SENATOR THE HON KATY GALLAGHER
MINISTER FOR FINANCE
MINISTER FOR WOMEN
MINISTER FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE
MINISTER FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES

THE HON AMANDA RISHWORTH MP
MINISTER FOR EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data released today reveals Australia’s gender pay gap is at the lowest ever level since records began, at 11.5 per cent.

This means Australian women working full-time now earning, on average, more than $250 a week more since the Albanese Government was elected in May 2022.

Encouragingly, the data shows that women’s workforce participation has also hit a record high, growing to 63.5 per cent, with more women are working more hours.

Reducing the gender pay gap has been at the centre of the Albanese Government’s economic policies over the past three years, with key measures such a better wages for workers in the care economy, improving workplace laws to deal with gender undervaluation, improving gender pay gap reporting, banning pay secrecy provisions and investing in skills and training through fee-free TAFE all working to improve what women earn in Australia. 

The Albanese Government will continue to support policies that reduce the gender pay gap and ensure women earn more and keep more of what they earn.