Local Salaries · Austria
What is a good salary in 🇦🇹 Austria (Vienna)?
The median is about $4,145/month; top-10% earners clear $8,583/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $1,840 | $22,080 | 1,628 EUR/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $4,145 | $49,740 | 3,668 EUR/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $6,080 | $72,960 | 5,381 EUR/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $8,583 | $102,996 | 7,596 EUR/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $15,535 | $186,420 | 13,748 EUR/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $60,360 (2025) and Gini 31.2. Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇫🇮 Finland — median $4,147/mo
- 🇸🇪 Sweden — median $4,250/mo
- 🇸🇬 Singapore — median $4,329/mo
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands — median $4,367/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Austria
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Austria?
- The median wage is about $4,145/month ($49,740/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $6,080/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $8,583/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Austria?
- Roughly $8,583/month ($102,996/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $15,535/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Austria?
- A minimum-wage figure for Austria is not available here — No minimum-wage figure available: not published by ILOSTAT for this country and not curated.
- How are these Austria salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($60,360, 2025) and the Gini index (31.2). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.