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In St. Johann im Pongau, unemployment is 4.2% (2024).

The unemployment rate was 4.2% at the end of 2024. St. Johann im Pongau, a city in Austria, had a population of 11,643 at the start of 2025. For St. Johann im Pongau, annual NO₂ was 14.9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2417 sources

Population11,643people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence
Median gross salary (region)3,113EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024
Average net rent9.5EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3
Unemployment rate4.2%country median 4.8% — 12% belowOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities
Recorded crime4,556incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023District figureOfficial source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

Which Austria-wide rules apply when you move to St. Johann im Pongau?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in AustriaNational rates and thresholds that apply in St. Johann im Pongau.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
St. Johann im Pongau recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€10
Net rent across major citiesSt. Johann im Pongau highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with St. Johann im Pongau highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Vienna€7.90
Innsbruck€7.58
Salzburg€6.92
Graz€6.33
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited29.9 EUR/month30 Sept 2026A1 Internet 1001Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB9.9 EUR/month30 Apr 2026bob Flex 100GB4Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.5 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 36Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)610.8 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 36Official · regional context

Is St. Johann im Pongau a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–74%
Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 58–76%
Student45%strong on cost, weak on education · range 34–56%
Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 50–72%
Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 47–69%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in St. Johann im Pongau?

The unemployment rate is 4.2 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities10

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in St. Johann im Pongau is 4.2%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Employment rate79.5 %31 Dec 2024Statistik Austria12Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,113 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 20245Official · regional context
Unemployment rate4.2 %country median 4.8%31 Dec 2024Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities10Official

What does a salary buy in St. Johann im Pongau?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,113 (Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,738of €2,347 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
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Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.€2,347
Rent, 60 m²€9.50/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31− €570
Internet€30 · official · A1 Internet 100 · 2026-09-30− €30
Mobile plan€10 · official · bob Flex 100GB · 2026-04-30− €10
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,738
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to St. Johann im Pongau. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich — Public employment service

Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich (AMS)

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in St. Johann im Pongau. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is St. Johann im Pongau?

Police recorded about 4,556 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables11

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,556 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables11Official · county

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for St. Johann im Pongau. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

ÖIF German-learning and integration centres — Welcome Program

Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (ÖIF)

For migrants and newcomers.

GermanIn Person, Online
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ÖIF individual language-course funding and partner institutes — State Language Course

Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (ÖIF)

For eligible migrants.

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Climate and air quality

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

NO₂ across cities in AustriaWhere St. Johann im Pongau lands among 66 measured cities

annual NO₂, µg/m³ · cities per band

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean14.86 µg/m³country median 14.231 Dec 2024Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means.8Official
NO₂ — latest reading9 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official UBA NO2 TMW capture on 2026-07-15, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the same-day unweighted mean.9Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 78.1 km² in 2025. Population density was 149 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in St. Johann im Pongau?

The published population was 11,643 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence2

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area78.14 km²1 Jan 2025Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry7Official
Foreign-resident share21.2 %31 Dec 2024Statistik Austria12Official
Foreign residents2,449 people1 Jan 2026Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten3Official
Population density149 people/km²1 Jan 2025Reproducible Gemeinde density from archived official population_total 2025-01-01 divided by official 2025 Gemeinde geometry area.7Official
Population11,643 people1 Jan 2025Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence2Official

International community in St. Johann im Pongau

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Population with main residence, current territorial structure, 1 January 2026, total sex · 2026-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Population total11,593100.0%
Austria9,25579.8%
Non-Austria2,33820.2%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)1,21010.4%
EU Member States (26)1,18010.2%
Third countries1,1289.7%
Europe including Türkiye9107.8%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)7346.3%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)4463.8%
Germany3573.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Türkiye3342.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina3132.7%
Romania2682.3%
Hungary2141.8%
Asia1651.4%
Croatia810.7%
Ukraine530.5%
Serbia500.4%
Syria470.4%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom300.3%
America290.3%
Latin America220.2%
Africa200.2%
North America70.1%
Oceania30.0%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source3

Citizenship

Population with main residence, current territorial structure, 1 January 2026, total sex · 2026-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Population total11,593100.0%
Austria9,14478.9%
Non-Austria2,44921.1%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)1,48112.8%
EU Member States (26)1,45812.6%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)1,0769.3%
Third countries9688.3%
Europe including Türkiye7876.8%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)3823.3%
Türkiye3733.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Romania3132.7%
Croatia3032.6%
Germany2972.6%
Hungary2652.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1551.3%
Asia1531.3%
Ukraine610.5%
Syria530.5%
Serbia500.4%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom230.2%
America140.1%
Africa130.1%
Latin America100.1%
North America40.0%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source3

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households5,074 households31 Dec 2024Statistik Austria12Official

Alternatives for people set on St. Johann im Pongau

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Abtenau as a St. Johann im Pongau alternative in the same region

23 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Unemployment: 2.5% Abtenau vs 4.2% St. Johann im Pongau−40%
  • Foreign residents: 11.0% Abtenau vs 21.2% St. Johann im Pongau−48%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,554 Abtenau vs 4,556 St. Johann im Pongau−22%
  • Residents: 6,008 Abtenau vs 11,643 St. Johann im Pongau−48%
  • Rent: €9.50/m² Abtenau vs €9.50/m² St. Johann im Pongausame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,113 Abtenau vs €3,113 St. Johann im Pongausame level
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Wels as a St. Johann im Pongau alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 108 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 65,482 Wels vs 11,643 St. Johann im Pongau+462%
  • Unemployment: 9.2% Wels vs 4.2% St. Johann im Pongau+119%
  • Rent: €6.90/m² Wels vs €9.50/m² St. Johann im Pongau−27%
  • Foreign residents: 34.1% Wels vs 21.2% St. Johann im Pongau+61%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,756 Wels vs 4,556 St. Johann im Pongauno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,404 Wels vs €3,113 St. Johann im Pongau+9%
Full comparisonMore about Wels

Cities near St. Johann im Pongau

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Austria

Other cities in Austria to compare with St. Johann im Pongau, nearest in population first.

All Austria cities
Seekirchen am Wallersee11,708 residentsGleisdorf11,533 residentsDeutschlandsberg11,757 residentsEbreichsdorf12,003 residentsMistelbach12,044 residentsGroß-Enzersdorf12,088 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in St. Johann im Pongau when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Übergangsstufen (transition classes for pupils with insufficient German). How to enrol a child (bmbwf.gv.at).

A country-wide rule for Austria; St. Johann im Pongau's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in St. Johann im Pongau?

The published population was 11,643 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

How safe is St. Johann im Pongau?

Police recorded about 4,556 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables.

What is the unemployment rate in St. Johann im Pongau?

The unemployment rate is 4.2 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around St. Johann im Pongau?

The median gross salary is 3,113 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

How many foreign residents live in St. Johann im Pongau?

2,449 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten.

Is St. Johann im Pongau a good place to live?

St. Johann im Pongau may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near St. Johann im Pongau?

Bischofshofen, Radstadt, Bad Hofgastein, Abtenau are near St. Johann im Pongau. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Population total live in St. Johann im Pongau?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,593 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2026-01-01. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  9. Official UBA NO2 TMW capture on 2026-07-15, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the same-day unweighted mean. luft.umweltbundesamt.at · checked 2026-07-15
  10. Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 · statistik.at · checked 2026-07-26
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