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Salaries in Australia - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Australia is, by default, in the range of 2,162.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 6,758.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Australia is
80% of people earn:
2,162 - 6,758 USD
10% earn less lthan 2,162 USD
10% earns more than 6,758 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 3,159
Median 3,056
10% 2,186
25% 2,565
75% 3,640
90% 4,258
25-34
 
 
Average 4,142
Median 3,769
10% 2,061
25% 2,757
75% 5,104
90% 6,671
35-44
 
 
Average 4,740
Median 4,463
10% 2,800
25% 3,499
75% 5,677
90% 7,029
45-54
 
 
Average 4,532
Median 3,983
10% 1,907
25% 2,734
75% 5,708
90% 7,813
55+
 
 
Average 4,138
Median 3,672
10% 1,821
25% 2,565
75% 5,187
90% 7,022

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

Men
4,333 USD
3,888 USD
Women
In general, in Australia, men earn 11.5% 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
12,487.00 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
11,444.00 USD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
10,567.00 USD
4. IT Architect Information Technology
10,063.00 USD
5. Plant manager Top Management
9,826.00 USD
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
9,775.00 USD
7. Managing Director Top Management
9,556.00 USD
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
9,501.00 USD
9. Lead developer Information Technology
8,979.00 USD
10. Solution architect Information Technology
8,902.00 USD
11. Head of product development Management
8,902.00 USD
12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
8,859.00 USD
13. Sales Director Top Management
8,486.00 USD
14. Technical Director Top Management
8,322.00 USD
15. Agile Coach Information Technology
8,292.00 USD
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
8,136.00 USD
17. IT Manager Management
8,096.00 USD
18. Marketing Director Top Management
8,088.00 USD
19. Publishing House Director Top Management
8,078.00 USD
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
7,989.00 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
1,771.00 USD
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,973.00 USD
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
2,031.00 USD
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,091.00 USD
5. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,162.00 USD
6. Cleaner General labour
2,180.00 USD
7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
2,188.00 USD
8. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
2,195.00 USD
9. Packer Production
2,201.00 USD
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,213.00 USD
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
2,215.00 USD
12. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
2,237.00 USD
13. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
2,262.00 USD
14. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
2,270.00 USD
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,281.00 USD
16. Refuse Collector Service Industries
2,283.00 USD
17. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
2,324.00 USD
18. Au-pair General labour
2,337.00 USD
19. Kitchen Helper Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
2,355.00 USD
20. Independent Advisor Public Administration, Self-governance
2,373.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

BulgariaBulgaria
1,060 USD (net)
LatviaLatvia
2,026 USD (net)
SerbiaSerbia
1,465 USD (net)
EstoniaEstonia
2,332 USD (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Male
Business Analyst
Commerce
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Australia
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
2,553 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,660 AUD
Anually salary
30,636 USD
Anually salary
43,920 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-07-17 09:24:27
Male
Butcher
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Australia
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,918 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,750 AUD
Anually salary
23,016 USD
Anually salary
33,000 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-07-11 16:57:43
Male
Lorry Driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Australia
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
4,185 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,000 AUD
Anually salary
50,220 USD
Anually salary
72,000 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-07-06 13:22:14
Male
Land Surveyor/Geodesist
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Australia
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,395 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,000 AUD
Anually salary
16,740 USD
Anually salary
24,000 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-06-29 07:08:48
Male
Bricklayer
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Australia
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,758 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,520 AUD
Anually salary
21,096 USD
Anually salary
30,240 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-06-29 01:16:34
Male
Systems Administrator
Information Technology
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Australia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
6,215 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,910 AUD
Anually salary
74,580 USD
Anually salary
106,920 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-06-23 19:29:43
Male
Logistics Clerk
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Australia
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,055 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,512 AUD
Anually salary
12,660 USD
Anually salary
18,144 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-06-22 01:18:26
Male
Florist
Service Industries
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Australia
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
3,883 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,567 AUD
Anually salary
46,596 USD
Anually salary
66,804 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-06-21 23:28:08
Male
Dentist
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Australia
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
4,687 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,720 AUD
Anually salary
56,244 USD
Anually salary
80,640 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-06-13 17:23:09
Male
Production Manager
Management
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Australia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,812 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,333 AUD
Anually salary
69,744 USD
Anually salary
99,996 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-06-07 10:45:33
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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 4,239 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, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress, Postal worker.

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 10.27% less than men.

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