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General income report

Number of employees
2021
4 515 853
Gone up 1.5 % compared to 2020
Gross annual income (median) of employees
2021
31 407 Euro
Gone up 3.8 % compared to 2020
Net annual income (median) of employees
2021
23 617 Euro
Gone up 2,9 % compared to 2020

The General income report under the Federal Constitutional Act on the Limitation of Holders of Public Offices (Bezügebegrenzungsgesetz) is prepared every other year on behalf of the Court of Audit and relates to the two previous years. The report depicts average incomes, broken down by women and men, and – in compliance with the legal remit – broken down by sector, occupational group and job position. The very detailed evaluations are based on administrative data (wage tax data, income tax data, data from the Federation of Social Insurance), supplemented by data from the microcensus. The report offers a presentation and analysis of the incomes of employees, self-employed persons and pensioners. In addition to the development of incomes since 1998, the first reporting year from which a uniform database is available, the report also includes a comparison of the federal provinces. A Statistical Annex provides detailed tables.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, General Income Report 2022, Wage Tax Data and data from the Federation of Social Insurance. Compiled on 1 March 2023. – Without apprentices.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, General Income Report 2022, Wage Tax Data, data from the Federation of Social Insurance. Compiled on 20 December 2022. – Without apprentices. – Gross annual income according to § 25 EStG. – Net annual income corresponds to the gross annual income according to § 25 EStG less the total social security contributions and less the total wage tax (before employee assessment).

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, General Income Report 2022, Wage Tax Data and data from the Federation of Social Insurance. Compiled on 20 December 2022. – Without apprentices. "Total" also includes not-selected ÖNACE 2008-sections.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, General Income Report 2022, Wage Tax Data, data from the Federation of Social Insurance and Microcensus Survey Data. Compiled on 20 December 2022. – Without apprentices. Employed persons over the age of 15 residing in Austria. "Total" includes also armed forces occupations.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, General Income Report 2022, Wage Tax Data and data from the Federation of Social Insurance. Compiled on 20 December 2022. – Without apprentices.

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2024-12-20 calendar-alt General income report 2024
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