marks Equal Pay Day on November 5, 2026, the date men reach the average annual salary of women. Based on 2024 wage tax statistics from , the data uses median net annual income for full-time employees to track national pay gaps.
Men earn more in 98 percent of municipalities, including 2,084 towns and districts. has the largest gap at 37 percent, reaching Equal Pay Day on August 19. Conversely, women earn more in 30 towns, led by with a 13 percent lead.
While 18 municipalities and four Vienna districts show gaps under one percent, no Austrian district sees women outearning men on average. Regional disparities remain high, with the Innere Stadt at 15 percent and Bruck-Mürzzuschlag reaching 20 percent.