Wealth and income percentiles in Austria
How much net worth or income does it take to be in the top 10% or top 1% in Austria? Model estimates for 7.3 million adults aged 20+, reference level 2025.
Net worth thresholds in Austria
Net worth is private assets (property, deposits, securities, business ownership) minus debt, per adult. Thresholds show the minimum net worth needed to belong to each group.
| Group of adults | Threshold, EUR | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | EUR 103,000 | USD 115,000 |
| Top 10% | EUR 583,000 | USD 653,000 |
| Top 5% | EUR 1,020,000 | USD 1,140,000 |
| Top 1% | EUR 2,470,000 | USD 2,770,000 |
| Top 0.1% | EUR 12,600,000 | USD 14,200,000 |
| Average (mean) | EUR 294,000 | USD 329,000 |
Income thresholds in Austria
Income is a harmonized pre-tax economic income per adult used for cross-country comparison. It is broader than wages and includes capital income, pensions and some imputed components.
| Group of adults | Threshold, EUR | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | EUR 46,200 | USD 51,700 |
| Top 10% | EUR 96,300 | USD 108,000 |
| Top 5% | EUR 135,000 | USD 151,000 |
| Top 1% | EUR 260,000 | USD 291,000 |
| Top 0.1% | EUR 726,000 | USD 814,000 |
| Average (mean) | EUR 56,300 | USD 63,100 |
Austria in a global context
Austria has 0.13% of the world’s adults. About 43.7% of them are in the world’s top 10% by net worth and 3.9% are in the global top 1%. By income, the shares are 65.9% and 3.5%.
The median adult in Austria is in the global top 12.1% by net worth and the global top 7.6% by income. Austria is home to about 0.51% of the world’s top 1% by net worth.
Data quality and sources
The curves for Austria are built from the World Inequality Database’s 127-percentile estimates (2026 update), which combine tax records, surveys and national accounts; where a country has few direct sources, WID fills gaps from similar countries. The score shows how much direct national data stands behind the estimates, from 1 (strong direct national sources) to 5 (mainly imputed). The notes describe the national sources we have reviewed.
| Measure | Score | National data reviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Net worth | 2 | ECB HFCS provides 10 direct harmonized household net-worth thresholds (p10–p95). Survey coverage is strong, but it is not individual wealth and the extreme tail is modelled. |
| Income | 2 | ECB HFCS provides 10 direct harmonized household thresholds (p10–p95). This is a strong source track, but a household is not personal wage/income and the curve requires interpolation. |
The advanced tool also offers national source tracks for Austria based on official statistics (Advanced options → Comparison basis). They use their own definitions and are not added to the global total.
Amounts are converted at fixed exchange rates of 2026-10-09; they do not adjust for purchasing power. Thresholds in the extreme top are modelled and uncertain.
Frequently asked questions
How much net worth do you need to be in the top 1% in Austria?
About EUR 2,470,000 in net worth (assets minus debt) per adult, according to the WealthPercentile model for 2025. The top 10% starts at about EUR 583,000.
What is the median income in Austria?
The median adult in Austria has a broad pre-tax economic income of about EUR 46,200 a year. This measure is broader than wages: it includes capital income and some imputed components, so it is higher than a typical payslip.
How many adults in Austria are in the global top 1%?
About 3.9% of adults in Austria are in the world’s top 1% by net worth, and 3.5% by income.
How reliable are these numbers?
They are model estimates. The data-quality score for Austria is 2/5 for net worth and 2/5 for income, where 1 means strong direct source coverage and 5 means mainly modelled.