Austria
PPP-adjusted average annual wage
$78,301 2025
Austria reports a 2025 average annual wage of 78,301 USD PPP in constant prices. Consumer price indices for 2024 indicate most categories fall below the United States benchmark. Transport costs exceed the reference level while housing and health prices are substantially lower. Wage and price datasets remain separate observations requiring distinct interpretation.
1-Year Change
+0.8%
vs 2024
5-Year Change
+3.3%
vs 2020
Overall Price Level
77.1
2024 · United States = 100
Wage data: 2025 · Price data: 2024
Wage History
Track PPP-adjusted average annual wages in constant prices over time.
PPP-adjusted annual wage (USD)
USD PPP, constant 2025 prices
Wage Key Facts
Latest Wage
$78,301
Latest Year
2025
1-Year Change
+0.8%
5-Year Change
+3.3%
10-Year Change
+5.5%
Historical Peak
$78,301
Peak Year
2025
Change From Peak
0.0%
What the Wage Trend Shows
The latest average annual wage reached 78,301 USD PPP in 2025. This value marks a 0.77% increase from the prior year and equals the historical peak.
Five-year growth stands at 3.27% while the ten-year change measures 5.53%. Cumulative expansion since 1990 totals 30.63% across the full observation period.
Consumer Price Levels
Compare eight consumer price categories with the United States benchmark of 100.
United States = 100
What Prices Look Like
Highest: Transport
Transport has the highest relative price level among the available categories, at 115 (United States = 100).
Lowest: Housing
Housing is the lowest at 62.3, −37.7 index points against the United States benchmark.
Overall vs United States
The overall price level is 77.1, below the United States benchmark (−22.9 index points).
Wage and Price Snapshot
Read the latest wage record and the selected price benchmark together, without merging their years.
Overall consumption prices registered an index of 77.1 in 2024 against the United States benchmark. This aggregate level sits 22.9 points below the reference value.
Transport costs reached 115, exceeding the United States by 15 points as the sole category above benchmark. Housing prices were markedly lower at 62.3, a 37.7 point deficit.
Health services indexed at 62.7 while food measured 93.8 relative to the United States. Both categories demonstrate significant price differentials from the benchmark.
- Latest wage recordWage year 2025
- $78,301
- Price category coveragePrice year 2024
- 8 of 8
- Relative to United States7 below, 0 at 100
- 1 above
Compare Austria
See how Austria's wages and price levels compare with other OECD economies.
Denmark$78,0902025−0.3%lower
Belgium$80,0092025+2.2%higher
Netherlands$80,1362025+2.3%higher
Germany$76,2852025−2.6%lower
Norway$73,4622025−6.2%lower
Australia$72,0182025−8.0%lower
Ireland$70,1132025−10.5%lower
United States$86,9772025+11.1%higher
Canada$67,9012025−13.3%lower
United Kingdom$66,2992025−15.3%lower
Switzerland$92,2852025+17.9%higher
Slovenia$63,3762025−19.1%lowerSimilar Economies
How to Read This Country Page
Three boundaries keep wage and price comparisons from being misread.
- Wage basis
- The annual wage is expressed in USD PPP at constant 2025 prices. It is an average, not a median wage, local-currency amount, or take-home figure.
- Years stay separate
- The latest wage year and the price year do not have to match. Price controls read only 2022, 2023, or 2024 and never substitute another year.
- Price benchmark
- 100 represents the United States price level. A value of 120 is reported here as 20 index points above that benchmark.
Data Coverage and Limits
See which years are actually present before comparing wage and price records.
Wage observations cover 35 years from 1990 through 2025 in this dataset. The series includes 36 reported values starting at 59,942 USD PPP.
Price data availability is limited within the observed time horizon. Only 2024 currently offers complete category breakdowns for consumer price comparison.
Historical wage records provide continuous annual data since 1990. This extensive temporal span enables multi-decade trend examination for Austrian earnings.
- Wage observations
- 36
- Wage coverage
- 1990-2025
- Price categories · 2024
- 8 of 8
- Price categories · 2023
- 0 of 8
- Price categories · 2022
- 0 of 8
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average annual wage in Austria?
The average annual wage in Austria is 78,301 USD PPP for 2025. This measure applies constant 2025 prices with purchasing power parity adjustment. It represents the most recent observation available.
How has the average wage changed in Austria?
Average wages grew 0.77% over one year and 3.27% over five years. The ten-year change registers 5.53% growth since 2015. Long-term accumulation reaches 30.63% from the 1990 starting point.
What are consumer price levels like in Austria?
Consumer price levels for 2024 place overall consumption at 77.1 relative to the United States. Transport exceeds the benchmark by 15 points while housing falls 37.7 points below. Category values for 2022 and 2023 are unavailable.
Is the average wage in Austria close to its historical peak?
Yes, the 2025 average wage of 78,301 USD PPP equals the historical peak exactly. There is zero percent difference between the current value and the record high. This indicates Austrian wages have reached their maximum observed level.
Wage data
OECD Average Annual Wages
Price data
OECD Comparative Price Levels
Reported coverage
Wages through 2025 · Prices through 2024