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Average Advice Worker Salary in Austria for 2026

An advice worker in Austria earns about 16,980 EUR a year. That's 62% below the national average of 44,780 EUR.

Pay ranges widely from country to country and from role to role. The lowest reported salaries in Austria sit around 9,020 EUR a year, while the very top stretches to 29,320 EUR. Everything on this page is in Euro (EUR, symbol €), which lets you compare numbers like-for-like without worrying about exchange rates.

The numbers here are pulled together from official government wage data, large independent salary surveys, and aggregated worker-reported pay. Most reported salaries include the benefits that are common in Austria, such as housing or transport allowances, which is worth keeping in mind if you're comparing against a country where those are usually paid on top.


How much does an advice worker make in Austria?

Average salary
16,980 EUR
1,415 EUR per month
Lowest reported
9,020 EUR
751 EUR per month
Highest reported
29,320 EUR
2,443 EUR per month

A typical advice worker working in Austria brings home around 1,415 EUR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 9,020 EUR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 29,320 EUR for the most experienced and specialised people in the role.

The wide gap between low end and top end reflects how much pay can vary inside the same job title. A junior advice worker working at a small local employer earns very different money from a senior at a multinational. Skills, employer, city and years in the seat all push the number around. For a cross-country comparison, see the advice worker salary in Belgium or Netherlands, both of which pay in the same currency.


How advice worker pay ranges in Austria

A good way to think about salary in Austria is to look at the distribution rather than the headline average. Half of all advice workers in Austria earn less than 21,540 EUR a year, and the other half earn more. That middle number is the median, and it is usually more useful than the average for answering "is my pay normal here".

Looking at the quartiles fills in the picture. A quarter of earners take home less than 13,540 EUR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 25,660 EUR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of advice workers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 9,020 EUR. The highest stretch to 29,320 EUR, though only a small fraction of earners ever reach that level. If you are deciding whether your own offer or current pay is reasonable, work out which of those four bands you would fall into and use that as your reference point.

9,020
Low
21,540
Median
29,320
High
13,540
25th
25,660
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in EUR

Advice worker pay by experience in Austria

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for an advice worker in Austria, ahead of education and almost any other single factor. The longer you have been in the role, the more your employer can trust you to handle complexity, mentor others and act independently, all of which command higher pay. The chart below shows how the typical advice worker salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    7,820 EUR
  • 2-5 Years
    +45% from previous
    11,360 EUR
  • 5-10 Years
    +61% from previous
    18,280 EUR
  • 10-15 Years
    +33% from previous
    24,280 EUR
  • 15-20 Years
    +7% from previous
    25,940 EUR
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    28,180 EUR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 61%. That is the point at which a advice worker typically goes from "competent in the role" to "the person other people in the team learn from", and the market pays well for that step.


Advice worker pay by education in Austria

Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving advice worker pay in Austria. Higher qualifications consistently pull higher salaries, but the size of the gap tends to be smallest at junior levels and widens as people move up. Two people in the same role with the same years of experience but different degrees can end up earning very different money once they reach mid-career.

Below is the average advice worker salary in Austria broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.

  • Certificate or Diploma
    10,080 EUR
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +133% from previous
    23,520 EUR

Advice worker gender pay gap in Austria

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Austria is no exception. Male advice workers in Austria earn an average of 19,220 EUR a year, while female advice workers earn around 19,360 EUR. That works out to a 1% gap in favour of women, even when comparing people doing the same work.

A pay gap of this size has a real long-term cost. Over a typical thirty-year career it can add up to several years of pay, and it compounds through pensions, retirement contributions and bonus-linked stock. Some of the gap is explained by women being more likely to work part-time, take career breaks, or be steered toward lower-paying specialisations. Some of it is straightforward unequal pay for the same job, which is harder to defend.

Advice Worker gender pay gap

1%

Men earn this much less than women on average in Austria.

Women 19,360 EUR
Men 19,220 EUR

Pay raises for an advice worker in Austria

Most countries hand out at least some kind of pay raise every year, typically when an employee's contract is reviewed or as a cost-of-living adjustment to keep wages roughly in step with inflation. The rhythm and size of those raises varies hugely between industries.

