Condition
Gender pay gap
Has the gap between men's and women's full-time pay narrowed?
Gender pay gap: 14.1% in May 2022, 11.3% in May 2026. The lowest level in figures back to 1994.
- Latest
- 11.3%
- Since the government took office
- Better−2.8 pts
- Over the past year
- little changed−0.20 pts
Gender pay gap, full-time adult ordinary earnings
- Full-time adults
- Ordinary time earnings
What this is
How much less women working full-time earn on average than men working full-time, as a share of men's pay. It uses ordinary pay, before overtime.
Why it matters
It is the standard national measure of the gap, used by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency. It reflects which jobs and industries men and women work in, as well as pay rates.
More from the figures
- Women working full-time earned on average 11.3% less than men in May 2026: $1,934.50 a week against $2,181.00.
- In May 2022 the gap was 14.1%. The latest figure is the lowest since the series began in 1994.
- This compares average ordinary pay for full-time adults. It is not a comparison of men and women doing the same job, which equal pay law already requires.
How it’s calculated
(Male earnings − female earnings) ÷ male earnings, using ABS full-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings. This is the measure the Workplace Gender Equality Agency uses for the national gap. Surveyed in May and November.