Salaries in Australia
A$6,388a month
Median monthly salary, 2025.
- Yearly
- A$76,660
- Equals
- $4,389
Top 10 highest paying
- Specialist doctorA$189,200
- Military officerA$173,300
- IT project managerA$167,200
- Crane operatorsA$160,700
- Energy managerA$157,600
- Operations managerA$154,500
- Power plant operatorA$149,400
- Chemical operatorA$149,400
- Process operatorA$149,400
- Senior government officialsA$149,000
Top 10 lowest paying
- Dance teacherA$16,200
- RooferA$18,190
- Fast food workerA$19,820
- Sport coachA$21,380
- Promotions demonstratorA$24,330
- Runway modelA$24,330
- CashierA$25,740
- Fabric cutterA$27,880
- TailorA$27,880
- Gas station salespersonA$28,300
All jobs
- AccountantA$92,310
- Accounts assistantA$53,660
- Accounts clerkA$38,320
- ActorA$35,730
- ActuaryA$102,300
- Agricultural technicianA$78,560
- Aid workerA$90,960
- Air traffic controllerA$141,500
- Air traffic safety technicianA$91,720
- Aircraft technicianA$95,460
- Airline pilotA$141,500
- Animal carerA$46,830
- AnnouncerA$93,560
- AnthropologistA$63,490
- ArchitectA$88,060
- Art directorA$94,100
- ArtistA$80,580
- AthleteA$64,650
- Audio-visual technicianA$69,450
- Audiology technicianA$70,970
- Audit clerkA$71,230
- Auto mechanicA$63,180
- Avionics mechanicA$88,270
- BartenderA$39,340
- BasketmakerA$55,510
- BeauticianA$35,900
- Bike assemblerA$54,620
- Bindery workerA$41,890
- BlasterA$137,400
- BricklayerA$79,020
- Broadcast engineerA$135,900
- BuilderA$91,140
- Bus driverA$89,510
- ButcherA$67,410
- BuyerA$60,970
- CabinetmakerA$61,270
- Call centre agentA$73,320
- Car assemblerA$54,620
- Car cleanerA$46,020
- Car electricianA$111,600
- Car painterA$80,110
- Career coachA$88,710
- CaretakerA$59,100
- CarpenterA$77,490
- CashierA$25,740
- CEOA$149,000
- ChefA$59,440
- Chemical engineerA$103,500
- Chemical operatorA$149,400
- ChemistA$94,850
- Childcare centre managerA$77,230
- Civil engineerA$109,400
- Civils workerA$99,280
- CleanerA$32,730
- CleanersA$51,390
- Clerical support workers not elsewhere classifiedA$42,710
- Client information workers not elsewhere classifiedA$41,200
- Cnc operatorA$116,400
- Coffee tasterA$60,570
- Commodity traderA$107,000
- Community health workerA$72,410
- CompanionA$48,080
- Concrete finisherA$91,820
- Construction foremanA$132,800
- Construction managerA$132,800
- Construction workerA$82,890
- CookA$45,050
- Corporate trainerA$93,200
- Correctional officerA$99,940
- Corrugator operatorA$71,970
- CourierA$45,670
- Craft and related workers not elsewhere classifiedA$55,870
- Crane operatorsA$160,700
- CroupierA$37,270
- Customer service clerkA$63,480
- Customs agentA$78,950
- Dance teacherA$16,200
- Data administratorA$112,700
- Data entry clerkA$42,310
- Database and network professionals not elsewhere classifiedA$112,700
- Day care workerA$46,530
- Debt collectorA$68,450
- Deep-sea fishermanA$78,420
- Dental hygienistA$54,680
- DentistA$115,700
- DietitianA$69,290
- DoctorA$124,200
- DraughtspersonA$105,200
- Driving instructorA$85,050
- Earthmoving and related plant operatorsA$93,690
- EconomistA$112,200
- Education officerA$95,160
- Electric powerline workerA$142,600
- Electrical assemblerA$54,620
- Electrical engineerA$122,300
- Electrical technicianA$126,200
- ElectricianA$99,650
- Electronic engineerA$128,200
- Electronics engineering technicianA$82,060