A typical worker doing this role in Austria sees a raise of about 7% every 28 months, which works out to roughly 3% on an annual basis. That figure is the typical underlying rate; in years where inflation runs high you can usually expect a bit more, and in flat-economy years a bit less.

Across all jobs in Austria, the national average raise is around 5% every 28 months.

By industry

Industries with the highest pay raises in Austria:

  • Banking
  • Energy
    1%
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
    2%
  • Travel
  • Construction
  • Education

By experience level

Experienced workers tend to see larger raises. Retaining a senior is cheaper than replacing them, so employers fight harder for them.

  • Junior Level
    3% - 5%
  • Mid-Career
  • Senior Level
  • Top Management

Advice worker bonus rates in Austria

Bonuses are the other half of total compensation, and they vary a lot between jobs and industries. Some roles are paid almost entirely in base salary; others lean heavily on bonus structures tied to revenue, project completion or company performance. Whether a job pays a bonus, how big it is, and how often it lands all factor into whether the headline salary is actually a good offer.

15%

15% of advice workers in Austria reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an advice worker a low-bonus role overall, which is useful context when you're weighing up a job offer where the base is below market.

Among those who did receive a bonus, the size of the payment varied substantially. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary. The remaining 85% of advice workers reported no bonus at all over the same period.

Which careers pay bonuses in Austria

Revenue-facing roles tend to pay the biggest bonuses. Operational and support roles tend toward smaller, more predictable ones.

  • Finance
  • Architecture
  • Sales
  • Business Development
  • Marketing / Advertising
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Insurance
  • Customer Service
  • Human Resources
  • Construction
  • Transport
  • Hospitality

Advice worker: public vs private sector pay

Public-sector pay in Austria is about 12% more than private-sector pay for similar work. The private sector typically offers stronger upside and bigger bonuses; the public sector typically offers better benefits and stability.

Public vs private pay gap

11%

Public-sector workers earn this much more than private-sector workers in Austria on average.

Public sector 48,200 EUR
Private sector 43,080 EUR

Advice worker salary by city in Austria

Advice worker pay is not even across Austria. The chart below shows the highest-paying cities in the dataset, followed by the full location table.

  • Graz
  • Salzburg
  • Vienna
  • Klagenfurt
  • Linz
  • Villach
  • Wels
  • St. Polten
  • Wiener Neustadt
  • Innsbruck
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
GrazCity21,100 EUR23,380 EUR8,560-31,520 EUR
SalzburgCity20,500 EUR21,560 EUR10,320-31,340 EUR
ViennaCity19,940 EUR24,820 EUR9,980-33,980 EUR
KlagenfurtCity18,280 EUR20,940 EUR9,360-31,660 EUR
LinzCity18,280 EUR20,940 EUR9,360-31,660 EUR
VillachCity17,860 EUR18,900 EUR8,960-28,720 EUR
WelsCity17,760 EUR20,500 EUR10,100-27,560 EUR
St. PoltenCity17,560 EUR16,980 EUR8,420-29,040 EUR
Wiener NeustadtCity17,540 EUR17,860 EUR5,960-25,160 EUR
InnsbruckCity16,980 EUR20,520 EUR9,020-27,480 EUR
DornbirnCity16,140 EUR18,280 EUR8,960-26,280 EUR


Advice Worker in Austria: FAQs

  • How much does an advice worker make per month in Austria?

    An advice worker in Austria earns about 1,415 EUR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 16,980 EUR.

  • What's the salary range for an advice worker in Austria?

    Entry-level advice workers in Austria start near 9,020 EUR. Top-end pay reaches around 29,320 EUR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 13,540 and 25,660 EUR.

  • Is the median advice worker salary in Austria higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 21,540 EUR, higher than the average of 16,980 EUR. Half of advice workers in Austria earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for advice workers in Austria?

    Men working as an advice worker in Austria earn around 1% less than women on average (19,220 vs 19,360 EUR a year).

  • Do advice workers in Austria get bonuses?

    About 15% of advice workers in Austria reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

  • Do advice workers earn more in the public or private sector in Austria?

    In Austria, the public sector pays an advice worker about 12% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do advice workers in Austria get a pay raise?

    An advice worker in Austria sees a raise of around 7% every 28 months, equivalent to roughly 3% a year.