Major labor costs Australia 2016 by type

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 3, 2024
This statistic depicts the labor costs in Australia in the financial year 2015/16, by type. That year, approximately 664.56 billion Australian dollars had been spent on earnings. In total, the labor costs in Australia amounted to approximately 760.94 billion Australian dollars in the financial year 2015/16.

Major labor costs in Australia in the financial year 2015/16, by type (in million Australian dollars)

CharacteristicLabor costs in million Australian dollars
Earnings 664,556.2
Superannuation 60,888.1
Payroll tax 21,838.3
Workers' compensation 10,639.2
Fringe benefits tax 3,018.9
Total labor costs 760,940.6
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Labor costs in million Australian dollars664,556.2664,556.260,888.160,888.121,838.321,838.310,639.210,639.23,018.93,018.9760,940.6760,940.6EarningsSuperannuationPayroll taxWorkers' compensationFringe benefits taxTotal labor costs
0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,000

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August 2017

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Australia

Survey time period

FY 2015/16

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financial year ended June 2016

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