The minimum wage as a percentage of the median full-time salary of other countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development is slowly catching up to that of Australia. Figures show that from 2016 to 2019, the difference was equal to or below three percent between Australia and other OECD member countries. The proportion of minimum wage compared to the median full-time salary of Australia has fallen from 58 percent in 2000 to 54 percent in 2019.
Minimum wage as a percentage of the median full-time wage in Australia compared to other OECD nations from 2000 to 2019
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The Guardian. (2021). Minimum wage as a percentage of the median full-time wage in Australia compared to other OECD nations from 2000 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229184/australia-minimum-wage-as-a-percent-of-median-full-time-wage/
The Guardian. "Minimum Wage as a Percentage of The Median Full-time Wage in Australia Compared to Other Oecd Nations from 2000 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229184/australia-minimum-wage-as-a-percent-of-median-full-time-wage/
The Guardian, Minimum wage as a percentage of the median full-time wage in Australia compared to other OECD nations from 2000 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229184/australia-minimum-wage-as-a-percent-of-median-full-time-wage/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Minimum wage as a percentage of the median full-time wage in Australia compared to other OECD nations from 2000 to 2019 [Graph], The Guardian, April 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229184/australia-minimum-wage-as-a-percent-of-median-full-time-wage/