What Are the Top-Paying Industries in Austria?

What Are the Top-Paying Industries in Austria?

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With salary structures often unclear within Austrian companies, the 2025 Salary Report from job portal Stepstone highlights which industries offer the highest wages – and which pay less.

Based on an analysis of over 50,000 salaries, the report found that the median gross annual income in Austria is €55,000. This means that half of workers earn more, while the other half earn less. The top 25% of earners make €71,000 or more, while the bottom 25% earn €43,500 or less.

Top-Paying Industries in Austria
  • Banking: €71,750
  • IT and Internet: €69,000
  • Pharmaceuticals: €68,500
  • Chemical and Petroleum Processing: €68,000
  • Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing: €66,750
  • Energy and Water Supply/Disposal: €65,250
  • Automotive Manufacturing and Supply: €64,750
  • Insurance: €64,500
  • Aerospace: €63,750
  • Financial Services: €63,250
Lowest-Paying Industries in Austria
  • Hospitality, Catering and Tourism: €43,000
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries: €47,000
  • Leisure, Tourism, Culture and Sport: €50,000
  • Mining: €50,500
  • Transport and Logistics: €50,750
  • Staffing Services: €50,750
  • Trades: €51,250
  • Wood and Furniture Manufacturing: €51,250
  • Advertising, Marketing and PR: €52,000
  • Wholesale and Retail Trade: €53,000
Significant Salary Disparities Within Sectors

Even within individual sectors, salary gaps can be considerable. For example, in retail, while sales staff earn a median of €38,000, those working in e-commerce earn €50,000. In the hospitality industry, service staff typically earn €32,000, while food and beverage managers earn around €55,250.

These disparities are also evident in higher-paying industries such as IT. Web designers earn a median salary of €54,500, while IT security specialists make €74,250, and software architects can command up to €87,250.

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