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Women’s annual salaries are narrowing the gap. But men still out-earn women by an average $547 a week

  • Written by Leonora Risse, Associate Professor in Economics, University of Canberra
Women’s annual salaries are narrowing the gap. But men still out-earn women by an average $547 a weekHyejin Kang/Shutterstock

Women’s annual earnings are closing in on men’s, with the gender pay gap in Australia’s private sector shrinking from 14.5% to 13.6% in the past year.

It’s a steady improvement, down from a 15.4% gap two years ago.

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