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).

Men

76,056 AUD

66,408 AUD

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.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Lathe operator
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Australia

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

983 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,500 AUD

Anually salary

11,796 USD

Anually salary

18,000 AUD

Posted: 2025-06-26 05:55:36

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

6,392 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

9,750 AUD

Anually salary

76,704 USD

Anually salary

117,000 AUD

Posted: 2025-06-25 08:45:49

Sales Manager
Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Australia

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

9,299 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

14,183 AUD

Anually salary

111,588 USD

Anually salary

170,196 AUD

Posted: 2025-06-19 08:17:36

School Canteen Manager
Education, Science & Research

Age group

55+

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Australia

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

3,399 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,184 AUD

Anually salary

40,788 USD

Anually salary

62,208 AUD

Posted: 2025-06-18 14:02:56

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Australia

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

6,202 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

9,460 AUD

Anually salary

74,424 USD

Anually salary

113,520 AUD

Posted: 2025-06-16 15:02:14

Gardener
Service Industries

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Australia

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,311 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,000 AUD

Anually salary

15,732 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

1,240 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,892 AUD

Anually salary

14,880 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

1,573 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,400 AUD

Anually salary

18,876 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

5,846 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

8,917 AUD

Anually salary

70,152 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

1,874 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,859 AUD

Anually salary

22,488 USD

Anually salary

34,308 AUD

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

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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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