Salaries in Australia

The salary range of employees working in Australia is, by default, in the range of 20,940 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 66,984 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual 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:

21K - 67K EUR

10% earn less lthan 21K EUR

10% earns more than 67K EUR

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Australia into salary brackets in EUR.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Australia by age in EUR.

<24

Average 31K

median 30K

10% 21K

25% 25K

75% 35K

90% 41K

25-34

Average 41K

median 37K

10% 19K

25% 26K

75% 51K

90% 68K

35-44

Average 46K

median 44K

10% 27K

25% 34K

75% 56K

90% 70K

45-54

Average 44K

median 39K

10% 18K

25% 26K

75% 56K

90% 77K

55+

Average 40K

median 35K

10% 17K

25% 25K

75% 50K

90% 68K

Salaries by gender

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

Men

43,428 EUR

37,920 EUR

Women

In general, in Australia, men earn 14.5% more than women.

The best paid positions in Australia

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

4,560,889 EUR

2. IT Director Top Management

4,144,858 EUR

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

3,998,404 EUR

4. Leasing Director Leasing

3,824,662 EUR

5. IT Architect Information Technology

3,606,508 EUR

6. Plant manager Top Management

3,558,842 EUR

7. Country Manager/Director Top Management

3,451,328 EUR

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

3,441,240 EUR

9. Managing Director Top Management

3,372,339 EUR

10. Lead developer Information Technology

3,311,962 EUR

11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

3,275,367 EUR

12. Head of product development Management

3,224,145 EUR

13. Sales Director Top Management

3,181,523 EUR

14. Technical Director Top Management

3,014,112 EUR

15. IT Manager Management

2,981,780 EUR

16. Marketing Director Top Management

2,929,523 EUR

17. Publishing House Director Top Management

2,925,589 EUR

18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

2,921,478 EUR

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,918,780 EUR

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

2,893,509 EUR

The worst paid positions in Australia

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

641,603 EUR

2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

706,997 EUR

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

712,076 EUR

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

733,415 EUR

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

735,566 EUR

6. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

764,042 EUR

7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

764,509 EUR

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

764,890 EUR

9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

783,532 EUR

10. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

792,526 EUR

11. Cleaner General labour

793,512 EUR

12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

793,613 EUR

13. Packer Production

797,439 EUR

14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

801,736 EUR

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

802,352 EUR

16. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

810,488 EUR

17. Refuse Collector Service Industries

813,302 EUR

18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

814,172 EUR

19. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

819,239 EUR

20. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

822,465 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Gardener
Service Industries

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Australia

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,303 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,000 AUD

Anually salary

15,636 USD

Anually salary

24,000 AUD

Posted: 2025-05-20 22:22:47

Nurse
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Australia

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,233 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,892 AUD

Anually salary

14,796 USD

Anually salary

22,704 AUD

Posted: 2025-05-10 16:35:58

Car Mechanic
Car Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Australia

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,564 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,400 AUD

Anually salary

18,768 USD

Anually salary

28,800 AUD

Posted: 2025-05-04 23:26:20

Welder
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Australia

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

5,809 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

8,917 AUD

Anually salary

69,708 USD

Anually salary

107,004 AUD

Posted: 2025-05-03 14:38:21

Power Engineer
Electrical & Power Engineering

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Australia

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,863 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,859 AUD

Anually salary

22,356 USD

Anually salary

34,308 AUD

Posted: 2025-04-26 15:09:28

Research Worker, Scientific Worker
Education, Science & Research

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Australia

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

3,831 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,880 AUD

Anually salary

45,972 USD

Anually salary

70,560 AUD

Posted: 2025-04-09 18:30:17

Joiner
Wood Processing Industry

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Australia

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

3,961 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,080 AUD

Anually salary

47,532 USD

Anually salary

72,960 AUD

Posted: 2025-03-30 21:47:31

Product Marketing Manager
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Australia

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

7,057 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

10,833 AUD

Anually salary

84,684 USD

Anually salary

129,996 AUD

Posted: 2025-03-24 10:25:17

Product Marketing Manager
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Australia

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

7,057 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

10,833 AUD

Anually salary

84,684 USD

Anually salary

129,996 AUD

Posted: 2025-03-24 10:23:42

Senior Project Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Australia

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

10,282 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

15,783 AUD

Anually salary

123,384 USD

Anually salary

189,396 AUD

Posted: 2025-03-23 21:07:44

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Salaries in Australia

Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

Salaries by gender

The best paid positions in Australia

The worst paid positions in Australia

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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