States and territories
The same job title, eight different lines
These are not cost-of-living scores. They are what full-time adults earn in ordinary hours, before tax and before super.
States and territories
Eight pegs, one national line
Each peg is full-time adult ordinary-time earnings. The dashed line is index 100, the Australian figure.
| Place | Index | Weekly | Annualised | Men, weekly | Women, weekly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 101.2 | $2,108.80 | $109,658 | $2,204.50 | $1,970.70 |
| Victoria | 98 | $2,041.10 | $106,137 | $2,140.90 | $1,889.60 |
| Queensland | 97.9 | $2,039.70 | $106,064 | $2,122.00 | $1,908.20 |
| South Australia | 94.6 | $1,970.20 | $102,450 | $2,043.20 | $1,858.00 |
| Western Australia | 106.9 | $2,227.40 | $115,825 | $2,378.70 | $1,945.10 |
| Tasmania | 88.6 | $1,846.30 | $96,008 | $1,854.90 | $1,830.20 |
| Northern Territory | 95.2 | $1,984.10 | $103,173 | $2,095.30 | $1,853.50 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 109.9 | $2,290.20 | $119,090 | $2,331.90 | $2,244.20 |
The gap between men and women here is an average of different jobs and hours, not a like-for-like comparison. Read what the index leaves out.