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Salaries in Australia - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Australia is, by default, in the range of 36,336 AUD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 116,592 AUD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Australia is
80% of people earn:
36K - 117K AUD
10% earn less lthan 36K AUD
10% earns more than 117K 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 53K
Median 51K
10% 37K
25% 43K
75% 61K
90% 71K
25-34
 
 
Average 70K
Median 63K
10% 33K
25% 45K
75% 87K
90% 117K
35-44
 
 
Average 80K
Median 75K
10% 47K
25% 59K
75% 96K
90% 119K
45-54
 
 
Average 76K
Median 66K
10% 30K
25% 44K
75% 96K
90% 133K
55+
 
 
Average 69K
Median 61K
10% 29K
25% 42K
75% 87K
90% 119K

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

Men
73,920 AUD
66,660 AUD
Women
In general, in Australia, men earn 10.9% 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
2,568,096 AUD
2. IT Director Top Management
2,349,792 AUD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
2,197,008 AUD
4. IT Architect Information Technology
2,053,728 AUD
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
2,026,656 AUD
6. Plant manager Top Management
2,017,584 AUD
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,950,912 AUD
8. Managing Director Top Management
1,919,232 AUD
9. Lead developer Information Technology
1,845,936 AUD
10. Solution architect Information Technology
1,827,792 AUD
11. Head of product development Management
1,827,792 AUD
12. Sales Director Top Management
1,820,160 AUD
13. Economic/Financial Director Top Management
1,777,104 AUD
14. IT Manager Management
1,726,560 AUD
15. Technical Director Top Management
1,708,704 AUD
16. Agile Coach Information Technology
1,702,368 AUD
17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,663,344 AUD
18. Marketing Director Top Management
1,660,752 AUD
19. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,658,448 AUD
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
1,640,304 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
363,600 AUD
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
404,496 AUD
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
416,880 AUD
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
433,872 AUD
5. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
447,552 AUD
6. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
449,280 AUD
7. Cleaner General labour
449,424 AUD
8. Packer Production
452,016 AUD
9. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
452,016 AUD
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
454,464 AUD
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
454,752 AUD
12. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
459,360 AUD
13. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
464,400 AUD
14. Refuse Collector Service Industries
464,976 AUD
15. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
466,272 AUD
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
469,728 AUD
17. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
475,344 AUD
18. Au-pair General labour
479,808 AUD
19. Kitchen Helper Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
483,552 AUD
20. Independent Advisor Public Administration, Self-governance
487,296 AUD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

PolandPoland
53,310 AUD (gross)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
41,472 AUD (gross)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
19,075 AUD (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
41,494 AUD (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Male
Lawyer
Law & Legislation
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Australia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
6,041 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,750 AUD
Anually salary
72,492 USD
Anually salary
105,000 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-10-30 02:37:33
Male
Butcher
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Australia
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,381 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,000 AUD
Anually salary
16,572 USD
Anually salary
24,000 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-09-03 14:35:13
Male
Geologist
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Australia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,865 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,150 AUD
Anually salary
34,380 USD
Anually salary
49,800 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-08-26 05:20:34
Male
Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineering
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Australia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,142 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,000 AUD
Anually salary
49,704 USD
Anually salary
72,000 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-08-25 20:24:32
Male
Agricultural Specialist
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Australia
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
4,175 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,048 AUD
Anually salary
50,100 USD
Anually salary
72,576 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-07-29 07:05:57
Male
Car Mechanic
Car Industry
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Australia
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
4,603 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,667 AUD
Anually salary
55,236 USD
Anually salary
80,004 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-07-22 05:19:14
Female
E-Commerce Manager
Commerce
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Australia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,580 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,083 AUD
Anually salary
66,960 USD
Anually salary
96,996 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-07-19 12:14:48
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
2,527 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,660 AUD
Anually salary
30,324 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
1,898 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,750 AUD
Anually salary
22,776 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
4,142 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,000 AUD
Anually salary
49,704 USD
Anually salary
72,000 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-07-06 13:22:14
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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 6,044 AUD.

The best-paid positions in the country Australia are Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Leasing Director, IT Architect, Country Manager/Director.

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 9.82% less than men.

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