Median income
AUD 85,0312024 · Published threshold
AU · AUD · 2024
Australia Income Percentiles 2024: Median & Top 1%
The 2024 WID-based median annual income in Australia is AUD 85,031, or AUD 7,086 when divided by 12. The annual top-1% entry threshold is AUD 563,430. These are pre-tax national-income estimates for equal-split adults aged 20+, not employee salaries or household incomes.
Median income, average salary and income percentiles
The median is the 50th-percentile boundary, with half of adults below it and half above. The imported dataset contains percentile thresholds, not an arithmetic mean. Averaging these boundaries does not produce an average salary. A top-1% threshold is the entry boundary, not the average income of the richest 1%.
CountryAustralia
Annual pre-tax incomeAUD
Data sourceWID.world · 2024
Australia income thresholds
Selected published WID thresholds. Amounts are annual pre-tax national income, not take-home salary. Monthly equivalents divide the annual amount by 12.
| Approximate rank | Annual income (AUD) | Monthly equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| Top 50% | AUD 85,031 | AUD 7,086 |
| Top 25% | AUD 141,068 | AUD 11,756 |
| Top 10% | AUD 214,259 | AUD 17,855 |
| Top 5% | AUD 277,451 | AUD 23,121 |
| Top 1% | AUD 563,430 | AUD 46,953 |
| Top 0.1% | AUD 1,935,694 | AUD 161,308 |
Income data: 2024 · PPP: 2024 · World: 2024
How is it calculated?
Annual pre-tax national income for equal-split adults aged 20+. This WID concept is broader than salary. Country rank uses local thresholds; worldwide rank uses WID purchasing-power conversion. We use logarithmic interpolation between points and extrapolation outside them.
This estimate is outside the published threshold range; it uses extrapolation and is more uncertain.
Amounts use each country's own currency and data year. This is a rank comparison, not an exchange-rate, cost-of-living or relocation estimate.
Income tiers
The tier names are a RankMyIncome display system, not official WID classifications.
Diamond: Top 10% · Master: Top 5% · Grandmaster: Top 1% · Challenger: Top 0.1%
Data source: WID.world · Methodology (English)
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Worldwide rank of the country median
Top 12.07%USD PPP 60,513.31 · 2024
Top 1% threshold / median
6.63×2024
Reading income data for Australia
Australian taxable-income comparisons, employee earnings and household living standards use different reference populations. This table is the WID adult pre-tax national-income series. A gross salary or taxable-income percentile from another source is not directly interchangeable with it.
ABS earnings statistics · Income vs salary percentile
Income distribution explorer
Published in the imported WID series. Annual pre-tax national income, not net salary.
p10
AUD 10,856Published threshold
p25
AUD 37,924Published threshold
p50
AUD 85,031Published threshold
p75
AUD 141,068Published threshold
p90
AUD 214,259Published threshold
p95
AUD 277,451Published threshold
p99
AUD 563,430Published threshold
p99.9
AUD 1,935,694Published threshold
Common questions
What is the median income in Australia?
AUD 85,031 · 2024. Published in the imported WID series. Annual pre-tax national income, not net salary.
What is the top 10% income in Australia?
AUD 214,259 · 2024. Published in the imported WID series. Annual pre-tax national income, not net salary.
Is this a salary percentile?
WID pre-tax national income is broader than salary. These are adult income ranks, not employee salary percentiles.
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Compare adult median income
Australian employee earnings, taxable income and household disposable income use different definitions from WID pre-tax national income. This page keeps that distinction when showing AUD thresholds. New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom are selected comparisons, not a regional average.
| Country | Median (USD PPP) | Income / PPP year |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 60,513.31 | 2024 / 2024 |
| New Zealand | 52,674.94 | 2024 / 2024 |
| Canada | 56,641.29 | 2024 / 2024 |
| United Kingdom | 53,114.27 | 2024 / 2024 |
The top-10% threshold is 2.52 times the median; the top-1% threshold is 6.63 times the median. These ratios compare income boundaries, not shares of total income.
Sources and interpretation
Monthly equivalents divide annual income by 12; they are not take-home pay. PPP compares national price levels, not current exchange rates or personal living costs. WID estimates may be revised.
WID.world · tptinc992j / tptincj992 · 2024 · AUD. PPP: xlcusp999i / xlcuspi999 · 2024.
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