Indicator history

In 2010, foreign citizens who were employed in Austria throughout the whole year received a net income of approximately 18,367 Euro. That means they earned 84% of the median income (21,865 Euro) in Austria. Austrian citizens had a median income of 22,303 Euro at their disposal. Citizens from EU-countries which had entered the EU before 2004 earned slightly less than Austrian citizens. Citizens from EU-countries which had joined the EU after 2004 and citizens from the former Yugoslavia and Turkey earned nearly one-fifth less than Austrian citizens and citizens from other Non-EU-states received the least income (16,185 Euro, about 74% of the median income). Compared with 2008 the difference in wage level beween Austrian citizens and persons with migration background is increasing.

In the years 2007/2009 approximately 12 per cent of the population was at a risk of poverty and 6 per cent of the population was affected by manifest poverty. Compared to the years 2004/2006 the population at a risk of poverty decreased by one percentage point and the population affected by manifest poverty increased by one percentage point. To be at risk of poverty was much more likely among the population with foreign citizenship (24 per cent) compared to the population with Austrian citizenship (11 per cent). Most likely to be at risk of poverty were Turkish citizens (36 per cent), persons from other Non-EU-countries (40 per cent). The possibility to be affected by manifest poverty was three times higher among foreign citizens (foreign citizens total: 15 per cent, Austrian citizens: 5 per cent, EU/EEA/Switzerland: 9 per cent, former Yugoslavia (without Slovenia): 13 per cent, Turkey: 18 per cent, other countries: 27 per cent).

Source: http://www.bmi.gv.at/cms/BMI_Service/STS/Web_Jahrbuch_72dpi.pdf

In 2010, foreign citizens who were employed in Austria throughout the whole year received a net income of approximately 18,361 Euro. That means they earned 83% of the median income (22,026 Euro) in Austria. Austrian citizens had a median income of 22,448 Euro at their disposal. Citizens from EU-countries which had entered the EU before 2004 earned slightly less than Austrian citizens. Citizens from EU-countries which had joined the EU after 2004 and citizens from the former Yugoslavia and Turkey earned nearly one-fifth less than Austrian citizens and citizens from other Non-EU-states received the least income (16,080 Euro, about 73% of the median income). Compared with 2008 the difference in wage level beween Austrian citizens and persons with migration background is increasing.

In the years 2007/2009 approximately 12 per cent of the population was at a risk of poverty and 6 per cent of the population was affected by manifest poverty. Compared to the years 2004/2006 the population at a risk of poverty decreased by one percentage point and the population affected by manifest poverty increased by one percentage point. To be at risk of poverty was much more likely among the population with foreign citizenship (24 per cent) compared to the population with Austrian citizenship (11 per cent). Most likely to be at risk of poverty were Turkish citizens (36 per cent), persons from other Non-EU-countries (40 per cent). The possibility to be affected by manifest poverty was three times higher among foreign citizens (foreign citizens total: 15 per cent, Austrian citizens: 5 per cent, EU/EEA/Switzerland: 9 per cent, former Yugoslavia (without Slovenia): 13 per cent, Turkey: 18 per cent, other countries: 27 per cent).

Source:

1. Statistik Austria, 2011, migration & integration, zahlen.daten.indikatoren 2011, http://www.bmi.gv.at/cms/BMI_Service/STS/Web_Jahrbuch_72dpi.pdf, Accessed on 05.11.2012.
2. Statistik Austria, 2012, migration & integration, zahlen.daten.indikatoren 2012, http://www.bmi.gv.at/cms/BMI_Service/Integration_2012/migration_integration_2012_72dpi.pdf, Accessed on 05.11.2012.