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Salaries in Australia - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Australia is, by default, in the range of 26,364 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 81,828 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:
26K - 82K USD
10% earn less lthan 26K USD
10% earns more than 82K 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 38K
Median 37K
10% 26K
25% 31K
75% 44K
90% 51K
25-34
 
 
Average 51K
Median 46K
10% 25K
25% 33K
75% 63K
90% 83K
35-44
 
 
Average 56K
Median 53K
10% 33K
25% 41K
75% 68K
90% 84K
45-54
 
 
Average 55K
Median 48K
10% 23K
25% 33K
75% 69K
90% 95K
55+
 
 
Average 50K
Median 44K
10% 22K
25% 31K
75% 63K
90% 85K

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

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Men
53,664 USD
46,464 USD
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Women
In general, in Australia, men earn 15.5% 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
1,791,648 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
1,666,512 USD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
1,535,472 USD
4. IT Architect Information Technology
1,432,080 USD
5. Plant manager Top Management
1,430,928 USD
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,414,800 USD
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,383,552 USD
8. Managing Director Top Management
1,356,912 USD
9. Lead developer Information Technology
1,331,712 USD
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,318,032 USD
11. Head of product development Management
1,296,288 USD
12. Sales Director Top Management
1,270,512 USD
13. Technical Director Top Management
1,211,904 USD
14. IT Manager Management
1,193,040 USD
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,182,672 USD
16. Marketing Director Top Management
1,177,920 USD
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,176,336 USD
18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
1,163,376 USD
19. Logistics Director Top Management
1,154,592 USD
20. Senior Project Manager Management
1,135,152 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
257,904 USD
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
285,840 USD
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
286,272 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
295,632 USD
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
302,832 USD
6. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
318,528 USD
7. Cleaner General labour
320,112 USD
8. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
320,544 USD
9. Packer Production
320,544 USD
10. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
320,688 USD
11. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
322,272 USD
12. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
322,560 USD
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
325,872 USD
14. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
329,328 USD
15. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
330,624 USD
16. Refuse Collector Service Industries
330,768 USD
17. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
331,632 USD
18. Cashier Banking
332,208 USD
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
332,928 USD
20. Florist Service Industries
333,504 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
13,649 USD (net)
HungaryHungary
31,978 USD (gross)
BulgariaBulgaria
21,964 USD (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
28,577 USD (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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Junior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Australia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,775 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,720 AUD
Anually salary
57,300 USD
Anually salary
80,640 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-02-28 00:10:24
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Landscape Architect
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Australia
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,537 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,384 AUD
Anually salary
54,444 USD
Anually salary
76,608 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-02-25 15:56:45
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Beautician
Service Industries
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Australia
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,746 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,864 AUD
Anually salary
32,952 USD
Anually salary
46,368 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-02-24 18:32:21
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Process Engineer
Production
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Australia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
8,883 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
12,500 AUD
Anually salary
106,596 USD
Anually salary
150,000 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-02-24 14:03:52
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Purchasing Manager
Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Australia
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
2,445 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,440 AUD
Anually salary
29,340 USD
Anually salary
41,280 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-02-24 10:08:07
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Car Driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Australia
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
3,553 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,000 AUD
Anually salary
42,636 USD
Anually salary
60,000 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-02-20 07:45:42
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Baker
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Australia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,500 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,333 AUD
Anually salary
54,000 USD
Anually salary
75,996 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-02-18 04:16:59
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IT Project Manager
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Australia
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
9,037 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
12,717 AUD
Anually salary
108,444 USD
Anually salary
152,604 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-02-17 03:35:14
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Compensation & Benefit Specialist
Human Resources
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Australia
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,359 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,320 AUD
Anually salary
28,308 USD
Anually salary
39,840 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-02-14 18:34:48
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Production Planner
Production
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Australia
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
4,179 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,880 AUD
Anually salary
50,148 USD
Anually salary
70,560 AUD
ClockPosted: 2026-02-12 04:48:20
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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 4,287 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, Social counselor, 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 13.42% less than men.

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