Wage Changes in the twelve months to August 2011:
Full-time Male adult total earnings rose from $1,414.90 to $1,490.70 per week, a rise of 5.36%.
Full-time Female adult total earnings rose from $1,132.10 to $1,182.40 per week, a rise of 4.44%.
Combined Full-time adult total earnings rose by 5.1% in the 12 months to August 2011, based on the ABS – Average Weekly Earnings, Seasonally Adjusted Series (cat. no. 6302.0)
Based on the new weekly averages, the annual average for August 2011 was:
- $77,516.40 Males
- $61,484.80 Females
These are mean averages, not median average, which is often about 85% of the mean average. Source:Â www.abcdiamond.com/australia/australian-median-wage
85% of the above would put the median annual wage, for August 2011 at about:
- $65,900 Males
- $52,250 Females
Seasonally Adjusted Male Full Time average weekly total earnings by State
| State | Aug-2011 | Annual Rise | Aug-2010 | Annual Rise |
| NSW | $1,478.00 | 4.24% | $1,417.90 | 4.32% |
| VIC | $1,409.40 | 2.55% | $1,374.40 | 4.47% |
| QLD | $1,467.70 | 4.38% | $1,406.10 | 4.89% |
| SA | $1,350.70 | 6.25% | $1,271.30 | 2.53% |
| WA | $1,813.10 | 12.20% | $1,615.90 | 6.02% |
| TAS | $1,267.70 | 6.89% | $1,186.00 | 4.35% |
| NT | $1,525.80 | 5.29% | $1,449.10 | 9.91% |
| ACT | $1,653.20 | 4.56% | $1,581.10 | 7.87% |