Income differences in Lower Austria: St. Pölten leads the list

Income differences in Lower Austria: St. Pölten leads the list

The income differences in Lower Austria are significant and depend heavily from the respective district. According to a current analysis by the Lower Austria Chamber of Lower Austria (Aknö), the gross monthly salaries vary, with St. Pölten standing out as the region with the highest average income. In 2023, the median income in St. Pölten was 2,917 euros, which is 9.9 percent above the Lower Austrian average of EUR 2,655. In contrast, the median income in the Krems-Land district with only 2,137 euros is significantly below the national average.

In total, only six districts earn more than the average. In addition to St. Pölten, these are Amstetten, Scheibbs, Gmünd and Lilienfeld as well as Waidhofen/Ybbs. In most other districts, however, the income is below 2,655 euros. The differences within the Mostviertel are striking, where Amstetten leads with 531 euros above Melk's income.

special regional characteristics

However, there are not only differences on average, the gender -specific income differences are also tremendous in some districts. In Amstetten, for example, women earn almost 42 percent less than their male colleagues, which is due to the poor representation in management positions.

The income level in the central area, which includes St. Pölten-Land and Tulln, follows the Mostviertel. Here the income gap between the highest income St. Pölten-Stadt and the lowest income Krems-Land is also considerable-a difference of 780 euros. The industrial district has lost importance in recent years and only occupies third place in the income ranking, with a total median income that is 2.3 percent below the average of Lower Austrian.

The Waldviertel has made progress in recent years, but remains behind the median in all of its districts, such as Horn and Gmünd. However, Gmünd has formed a positive exception with a median of 2,786 euros and takes fourth place in the overall distribution. Unfortunately, the Weinviertel with a minus of 10.3 percent remains below the average.

in a nationwide comparison, Lower Austria ranks behind Salzburg and in front of Tyrol. The leader is Vorarlberg with a median of 2,887 euros, while Burgenland is at the end with 2,439 euros. President Markus Wieser from the Aknö demands that measures to take the continued high inflation that the employees heavily burdened in order to create planning security and stability.

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