- Elementary school teacherA$78,010
- Employment agentA$88,710
- Energy managerA$157,600
- Environmental protection professionalsA$81,540
- Esol teacherA$70,350
- Event coordinatorA$72,400
- Executive assistantA$64,260
- Fabric cutterA$27,880
- Façade cleanerA$41,970
- Facility managerA$131,900
- Factory labourerA$61,490
- Farm equipment operatorA$71,120
- Fast food workerA$19,820
- File clerkA$65,360
- Fill operatorA$45,750
- Finance adviserA$110,500
- Finance managerA$138,400
- Financial analystA$124,900
- FinancierA$112,400
- Fire alarm technicianA$95,840
- FirefighterA$101,500
- Fisheries boatmanA$78,420
- Fitness club managerA$69,760
- Flight attendantA$67,980
- Food and related products machine operatorsA$67,110
- Food service workerA$31,580
- ForesterA$114,700
- Forestry advisorA$103,900
- Forestry technicianA$78,560
- Forklift operatorA$68,140
- Garage managerA$88,140
- Garment presserA$44,100
- Gas station salespersonA$28,300
- General managerA$110,200
- GeologistA$134,400
- GlassmakerA$84,520
- GlazierA$80,620
- GraderA$60,570
- GuideA$47,330
- Gym workerA$49,150
- HairdresserA$41,540
- Hand and pedal vehicle driversA$64,000
- Head of marketingA$142,000
- Health professionals not elsewhere classifiedA$67,930
- Health records clerkA$71,360
- Health screenerA$55,500
- Heat treat operatorA$81,780
- High school teacherA$92,260
- HistorianA$63,490
- HorticulturistA$61,040
- Hotel managerA$84,820
- Hotel receptionistA$41,200
- House managerA$59,200
- Household managerA$51,140
- HousekeeperA$34,940
- HR managerA$140,200
- Hvac mechanicA$96,860
- Industrial engineerA$125,500
- Industrial painterA$63,890
- Information clerkA$60,690
- InsulatorA$73,790
- Insurance sellerA$76,370
- IT presales technicianA$108,800
- IT project managerA$167,200
- JournalistA$83,970
- JudgeA$142,300
- Kitchen assistantA$41,550
- Landscape architectA$103,800
- Laser technicianA$140,800
- Laundry workerA$44,100
- LawyerA$127,000
- Legal aideA$61,430
- Legal professionals not elsewhere classifiedA$142,300
- Legal secretaryA$62,420
- LibrarianA$85,230
- Library assistantA$42,540
- Livestock and dairy producersA$105,300
- Loan officerA$83,970
- Logistics managerA$116,500
- Loss adjusterA$97,450
- Machine oilerA$116,400
- Mail carrierA$64,000
- Management consultantA$112,200
- Manufacturing directorA$105,900
- Marketing specialistA$93,730
- Mechanical engineerA$120,900
- Mechanical engineering technicianA$125,000
- Medical laboratory technicianA$86,460
- Medical transcriberA$57,730
- Medical writerA$69,460
- Metal workerA$45,920
- MetallurgistA$107,000
- MetalworkerA$74,960
- Meter readerA$36,300
- MidwifeA$69,350
- Midwife assistantA$60,540
- Military officerA$173,300
- Mine engineerA$145,300
- MinersA$137,400
- Mining assistantA$88,080
- Motorcyle courierA$64,000
- Museum curatorA$86,370
- Museum technicianA$50,640
- MusicianA$49,070
- Networks engineerA$112,200
- Nursing assistantA$52,310
- Nursing associate professionalsA$60,540
- Nursing home managerA$97,550
- Odd job personsA$59,660
- Office clerkA$54,780
- Office managerA$68,680
- Operations managerA$154,500
- OptometristA$88,040
- Other artistic and cultural associate professionalsA$63,120
- ParamedicA$125,700
- Pastry cookA$53,900
- Patent agentA$94,890
- PawnbrokerA$29,620
- Payroll clerkA$69,260
- PerformerA$35,730
- Personal care attendantA$48,080
- Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classifiedA$44,990
- Personnel clerksA$68,650
- PharmacistA$72,430
- Photo retoucherA$46,070
- PhotographerA$81,180
- Physical therapistA$74,010
- Picker and packerA$45,750
- PlastererA$61,360
- PlumberA$81,750
- Police detectiveA$115,700
- Police officerA$115,700
- Policy analystA$102,300
- Power plant operatorA$149,400
- Prepress technicianA$82,460
- Preschool teacherA$63,000
- Preschool teaching assistantA$42,560
- Primary school managerA$134,800
- Print operatorA$58,540
- Process operatorA$149,400
- Product designerA$87,300
- Product managerA$146,600
- Production line coordinatorA$72,700
- Production supervisorA$131,900
- ProfessorA$82,670
- Project managerA$138,100
- Promotions demonstratorA$24,330
- ProofreaderA$60,620
- PsychologistA$71,730
- Public health inspectorA$99,370
- Public relations professionalsA$92,210
- Pulp control workerA$54,620
- Quality inspectorA$85,360
- Radiologic technologistA$95,610
- Rail conductorA$41,980
- Real estate agentA$76,760
- ReceptionistA$41,200
- Registered nurseA$96,630
- Regulatory government associate professionals not elsewhere classifiedA$65,190
- Religious professionalsA$56,630
- Religious workerA$56,630
- Rental sales workerA$43,460
- Restaurant managerA$69,830
- Retail sales associateA$53,210
- Retail store supervisorA$54,710
- Riding instructorA$33,100
- Rig drillerA$137,400
- RiggerA$105,600
- RooferA$18,190
- Runway modelA$24,330
- Sales engineerA$122,400
- Sales representativeA$78,700
- Sawmill operatorA$71,970
- SecretaryA$56,020
- Security guardA$69,860
- Senior government officialsA$149,000
- Set designerA$56,000
- Sewing machine operatorA$44,960
- Sex workerA$29,700
- Shelf stackerA$29,420
- Ship pilotA$109,400
- Ships’ deck crews and related workersA$78,420
- Shop keeperA$75,550
- Social care workerA$72,710
- Social media managerA$142,000
- Social services managerA$127,300
- Social workerA$80,440
- Software developerA$122,200
- Software programmerA$122,200
- Software testerA$112,000
- SorterA$54,840
- Special needs teacherA$96,430
- Specialist doctorA$189,200
- Speech therapistA$71,030
- Sport coachA$21,380
- Steel erectorA$107,200
- Stock coordinatorA$71,060
- Stone fabricatorA$84,520
- StonemasonA$79,020
- Store managerA$82,630
- Street sweeperA$51,390
- Survey enumeratorA$42,860
- SurveyorA$106,400
- Switchboard operatorA$67,260
- Systems administratorA$112,500
- Systems analystA$128,100
- TailorA$27,880
- Taxi driverA$49,930
- Technical aideA$92,460
- Telecom administratorA$107,800
- TellerA$61,510
- Tent builderA$125,000
- Test engineerA$109,100
- Textile machine operatorA$47,470
- Therapy assistantA$39,480
- Tile installerA$69,430
- Trades union officialA$149,000
- Train driverA$141,300
- TranslatorA$63,490
- Transport clerksA$78,950
- Travel agentA$49,780
- Truck driverA$88,880
- TypistA$42,310
- UpholstererA$54,740
- Urban plannerA$103,800
- UX designerA$85,080
- Vet technicianA$45,360
- VeterinarianA$76,150
- Vocational teacherA$76,660
- WaiterA$30,700
- Warehouse workerA$67,460
- Waste collectorA$64,000
- Watch makerA$61,260
- Web developerA$104,300
- WelderA$84,980
- Wind technicianA$74,310
- Winder operatorA$47,470
- Window washerA$51,390
- WoodworkerA$55,510
- ZoologistA$88,410
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025. How we calculate