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Salaries in Australia - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Australia is, by default, in the range of 22,680 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 78,876 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 - 79K USD
10% earn less lthan 23K USD
10% earns more than 79K 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% 40K
90% 48K
25-34
 
 
Average 47K
Median 42K
10% 22K
25% 30K
75% 59K
90% 78K
35-44
 
 
Average 54K
Median 50K
10% 31K
25% 39K
75% 65K
90% 82K
45-54
 
 
Average 51K
Median 44K
10% 19K
25% 29K
75% 65K
90% 91K
55+
 
 
Average 46K
Median 41K
10% 20K
25% 28K
75% 58K
90% 80K

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

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Men
49,716 USD
43,248 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
1,699,200 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
1,551,600 USD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
1,411,344 USD
4. IT Architect Information Technology
1,336,608 USD
5. Plant manager Top Management
1,332,144 USD
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,299,600 USD
7. Managing Director Top Management
1,293,696 USD
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,288,080 USD
9. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,246,464 USD
10. Lead developer Information Technology
1,239,696 USD
11. Head of product development Management
1,206,864 USD
12. Sales Director Top Management
1,197,216 USD
13. Technical Director Top Management
1,128,240 USD
14. IT Manager Management
1,115,136 USD
15. Marketing Director Top Management
1,096,560 USD
16. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,095,120 USD
17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,092,240 USD
18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
1,083,168 USD
19. Logistics Director Top Management
1,074,960 USD
20. Senior Project Manager Management
1,049,472 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
240,048 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
266,544 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
267,408 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
275,328 USD
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
284,976 USD
6. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
295,488 USD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
295,920 USD
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
296,640 USD
9. Cleaner General labour
297,648 USD
10. Packer Production
298,512 USD
11. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
300,096 USD
12. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
300,240 USD
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
303,264 USD
14. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
306,576 USD
15. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
307,872 USD
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
308,304 USD
17. Refuse Collector Service Industries
308,592 USD
18. Cashier Banking
309,312 USD
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
309,888 USD
20. Florist Service Industries
310,464 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Czech RepublicCzech Republic
32,921 USD (gross)
EstoniaEstonia
27,672 USD (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
10,325 USD (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
33,867 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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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
5,776 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,748 AUD
Anually salary
69,312 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
2,929 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,436 AUD
Anually salary
35,148 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
1,981 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,000 AUD
Anually salary
23,772 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
1,712 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,593 AUD
Anually salary
20,544 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
4,548 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,888 AUD
Anually salary
54,576 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
2,971 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,500 AUD
Anually salary
35,652 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
2,432 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,683 AUD
Anually salary
29,184 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
1,132 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,714 AUD
Anually salary
13,584 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
8,363 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
12,667 AUD
Anually salary
100,356 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
4,554 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,897 AUD
Anually salary
54,648 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 3,991 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 13.01% less than men.

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