Wage Differences between Women and Men in Austria from 2011 to 2023

The wage differences are largely due to differences in wage-relevant characteristics such as professional experience, career and industry choice as well as vertical segregation in the labour market. The narrowing of the pay gap can largely be explained by the equalisation of these characteristics. At the same time, the proportion of unobservable factors that contribute to wage differences – such as systematic differences in wage negotiations or the systematic underpayment of women – has also decreased, albeit to a lesser extent.

In a recent WIFO Research Brief, René Böheim, Marian Fink and Christine Zulehner analyse the gender pay gap in Austria in the period from 2011 to 2023 based on data from the microcensus.