Austria
Data verified August 2026 · Sources
Austria closes 2025 at a PPP-adjusted average wage of $78,301, matching its own series high — negotiated sectoral floors underpin a level that consumer prices index at 77.1, well below the United States benchmark.
Austria at a Glance
1Y Change
+0.8%
5Y Change
+3.3%
10Y Change
+5.5%
Historical Peak
$78,301 2025
Change From Peak
At the historical peak
Overall Price Level
77.1
Austria’s Wage Story
Follow how PPP-adjusted average annual wages have changed in Austria using constant-price OECD data.
USD PPP, constant prices · missing years shown as gaps, never interpolated
Ten Years Ago
$74,198 (2015)
Historical Peak
$78,301 2025
Latest Wage
$78,301 2025
Data Coverage
Wage history: 1990–2025
Reported observations: 36
Missing wage years: None
Latest price data: 2024 · 8 of 8 categories available
Slower Steps at a Record Level
The Austrian wage record shows +5.5% growth across a decade, with +3.3% over five years and a more modest +0.8% in the latest year. Because the 2025 figure of $78,301 is also the series peak, every preceding observation sits below it — the pace has slowed precisely because the level has reached its ceiling. A decade earlier the reading was $74,198 in 2015, so the ten-year gain is real but spread thinly across the period.
Negotiated Floors Behind the Steady Climb
Sectoral wage floors negotiated at industry level do much of the work that statutory minimums do elsewhere, giving the Austrian series a steadier floor than its headline volatility might suggest. A +0.8% latest-year change at a record high reads as consolidation, not weakness; the broader +5.5% decade gain confirms the upward direction that brought it here. The five-year pace of +3.3% accounts for most of that ten-year movement, marking the recent half-decade as the stronger stretch. Slowing momentum at a record is still momentum: the direction never turned, only the stride shortened.
A Wide but Ordinary Price Gap
Austria's overall price level for 2024 reads 77.1 on the US-referenced scale, leaving a margin of 22.9 index points under the benchmark. Read it as a relative standing, never as a price tag in euros, and keep it apart from the wage trajectory discussed earlier. Austria's wage history, for reference, covers 1990 through 2025 with 36 observations.
Austria’s Everyday Price Profile
Compare eight consumer price categories in Austria with the United States reference value of 100.
Overall
Food
Clothing
Housing
Health
Transport
Recreation
Restaurants & Accommodation
What Stands Out
Highest: Transport
Transport has the highest relative price level of the 8 reported categories in 2024, at 115 against the United States reference of 100. That is +15.0 index points from the benchmark and 19.2 points ahead of the next category, Recreation at 95.8.
Lowest: Housing
Housing is the lowest of the reported categories in 2024 at 62.3, −37.7 index points against the United States benchmark of 100. The spread between the highest and lowest reported categories is 52.7 index points, which shows how uneven the 2024 price profile is across categories.
Overall vs United States
The overall price level for 2024 is 77.1, below the United States benchmark (−22.9 index points). Looking across the profile, of the 8 reported categories, 1 reads above 100 and 7 below it, so the overall figure summarizes a spread of category positions rather than a uniform level.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Austria
What is the average annual wage in Austria?
Austria's 2025 average wage is $78,301. The 2025 reading also marks the series peak.
How has the average wage changed in Austria?
Over ten years the wage rose +5.5%, with +3.3% across five years and +0.8% in the most recent year. Since the latest value is the series maximum, growth has naturally decelerated near the top. Each figure compares against its precise target year.
What are consumer price levels like in Austria?
Austria's overall consumer price index is 77.1 for 2024, below the US at 100. That is a relative index standing, not a dollar amount or inflation rate.
Is Austria's wage at a record high?
Yes. The 2025 figure of $78,301 is the highest in Austria's available series. The +5.5% ten-year change shows the climb that brought it to that ceiling.