How much does a mail carrier make in Australia?
A$64,000a year
This is the median gross salary: half earn more and half earn less. That is A$5,334 a month.
- Approx. take-home per month
- A$4,398
- Equals
- $43,980
- Compared with the median pay in Australia
- 0.8 times
- Data from
- 2025
Where Australia ranks among 144 countries
Each line is a country, on a log scale from $100 to $100,000 a year.
In other countries
Median gross salary a year, in dollars.
| 1. Switzerland estimate | $78,580 |
| 2. Luxembourg estimate | $59,440 |
| 3. Iceland estimate | $58,920 |
| 9. Austria estimate | $45,800 |
| 10. Australia | $43,980 |
| 11. Germany | $42,610 |
| 144. Nigeria estimate | $528 |
Similar jobs
Clerical support workers
- Library assistantA$42,540
- ProofreaderA$60,620
- File clerkA$65,360
- Personnel clerksA$68,650
- Clerical support workers not elsewhere classifiedA$42,710
Frequently asked questions
How much does a mail carrier make a month in Australia?
The median gross salary is A$5,334 a month, A$64,000 a year.
Which country pays a mail carrier the most?
United States, with a median of $57,420 a year before tax, according to our data.
Does a mail carrier make more in Australia or in United States?
In United States: $57,420 a year against $43,980 in Australia, 1.3 times more.
Who makes more, a mail carrier or a library assistant?
A mail carrier: A$64,000 a year against A$42,540 for a library assistant, 1.5 times more.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025. How we calculate