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Average Australian Salary

Source: MyCareer job listings inclusive of wage. Figures may incorporate total pkg.

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Sector Avg. Min Avg. Max Average
Average Australian Salary $82,558
Accounting $43,631 $137,327 $74,336
Admin/Office Support $31,000 $81,734 $49,036
Automotive $38,531 $137,618 $65,461
Banking & Financial Services $40,200 $184,796 $77,069
Community, Sport & Leisure $33,966 $109,750 $60,274
Construction, Building & Architecture $46,456 $181,765 $107,909
Customer Service & Call Centre $32,227 $96,429 $47,017
Education $35,533 $132,905 $64,210
Engineering $48,616 $191,319 $106,833
Executive $52,434 $261,431 $123,606
Government & Defence $38,233 $120,546 $70,397
Graduate $35,444 $87,772 $54,255
Hospitality, Travel & Tourism $32,533 $90,200 $51,572
Human Resources & Recruitment $40,898 $214,000 $88,314
Insurance $38,415 $136,364 $61,212
IT & Telecommunications $44,455 $189,116 $95,480
Legal $42,006 $223,235 $72,577
Logistics, Transport & Supply $36,003 $129,116 $63,658
Manufacturing $35,213 $124,846 $67,645
Marketing $38,890 $163,182 $78,897
Media, Advertising, Arts & Entertainment $35,583 $135,264 $72,148
Medical & Healthcare $40,523 $173,581 $79,752
Mining, Oil & Gas $64,250 $222,813 $128,928
Other $20,800 $375,000 $81,097
PR & Communications $43,213 $144,444 $75,509
Primary Industry $35,305 $128,600 $70,522
Property & Real Estate $38,000 $190,385 $81,413
Retail $33,658 $114,400 $48,696
Sales $36,250 $170,000 $79,291
Scientific $38,080 $143,500 $85,744
Self-Employment $38,013 $450,000 $140,908
Trades & Services $34,818 $132,332 $64,421


Source: MyCareer job listings inclusive of wage from the last 90 days and updated weekly. Figures may incorporate total pkg. If there is insufficient data to show reliable max, min, avg then none are shown.