Gender Pay Gap: methodology

What this metric measures

The difference between men’s and women’s full-time adult ordinary-time earnings, as a percentage of men’s earnings. Derived from ABS Average Weekly Earnings.

Why it matters: It measures how far women’s pay trails men’s for full-time work. A persistent gap reflects differences in pay rates, roles and industries across the workforce.

Source & provenance

Publisher

ABS 6302.0

Update frequency

semiannual

Licence

CC BY 4.0

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How the score is computed

The score is a 0–100 normalisation of the latest observation, compared to a baseline window. The traffic-light rating (RAG) reflects both the absolute level and the recent trend.

Direction

Lower is better

Trend window

24 months

Baseline

Last 10 years

{
  "red_min_pct_of_baseline": 110,
  "amber_max_pct_of_baseline": 110,
  "green_max_pct_of_baseline": 95
}