The table shows the average monthly salaries for employees in five industries in Australia in 2010 and 2020, with all figures measured in US dollars.
Overall, salaries in all five sectors increased over the ten-year period. Information Technology consistently offered the highest wages, while Retail remained the lowest-paid industry.
In 2010, the average monthly salary in IT was $4,800, rising significantly to $6,200 in 2020. Healthcare ranked second, increasing from $4,200 to $5,100 over the same period. Education and Construction had similar pay levels, at $3,800 and $3,600 respectively in 2010, and both grew to $4,500 and $4,400 in 2020.
Retail salaries were the lowest throughout the decade, starting at $2,900 and reaching only $3,300 by 2020, representing the smallest increase among the five indus
tries.
