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Salaries in Australia - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Australia is, by default, in the range of 3,092.00 AUD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 9,596.00 AUD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.
Gross salary in Australia is
80% of people earn:
3,092 - 9,596 AUD
10% earn less lthan 3,092 AUD
10% earns more than 9,596 AUD
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Distribution of employees in Australia into salary brackets in AUD.

Average salary and range in Australia by age in AUD.

<24
 
 
Average 4,434
Median 4,287
10% 3,046
25% 3,582
75% 5,117
90% 6,008
25-34
 
 
Average 5,967
Median 5,403
10% 2,897
25% 3,918
75% 7,384
90% 9,722
35-44
 
 
Average 6,625
Median 6,221
10% 3,868
25% 4,854
75% 7,946
90% 9,875
45-54
 
 
Average 6,444
Median 5,652
10% 2,684
25% 3,864
75% 8,124
90% 11,152
55+
 
 
Average 5,858
Median 5,204
10% 2,591
25% 3,640
75% 7,339
90% 9,923

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Australia (AUD).

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Men
6,293 AUD
5,448 AUD
Woman icon
Women
In general, in Australia, men earn 15.5% more than women.

The best paid positions in Australia

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Australia (AUD).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
17,508.00 AUD
2. IT Director Top Management
16,286.00 AUD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
15,005.00 AUD
4. IT Architect Information Technology
13,995.00 AUD
5. Plant manager Top Management
13,983.00 AUD
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
13,826.00 AUD
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
13,521.00 AUD
8. Managing Director Top Management
13,260.00 AUD
9. Lead developer Information Technology
13,013.00 AUD
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
12,880.00 AUD
11. Head of product development Management
12,668.00 AUD
12. Sales Director Top Management
12,416.00 AUD
13. Technical Director Top Management
11,843.00 AUD
14. IT Manager Management
11,659.00 AUD
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
11,558.00 AUD
16. Marketing Director Top Management
11,511.00 AUD
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
11,495.00 AUD
18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
11,369.00 AUD
19. Logistics Director Top Management
11,284.00 AUD
20. Senior Project Manager Management
11,094.00 AUD

The worst paid positions in Australia

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Australia (AUD)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
2,521.00 AUD
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,794.00 AUD
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
2,890.00 AUD
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,959.00 AUD
5. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
3,114.00 AUD
6. Cleaner General labour
3,128.00 AUD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
3,132.00 AUD
8. Packer Production
3,133.00 AUD
9. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
3,135.00 AUD
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
3,150.00 AUD
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
3,152.00 AUD
12. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
3,184.00 AUD
13. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
3,219.00 AUD
14. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
3,231.00 AUD
15. Refuse Collector Service Industries
3,232.00 AUD
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
3,241.00 AUD
17. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
3,254.00 AUD
18. Florist Service Industries
3,259.00 AUD
19. Security Guard Security & Protection
3,278.00 AUD
20. Au-pair General labour
3,325.00 AUD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

HungaryHungary
3,650 AUD (gross)
CroatiaCroatia
2,802 AUD (net)
LatviaLatvia
2,894 AUD (net)
RomaniaRomania
2,443 AUD (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

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Roofer
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Australia
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,619 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,352 AUD
Anually salary
19,428 USD
Anually salary
28,224 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-03-27 18:39:48
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Roofer
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Australia
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,514 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,200 AUD
Anually salary
18,168 USD
Anually salary
26,400 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-03-25 18:46:39
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IT auditor
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Australia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,736 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,333 AUD
Anually salary
68,832 USD
Anually salary
99,996 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-03-24 13:50:54
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Lorry Driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Australia
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
2,239 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,252 AUD
Anually salary
26,868 USD
Anually salary
39,024 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-03-22 22:08:02
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Roofer
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Australia
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,409 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,500 AUD
Anually salary
28,908 USD
Anually salary
42,000 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-03-22 10:53:49
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Key Account Manager
Commerce
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Australia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
9,178 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
13,333 AUD
Anually salary
110,136 USD
Anually salary
159,996 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-03-17 13:31:54
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Physiotherapist
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Australia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,130 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,000 AUD
Anually salary
49,560 USD
Anually salary
72,000 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-03-04 22:15:48
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Structural Engineer
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Australia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,170 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,700 AUD
Anually salary
14,040 USD
Anually salary
20,400 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-03-02 11:27:36
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Junior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Australia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,626 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,720 AUD
Anually salary
55,512 USD
Anually salary
80,640 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-02-28 00:10:24
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Landscape Architect
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Australia
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,395 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,384 AUD
Anually salary
52,740 USD
Anually salary
76,608 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-02-25 15:56:45
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Australia is 6,033 AUD.

The best-paid positions in the country Australia are Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Leasing Director, IT Architect, Plant manager.

The worst-paid positions in the country Australia are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress, Assistant Teacher.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Australia, regardless of the work they do, women earn 13.43% less than men.

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