Vienna income comparison: Women earn better, but men commute!

Vienna income comparison: Women earn better, but men commute!

Vienna, the capital of Austria, has an impressive 970,000 registered employees, making the city number one in terms of employee numbers orf.at reported. However, the statistics also show a worrying picture: the median income in Vienna is below the national average. According to Martin Bauer from Statistics Austria, a significant proportion of Vienna's workforce is unqualified, while many qualified specialists commute into the city from outside. This circumstance means that the actual income and its distribution in Vienna are not fully recorded.

Income differences in Austria

The average gross annual income in Austria is 36,313 euros, with women earning an average of 28,629 euros and men earning 43,581 euros. In Vienna the figures are even more modest: Here the median income is 33,342 euros, with women receiving just 30,010 euros and men receiving 36,418 euros finanzrechner.at notes. What is particularly striking is the high part-time quota, which is widespread in Vienna and affects both women and men. This has a direct impact on residents’ incomes and long-term financial security.

The lowest incomes are earned by workers, while civil servants are at the top with their 61,389 euros. What is particularly worrying is that income depends not only on the type of employment, but also on the part-time employment of the Viennese population, which leads to lower overall income. Bauer highlights that this is critical for living standards and social security in the long term, which could have significant impacts in the coming years.