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Salaries in Australia

The salary range of employees working in Australia is, by default, in the range of 36,672 AUD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 117,312 AUD (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:
37K - 117K AUD
10% earn less lthan 37K AUD
10% earns more than 117K AUD
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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Australia into salary brackets in AUD.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Australia by age in AUD.

<24
 
 
Average 53K
median 52K
10% 37K
25% 43K
75% 62K
90% 72K
25-34
 
 
Average 72K
median 65K
10% 34K
25% 46K
75% 89K
90% 119K
35-44
 
 
Average 81K
median 76K
10% 47K
25% 59K
75% 98K
90% 122K
45-54
 
 
Average 78K
median 68K
10% 31K
25% 46K
75% 98K
90% 136K
55+
 
 
Average 70K
median 62K
10% 30K
25% 43K
75% 88K
90% 119K

Salaries by gender

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

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Men
76,056 AUD
66,408 AUD
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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 (AUD).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
2,604,139 AUD
2. IT Director Top Management
2,366,597 AUD
3. Call Centre Director Top Management
2,282,976 AUD
4. Leasing Director Leasing
2,183,774 AUD
5. IT Architect Information Technology
2,059,214 AUD
6. Plant manager Top Management
2,031,998 AUD
7. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,970,611 AUD
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,964,851 AUD
9. Managing Director Top Management
1,925,510 AUD
10. Lead developer Information Technology
1,891,037 AUD
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,870,142 AUD
12. Head of product development Management
1,840,896 AUD
13. Sales Director Top Management
1,816,560 AUD
14. Technical Director Top Management
1,720,973 AUD
15. IT Manager Management
1,702,512 AUD
16. Marketing Director Top Management
1,672,675 AUD
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,670,429 AUD
18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,668,082 AUD
19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,666,541 AUD
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
1,652,112 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
366,337 AUD
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
403,675 AUD
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
406,575 AUD
4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
418,759 AUD
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
419,988 AUD
6. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
436,247 AUD
7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
436,513 AUD
8. Housekeeper Service Industries
436,730 AUD
9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
447,375 AUD
10. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
452,510 AUD
11. Cleaner General labour
453,073 AUD
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
453,131 AUD
13. Packer Production
455,315 AUD
14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
457,769 AUD
15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
458,120 AUD
16. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
462,766 AUD
17. Refuse Collector Service Industries
464,373 AUD
18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
464,869 AUD
19. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
467,762 AUD
20. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
469,604 AUD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

LatviaLatvia
36,180 AUD (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
40,425 AUD (gross)
BulgariaBulgaria
29,909 AUD (net)
PolandPoland
55,882 AUD (gross)

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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Gardener
Service Industries
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Australia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,297 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,000 AUD
Anually salary
15,564 USD
Anually salary
24,000 AUD
ClockPosted: 2025-05-20 22:22:47
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Nurse
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Australia
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,227 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,892 AUD
Anually salary
14,724 USD
Anually salary
22,704 AUD
ClockPosted: 2025-05-10 16:35:58
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Car Mechanic
Car Industry
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Australia
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,557 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,400 AUD
Anually salary
18,684 USD
Anually salary
28,800 AUD
ClockPosted: 2025-05-04 23:26:20
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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
5,784 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,917 AUD
Anually salary
69,408 USD
Anually salary
107,004 AUD
ClockPosted: 2025-05-03 14:38:21
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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
1,854 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,859 AUD
Anually salary
22,248 USD
Anually salary
34,308 AUD
ClockPosted: 2025-04-26 15:09:28
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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
3,814 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,880 AUD
Anually salary
45,768 USD
Anually salary
70,560 AUD
ClockPosted: 2025-04-09 18:30:17
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Joiner
Wood Processing Industry
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Australia
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
3,944 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,080 AUD
Anually salary
47,328 USD
Anually salary
72,960 AUD
ClockPosted: 2025-03-30 21:47:31
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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
7,027 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,833 AUD
Anually salary
84,324 USD
Anually salary
129,996 AUD
ClockPosted: 2025-03-24 10:25:17
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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
7,027 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,833 AUD
Anually salary
84,324 USD
Anually salary
129,996 AUD
ClockPosted: 2025-03-24 10:23:42
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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
10,238 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
15,783 AUD
Anually salary
122,856 USD
Anually salary
189,396 AUD
ClockPosted: 2025-03-23 21:07:44
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