fairystar32 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 The radio said this week the average wage is $80k, is this right? I cannot find any info other than 2012 figures, which is MUCH less, just interested where hubbys wages stands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Don't think so, I believe it is about $65-70k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairystar32 Posted February 8, 2014 Author Share Posted February 8, 2014 I thought so too, radio was saying average wage was now $80k and had dropped from last yr, was on the news?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballnotsoccer Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Depends on the occupation of Hubby to see where he stands, methinks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee13 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 The mean wage which is commonly construed as average is often misleading because of the higher income earners which represent a low bracket in the standard distribution. Therefore $73k is the 2013 national full time average inclusive of the bracket which involves those in mining, medical practitioners, sportspersons, top end business moguls who earn between 200-400K for example. This will skew the mean range. 56k is probably indicative of national average with part time included. But If you look at median income distributions you will get a better trend of what's not in fantasyland. That would put it around $48k. We refer to full time wage distribution though. Not across casual Or part time. Income by state can also vary, with WA and ACT the highest medians. Heres a good article http://mattcowgill.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/what-is-the-typical-australians-income-in-2013/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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