How much does a project manager make in Australia?
A$138,100a year
This is the median gross salary: half earn more and half earn less. That is A$11,510 a month.
- Approx. take-home per month
- A$8,576
- Equals
- $94,900
- Compared with the median pay in Australia
- 1.8 times
- Data from
- 2025
Where Australia ranks among 144 countries
Each line is a country, on a log scale from $100 to $200,000 a year.
In other countries
Median gross salary a year, in dollars.
| 1. Luxembourg estimate | $151,800 |
| 2. Switzerland estimate | $144,000 |
| 3. Italy estimate | $121,200 |
| 10. Belgium estimate | $102,700 |
| 11. Australia | $94,900 |
| 12. Germany | $94,780 |
| 144. Nigeria estimate | $603 |
Similar jobs
Managers
- Finance managerA$138,400
- HR managerA$140,200
- Operations managerA$154,500
- Head of marketingA$142,000
- Social media managerA$142,000
- Product managerA$146,600
Frequently asked questions
How much does a project manager make a month in Australia?
The median gross salary is A$11,510 a month, A$138,100 a year.
Which country pays a project manager the most?
United States, with a median of $118,100 a year before tax, according to our data.
Does a project manager make more in Australia or in United States?
In United States: $118,100 a year against $94,900 in Australia, 1.2 times more.
Who makes more, a project manager or an operations manager?
An operations manager: A$154,500 a year against A$138,100 for a project manager, 1.1 times more.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025. How we calculate