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Salaries in Australia - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Australia is, by default, in the range of 34,356 AUD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 119,460 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:
34K - 119K AUD
10% earn less lthan 34K AUD
10% earns more than 119K 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% 36K
25% 42K
75% 61K
90% 72K
25-34
 
 
Average 71K
Median 64K
10% 33K
25% 46K
75% 89K
90% 118K
35-44
 
 
Average 82K
Median 76K
10% 46K
25% 59K
75% 98K
90% 124K
45-54
 
 
Average 77K
Median 66K
10% 29K
25% 44K
75% 98K
90% 138K
55+
 
 
Average 70K
Median 62K
10% 30K
25% 43K
75% 88K
90% 121K

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

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Men
75,300 AUD
65,508 AUD
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 (AUD).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
2,573,712 AUD
2. IT Director Top Management
2,350,080 AUD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
2,137,536 AUD
4. IT Architect Information Technology
2,024,496 AUD
5. Plant manager Top Management
2,017,728 AUD
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,968,336 AUD
7. Managing Director Top Management
1,959,552 AUD
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,951,056 AUD
9. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,887,984 AUD
10. Lead developer Information Technology
1,877,760 AUD
11. Head of product development Management
1,827,936 AUD
12. Sales Director Top Management
1,813,392 AUD
13. Technical Director Top Management
1,708,848 AUD
14. IT Manager Management
1,688,976 AUD
15. Marketing Director Top Management
1,660,896 AUD
16. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,658,736 AUD
17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,654,416 AUD
18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
1,640,448 AUD
19. Logistics Director Top Management
1,628,208 AUD
20. Senior Project Manager Management
1,589,616 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
363,744 AUD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
403,632 AUD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
404,928 AUD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
417,024 AUD
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
431,712 AUD
6. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
447,552 AUD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
448,272 AUD
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
449,280 AUD
9. Cleaner General labour
450,864 AUD
10. Packer Production
452,016 AUD
11. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
454,464 AUD
12. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
454,896 AUD
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
459,504 AUD
14. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
464,400 AUD
15. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
466,272 AUD
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
467,136 AUD
17. Refuse Collector Service Industries
467,424 AUD
18. Cashier Banking
468,432 AUD
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
469,440 AUD
20. Florist Service Industries
470,304 AUD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

LatviaLatvia
36,448 AUD (net)
CroatiaCroatia
34,247 AUD (net)
EstoniaEstonia
41,829 AUD (net)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
49,717 AUD (gross)

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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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
5,792 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,748 AUD
Anually salary
69,504 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
2,937 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,436 AUD
Anually salary
35,244 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
1,986 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,000 AUD
Anually salary
23,832 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
1,717 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,593 AUD
Anually salary
20,604 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
4,561 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,888 AUD
Anually salary
54,732 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
2,979 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,500 AUD
Anually salary
35,748 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
2,439 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,683 AUD
Anually salary
29,268 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
1,135 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,714 AUD
Anually salary
13,620 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
8,387 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
12,667 AUD
Anually salary
100,644 USD
Anually salary
152,004 AUD
ClockPosted: 2025-10-22 09:22:41
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Systems Administrator
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Australia
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
4,567 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,897 AUD
Anually salary
54,804 USD
Anually salary
82,764 AUD
ClockPosted: 2025-10-18 06:15:46
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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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