Austria (2025)
36,546
EUR per person per year
+10.0% YoY
YoY Change
+10.0%
year-on-year
vs. EU-27 Average
159.3%
of EU-27 median, 2025
+14.3pp since 2010
Series length
16
years of data

Data

Median Equivalised Net Income in Austria (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year EUR per person YoY Change
2025 36,546 +10.0%
2024 33,210 +5.6%
2023 31,443 +12.9%
2022 27,844 +1.5%
2021 27,428 +3.3%
2020 26,555 +3.2%
2019 25,729 +2.2%
2018 25,176 +1.7%
2017 24,752 +4.5%
2016 23,694 +1.9%
2015 23,260 +0.2%
2014 23,211 +5.2%
2013 22,073 +1.2%
2012 21,807 +1.6%
2011 21,463 +1.9%
2010 21,058 n/a

About this Dataset

Austria's median equivalised net income (the typical per-person disposable income after adjusting household income for household size) reached approximately 36,546 EUR in 2025, according to Eurostat's EU-SILC series (ILC_DI03). That marks a 10.0% increase from 33,210 EUR in 2024, the third consecutive year of double-digit or near-double-digit growth.

For analysts benchmarking purchasing power across European markets, the more useful reference point is Austria's position relative to the EU-27 average. In 2010, Austria's median income of 21,058 EUR was already about 145% of the EU-27's 14,521 EUR. That premium held roughly steady through the 2010s and into 2020, before typically widening in most years since to reach 159.3% in 2025 — its highest point in the series, as Austria's absolute income growth has generally outpaced the EU-27 average.

Growth has not been perfectly linear. Austria's income rose steadily from 21,058 EUR in 2010 to 27,844 EUR in 2022, then accelerated sharply — climbing to 31,443 EUR in 2023 (+12.9%), 33,210 EUR in 2024 (+5.6%), and 36,546 EUR in 2025 (+10.0%). This likely reflects elevated nominal wage growth and inflation-linked indexation of income sources following the 2022 energy-price shock, along with one-off relief payments captured in the EU-SILC survey during that period. Because EU-SILC income figures are denominated in current-year euros and not adjusted for inflation, part of the 2023–2025 gains likely reflects nominal wage growth amid elevated inflation rather than an equivalent rise in real purchasing power.

Coverage and methodology: Eurostat compiles median equivalised net income annually from EU-SILC (Statistics on Income and Living Conditions) microdata, adjusting household disposable income for household size and composition using the modified OECD equivalence scale (first adult = 1, each additional adult 14+ = 0.5, each child under 14 = 0.3). Figures are denominated in current-year euros and are not adjusted for inflation, so cross-year comparisons reflect nominal rather than real purchasing-power changes. The EU-27 aggregate used for comparison is Eurostat's EU27_2020 composition. Austria's national statistical office (Statistik Austria) provides the underlying survey data feeding into this series.

Frequently Asked Questions

Eurostat's EU-SILC data (dataset ILC_DI03) put Austria's median equivalised net income at approximately 36,546 EUR per person in 2025, up from 33,210 EUR in 2024 — a year-on-year increase of roughly 10.0%. Equivalised income adjusts household disposable income for household size and composition using the modified OECD scale, so the figure reflects typical per-person purchasing power rather than a raw household total.

In 2025, Austria's median equivalised net income of roughly 36,546 EUR was about 159.3% of the EU-27 average of approximately 22,939 EUR, a gap of around 13,607 EUR. That premium has typically widened since 2010, when Austria's ratio to the EU-27 average stood at roughly 145% — the gap has been growing in most recent years even as EU-27 income also climbs.

Austria's median equivalised net income rose from about 21,058 EUR in 2010 to approximately 36,546 EUR in 2025 — a cumulative gain of roughly 73.5% over 15 years. Growth was fairly steady through most of the 2010s before accelerating sharply from 2023 onward, with increases of +12.9% in 2023, +5.6% in 2024, and +10.0% in 2025.

Austria's median equivalised net income rose from 27,844 EUR in 2022 to 31,443 EUR in 2023 (+12.9%), then to 33,210 EUR in 2024 (+5.6%) and 36,546 EUR in 2025 (+10.0%) — the three largest single-year gains in the series. This likely reflects a combination of elevated nominal wage growth and inflation-linked indexation of income sources following the 2022 energy-price shock, alongside one-off government relief payments captured in EU-SILC income data during that period. Because the series is denominated in current-year euros and not adjusted for inflation, part of this increase likely reflects nominal rather than real purchasing-power gains.

Widening, typically, in most years since 2010. Austria's ratio to the EU-27 average held in a roughly 145–154% band through most of 2010–2022, before climbing more steadily to reach 159.3% in 2025 — its highest point in the 2010–2025 series. That suggests Austria's income growth has generally outpaced the EU-27 average, particularly since 2022.