Average weekly earnings are statistics representing average gross weekly earnings (before tax) of employees. The estimates are derived by dividing estimates of weekly total earnings by estimates of the number of employees.
At May 2006, the average weekly total earnings figure for all employed Tasmanian males was $851.00, an increase of 1.5% on the May 2005 figure. In the same period, the average weekly total earnings figure for all employed Tasmanian females was $588.30, an increase of 1.9% on the $577.6 recorded at May 2005.
AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS, Tasmania: Trend
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| May 2002 | May 2003 | May 2004 | May 2005 | May 2006 |
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| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
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Males | | | | | |
Full-time adult ordinary time earnings | 833.80 | 864.60 | 893.50 | 931.90 | 990.80 |
Full-time adult total earnings | 872.40 | 904.20 | 939.70 | 981.50 | 1,043.60 |
Total earnings | 723.10 | 767.90 | 788.40 | 838.30 | 851.00 |
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Females | | | | | |
Full-time adult ordinary time earnings | 729.60 | 758.70 | 774.40 | 815.10 | 858.70 |
Full-time adult total earnings | 745.20 | 771.10 | 784.90 | 828.10 | 872.50 |
Total earnings | 460.10 | 489.30 | 538.40 | 577.60 | 588.30 |
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Persons | | | | | |
Full-time adult ordinary time earnings | 797.60 | 830.50 | 853.90 | 893.10 | 945.30 |
Full-time adult total earnings | 828.40 | 861.60 | 888.40 | 930.50 | 983.30 |
Total earnings | 590.50 | 628.00 | 669.30 | 714.80 | 727.50 |
Source: Average Weekly Earnings (cat. no. 6302.0).
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These statistics relate to a Tasmania Together benchmark.