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Salaries in Australia - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Australia is, by default, in the range of 2,863.00 AUD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 9,955.00 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:
2,863 - 9,955 AUD
10% earn less lthan 2,863 AUD
10% earns more than 9,955 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 4,401
Median 4,248
10% 2,986
25% 3,530
75% 5,105
90% 6,023
25-34
 
 
Average 5,943
Median 5,338
10% 2,780
25% 3,816
75% 7,387
90% 9,837
35-44
 
 
Average 6,801
Median 6,351
10% 3,851
25% 4,891
75% 8,205
90% 10,304
45-54
 
 
Average 6,427
Median 5,523
10% 2,431
25% 3,647
75% 8,182
90% 11,489
55+
 
 
Average 5,846
Median 5,147
10% 2,474
25% 3,542
75% 7,364
90% 10,066

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

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Men
6,275 AUD
5,459 AUD
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Women
In general, in Australia, men earn 15.0% 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
17,873.00 AUD
2. IT Director Top Management
16,320.00 AUD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
14,844.00 AUD
4. IT Architect Information Technology
14,059.00 AUD
5. Plant manager Top Management
14,012.00 AUD
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
13,669.00 AUD
7. Managing Director Top Management
13,608.00 AUD
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
13,549.00 AUD
9. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
13,111.00 AUD
10. Lead developer Information Technology
13,040.00 AUD
11. Head of product development Management
12,694.00 AUD
12. Sales Director Top Management
12,593.00 AUD
13. Technical Director Top Management
11,867.00 AUD
14. IT Manager Management
11,729.00 AUD
15. Marketing Director Top Management
11,534.00 AUD
16. Publishing House Director Top Management
11,519.00 AUD
17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
11,489.00 AUD
18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
11,392.00 AUD
19. Logistics Director Top Management
11,307.00 AUD
20. Senior Project Manager Management
11,039.00 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
2,526.00 AUD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
2,803.00 AUD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,812.00 AUD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
2,896.00 AUD
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,998.00 AUD
6. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
3,108.00 AUD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
3,113.00 AUD
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
3,120.00 AUD
9. Cleaner General labour
3,131.00 AUD
10. Packer Production
3,139.00 AUD
11. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
3,156.00 AUD
12. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
3,159.00 AUD
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
3,191.00 AUD
14. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
3,225.00 AUD
15. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
3,238.00 AUD
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
3,244.00 AUD
17. Refuse Collector Service Industries
3,246.00 AUD
18. Cashier Banking
3,253.00 AUD
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
3,260.00 AUD
20. Florist Service Industries
3,266.00 AUD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Czech RepublicCzech Republic
4,125 AUD (gross)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
1,692 AUD (net)
EstoniaEstonia
3,467 AUD (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
3,603 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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Ironworker
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Australia
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
4,512 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,741 AUD
Anually salary
54,144 USD
Anually salary
80,892 AUD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-23 05:05:01
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Chef
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Australia
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
5,856 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,748 AUD
Anually salary
70,272 USD
Anually salary
104,976 AUD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-14 09:08:52
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Baker
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Australia
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,969 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,436 AUD
Anually salary
35,628 USD
Anually salary
53,232 AUD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-29 17:36:59
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Labourer
General labour
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Australia
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,008 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,000 AUD
Anually salary
24,096 USD
Anually salary
36,000 AUD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-25 11:03:51
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Butcher
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Australia
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,736 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,593 AUD
Anually salary
20,832 USD
Anually salary
31,116 AUD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-21 14:19:04
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Welder
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Australia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,611 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,888 AUD
Anually salary
55,332 USD
Anually salary
82,656 AUD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-18 09:23:42
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Refrigeration Mechanic
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Australia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,012 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,500 AUD
Anually salary
36,144 USD
Anually salary
54,000 AUD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-14 08:19:05
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Roofer
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Australia
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,465 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,683 AUD
Anually salary
29,580 USD
Anually salary
44,196 AUD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-06 21:13:45
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Tyre Fitter
Car Industry
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Australia
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,147 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,714 AUD
Anually salary
13,764 USD
Anually salary
20,568 AUD
ClockPosted: 2025-10-26 21:32:38
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Systems Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Australia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
8,479 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
12,667 AUD
Anually salary
101,748 USD
Anually salary
152,004 AUD
ClockPosted: 2025-10-22 09:22:41
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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 6,045 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, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress.

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 13.00% less than men.

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