General Income Report 2010
STATISTICS AUSTRIA has compiled its sixth General Income Report under the Federal Constitutional Act on the Limitation of Holders of Public Offices (available in German only) on behalf of the Audit Office. The Report refers to the years 2008 and 2009 and provides statistics on the income of all employees (primarily broken down by sector, occupational group and job position), all self-employed persons (primarily broken down by sector) and all pensioners (primarily broken down by pension type and pension insurance company) in Austria.
In 2009, the 3 990 888 employees earned an average of €23 602 Euro (gross). The lowest incomes were to be found among blue collar workers, who accounted for 38% of employees and earned an average of €17 874. By contrast, the highest median incomes were earned by civil servants, at €47 848 (6%). Female employees continued to earn significantly less in 2009 than their male colleagues. In 2009 their mean income (apprentices included) was 60% of the mean male income, with the discrepancy less pronounced in the public sector than in the private sector of the economy. The difference in income is due in part to the high proportion of women among part-time employees.
The latest income data available for self-employed persons dates from 2007. Significant differences were noted here between the individual economic branches. The highest incomes by far were recorded by self-employed persons in the health sector with a mean gross annual income of €27 956; the lowest incomes were to be found among self-employed persons involved in carrying out public or personal services (€8 808).
In 2009, the mean gross annual income of pensioners resident in Austria was €16 905. The pension level depends greatly on the type of retirement benefit. The highest incomes were noted among old-age pensioners, followed by recipients of disablement and disability pensions. The lowest incomes were claimed by orphans.
The General Income Report 2010 also documents differences in income by Länder. Employees in Lower Austria earned the most on average, at €26 468, the lowest mean incomes recorded in Tyrol (€22 539).
The tables of the Statistical Annex are also provided in EXCEL format as a tool designed to enable further calculations.
Please consult our German website for tables and charts containing further information.
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