPP |
| 4 | Austria | $50,562 PPP | — |
| 5 | United States | $49,885 PPP | −$677 PPP |
| 6 | Switzerland | $47,605 PPP | −$2,957 PPP |
Median disposable income after tax and transfers, USD PPP (OECD) — equivalised, so it is the income of a single-person household with the same living standard, not a family’s total.
How to read this figure
Median equivalised disposable income (OECD IDD): income left after taxes and transfers, converted at purchasing power parity. Equivalised means divided down by household size, so it expresses the standard of living of a single-person household — a couple with two children reaching the same standard actually takes in about twice this figure. The median resists the distortion billionaires cause in averages, which makes it the better "how is the typical person doing" number and the denominator for affordability maths.