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Salaries in Australia - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Australia is, by default, in the range of 22,992 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 79,968 USD (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:
23K - 80K USD
10% earn less lthan 23K USD
10% earns more than 80K USD
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Distribution of employees in Australia into salary brackets in USD.

Average salary and range in Australia by age in USD.

<24
 
 
Average 35K
Median 34K
10% 24K
25% 28K
75% 41K
90% 48K
25-34
 
 
Average 48K
Median 43K
10% 22K
25% 31K
75% 59K
90% 79K
35-44
 
 
Average 55K
Median 51K
10% 31K
25% 39K
75% 66K
90% 83K
45-54
 
 
Average 52K
Median 44K
10% 20K
25% 29K
75% 66K
90% 92K
55+
 
 
Average 47K
Median 41K
10% 20K
25% 28K
75% 59K
90% 81K

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

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Men
50,412 USD
43,848 USD
Woman icon
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 (USD).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
1,722,816 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
1,573,056 USD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
1,430,784 USD
4. IT Architect Information Technology
1,355,184 USD
5. Plant manager Top Management
1,350,576 USD
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,317,600 USD
7. Managing Director Top Management
1,311,696 USD
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,305,936 USD
9. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,263,744 USD
10. Lead developer Information Technology
1,256,976 USD
11. Head of product development Management
1,223,568 USD
12. Sales Director Top Management
1,213,776 USD
13. Technical Director Top Management
1,143,936 USD
14. IT Manager Management
1,130,544 USD
15. Marketing Director Top Management
1,111,824 USD
16. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,110,240 USD
17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,107,360 USD
18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
1,098,144 USD
19. Logistics Director Top Management
1,089,936 USD
20. Senior Project Manager Management
1,064,016 USD

The worst paid positions in Australia

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
243,504 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
270,144 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
271,008 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
279,072 USD
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
289,008 USD
6. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
299,520 USD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
300,096 USD
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
300,672 USD
9. Cleaner General labour
301,680 USD
10. Packer Production
302,544 USD
11. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
304,272 USD
12. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
304,416 USD
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
307,584 USD
14. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
310,896 USD
15. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
312,048 USD
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
312,624 USD
17. Refuse Collector Service Industries
312,768 USD
18. Cashier Banking
313,488 USD
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
314,208 USD
20. Florist Service Industries
314,784 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

RomaniaRomania
20,692 USD (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
28,170 USD (gross)
BulgariaBulgaria
21,496 USD (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
10,390 USD (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 4,047 USD.

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 13.02% less than men.

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