1367.0 - State and Territory Statistical Indicators, 2011  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 22/11/2011   
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AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS



Graph Image for Average Weekly Earnings by Sex, NSW

Footnote(s): Full-time adult ordinary time (trend)

Source(s): Average Weekly Earnings, Australia (cat. no. 6302.0)




Graph Image for Average Weekly Earnings, NSW and Australia

Footnote(s): Full-time adult ordinary time (trend)

Source(s): Average Weekly Earnings, Australia (cat. no. 6302.0)



  • In trend terms, average weekly full-time ordinary time earnings (AWOTE) in the August 2011 quarter in NSW for males was $1,418.20, a rise of 5.1% from the same time 12 months earlier and for females $1,210.10, an increase of 4.5% over the same period.
  • AWOTE in the August 2011 quarter in NSW stood at $1,339.50, an increase of 5.0% from the same period in 2010 compared to the Australian estimate of $1,322.60, an increase of 4.9%.

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How are average weekly earnings derived?

Weekly ordinary time earnings refers to one week's earnings of employees for the reference period, attributable to award, standard or agreed hours of work. It is calculated before taxation and any other deductions (e.g. superannuation, board and lodging) have been made.

What do ordinary time earnings include?
Award, workplace and enterprise bargaining payments, and other agreed base rates of pay, over-award and over-agreed payments, penalty payments, shift and other allowances; commissions and retainers; bonuses and similar payments related to the reference period; payments under incentive or piecework; payments under profit sharing schemes normally paid each pay period; payment for leave taken during the reference period; all workers' compensation payments made through the payroll; and salary payments made to directors.

What do ordinary time earnings exclude?
Amounts salary sacrificed, non-cash components of salary packages, overtime payments, retrospective pay, pay in advance, leave loadings, severance, termination and redundancy payments, and other payments not related to the reference period.