‘Progress is happening’: gender pay gap narrows but Australian women still earn $28,000 less than men

Western Australian employers reported the biggest pay gap and Tasmanian employers the smallest, but all states reported an improvement, study finds Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s gender pay gap narrowed further in 2025, but women still earn on average about $28,000 a year less than men, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s latest equality scorecard has revealed.Women earn, on average, 78.9 cents for every $1 men earn, according to the analysis of 5.4 million Australian workers across more than 8,200 employers. Continue reading...