Average weekly pay during each prime minister's tenure
Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how average weekly pay changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Prime minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIB John Howard | 11 Mar 1996 – 3 Dec 2007 | +15.4% 1995 → 2007 | +1.2%/yr | |
| 2 | ALP Julia Gillard | 24 Jun 2010 – 27 Jun 2013 | +5.4% 2010 → 2013 | +1.8%/yr | |
| 3 | ALP Kevin Rudd | 3 Dec 2007 – 24 Jun 2010 | +4.2% 2007 → 2010 | +1.4%/yr | |
| 4 | LIB Malcolm Turnbull | 15 Sep 2015 – 24 Aug 2018 | +1.1% 2015 → 2018 | +0.4%/yr | |
| 5 | ALP Anthony Albanese | 23 May 2022 – now | +0.5% 2022 → 2026 | +0.1%/yr | |
| 6 | LIB Scott Morrison | 24 Aug 2018 – 23 May 2022 | −0.2% 2018 → 2022 | 0.0%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. A$ per week, in today's money, all employees · ABS, Average Weekly Earnings (AWE), all employees' total earnings, May survey, original, adjusted for inflation with the eight capitals' CPI · Australia data · as of Sep 2026.