EUR
Austria
Austria's average monthly salary is $7,259 PPP/mo, ranked 4th of 92. And its median salary is $6,444 PPP/mo, ranked 4th of 78.
Of 27 fields published for Austria, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.
Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?
Price level
82 % of US prices
Average monthly salary
$7,259 PPP/mo
The average employee in Austria earns about $7,259 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Average annual salary
$78,301 PPP
Money's value
53.80 %
100 saved in Austria in 2000 buys what 54 buys today — 46 % of its purchasing power is gone.
What is left after the state takes its share?
Tax on pay
32.48 %
Of every $100 of gross pay at the average wage in Austria, about $32 goes to income tax and employee social contributions.
Average monthly salary
$7,259 PPP/mo
The average employee in Austria earns about $7,259 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Take-home pay
$52,869 PPP
The average job in Austria pays about $52,869 a year (PPP) after income tax and the employee's social contributions.
What does borrowing actually cost here?
Mortgage rates
3.54 %
On a €300,000 loan over 25 years, 3.54 % works out to roughly €1,508 a month.
House price growth
-1.75 %
Real house prices in Austria fell 1.8 % over the past year, adjusted for inflation.
House price growth since 2015
172.0
House prices in Austria are about 72 % higher than in 2015. That is the change, not the price: a cheaper country can show a bigger rise.
Does money in the bank keep its value?
Inflation rate
3.53 %
At 3.5 % a year, prices double in about 20 years if it holds.
Debt per person
$50,659
ranked 116th of 123
Median income
$50,562 PPP
ranked 4th of 42
Top income tax
55.00 %
ranked 34th of 37
Tax wedge
47.09 %
ranked 33rd of 36
Real policy rate
-1.28 %
ranked 47th of 53
Where Austria sits, field by field
Each dot is Austria’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.
- Average monthly salary$7,259 PPP/mo4 of 92
- Median salary$6,444 PPP/mo4 of 78
- Debt per person$50,659116 of 123
- Median income$50,562 PPP4 of 42
- Top income tax55.00 %34 of 37
- Tax wedge47.09 %33 of 36
- GDP per capita$62,93013 of 127
- Real policy rate-1.28 %47 of 53
- Electricity price€0.329/kWh29 of 33
- Take-home pay$52,869 PPP6 of 37
- Average annual salary$78,301 PPP6 of 37
- GDP growth0.62 %109 of 127
- Price level82 % of US prices107 of 125
- Tax on pay32.48 %31 of 37
- Public holidays15 days20 of 104
- Retirement age (women)60.5 years10 of 49
- House price growth-1.75 %12 of 54
- Government debt80.50 %94 of 124
- Money's value53.80 %37 of 116
- House price growth since 2015172.011 of 29
- Inflation rate3.53 %51 of 126
- Retirement age (men)65 years21 of 49
- Corporate tax23.00 %55 of 96
- Unemployment rate5.58 %70 of 124
- Currency-2.63 %37 of 71
- Mortgage rates3.54 %13 of 25
- Petrol€1.89/l14 of 27
- Cost of money
- Work & income
- Housing & living
- Macro
The money journey · average earner
Financially nearest · computed, not curated
Belgium
avg gap 11.2 pp · 27 shared fields
Most separates them: retirement age (women) — 60.5 years (Austria) vs 65 years
Luxembourg
avg gap 17.1 pp · 27 shared fields
Most separates them: government debt — 80.50 % (Austria) vs 27.00 %
Slovenia
avg gap 19 pp · 27 shared fields
Most separates them: take-home pay — $52,869 PPP (Austria) vs $40,425 PPP
Italy
avg gap 19.5 pp · 27 shared fields
Most separates them: take-home pay — $52,869 PPP (Austria) vs $38,444 PPP
| Electricity price | €0.329/kWh | ranked 29th of 33 | |
| Take-home pay | $52,869 PPP | ranked 6th of 37 | |
| Average annual salary | $78,301 PPP | ranked 6th of 37 | |
| GDP growth | 0.62 % | ranked 109th of 127 | |
| Price level | 82 % of US prices | ranked 107th of 125 | |
| Tax on pay | 32.48 % | ranked 31st of 37 | |
| Public holidays | 15 days | ranked 20th of 104 | |
| Retirement age (women) | 60.5 years | ranked 10th of 49 | |
| House price growth | -1.75 % | ranked 12th of 54 | |
| Government debt | 80.50 % | ranked 94th of 124 | |
| Money's value | 53.80 % | ranked 37th of 116 | |
| House price growth since 2015 | 172.0 | ranked 11th of 29 | |
| Inflation rate | 3.53 % | ranked 51st of 126 | |
| Retirement age (men) | 65 years | ranked 21st of 49 | |
| Corporate tax | 23.00 % | ranked 55th of 96 | |
| Unemployment rate | 5.58 % | ranked 70th of 124 | |
| Currency | -2.63 % | ranked 37th of 71 | |
| Mortgage rates | 3.54 % | ranked 13th of 25 | |
| Petrol | €1.89/l | ranked 14th of 27 |
✓ 27 fields published for Austria, every one dated and sourced · 8 not published yet
Awaiting an official source for Austria: lending rate, deposit rate, savings vs inflation, bank spread, rent, minimum wage, minimum wage (ppp), vat.
Sources for all 27 figures
- Average monthly salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Median salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Debt per person — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Median income — OECD Income Distribution Database · 2023
- Top income tax — OECD Personal Income Tax rates · 2025
- Tax wedge — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- GDP per capita — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Real policy rate — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2026-08
- Electricity price — Eurostat household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 / nrg_pc_202) · 2025-S2
- Take-home pay — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Average annual salary — OECD Average annual wages · 2025
- GDP growth — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Price level — World Bank PPP conversion factor ÷ official exchange rate (PA.NUS.PPP, PA.NUS.FCRF) · 2025
- Tax on pay — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Public holidays — Public holiday calendar (Nager.Date) · 2026
- Retirement age (women) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- House price growth — BIS residential property prices · 2025-Q4
- Government debt — IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP) · 2025
- Money's value — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- House price growth since 2015 — Eurostat House Price Index (prc_hpi_q) · 2026-Q1
- Inflation rate — Annual CPI inflation (shared satsatlas data engine: World Bank + Eurostat + SSB) · 2025
- Retirement age (men) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Corporate tax — OECD Corporate Tax Statistics · 2026
- Unemployment rate — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Currency — Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots) · 2026-09-22
- Mortgage rates — ECB Data Portal, MIR statistics · 2026-07
- Petrol — EU Oil Bulletin (European Commission, weekly fuel prices) · 2026-09-14
What changed
| 23 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -2.21 → -2.63 |
| 22 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -2.2 → -2.21 |
| 20 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -2.81 → -2.2 |
| 19 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -2.82 → -2.81 |
| 18 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -2.28 → -2.82 |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -1.82 → -2.28 |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 1.912 → 1.894 |
| 16 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -1.03 → -1.82 |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.98 → -1.03 |
| 14 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -1 → -0.98 |
| 13 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.57 → -1 |
| 12 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.63 → -0.57 |
| 11 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -1.02 → -0.63 |
| 10 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.9 → -1.02 |
| 10 Sept 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 1.784 → 1.912 |
| 10 Sept 2026 | Policy rate | 3 → 2.25 |
| 9 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.71 → -0.9 |
| 7 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.72 → -0.71 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.24 → -0.72 |
| 5 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.6 → -0.24 |