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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 $81,554
Accounting $43,593 $137,782 $73,771
Admin/Office Support $31,331 $81,372 $48,614
Automotive $33,975 $122,222 $61,923
Banking & Financial Services $39,636 $167,859 $76,014
Community, Sport & Leisure $31,268 $113,803 $59,078
Construction, Building & Architecture $46,325 $181,471 $107,116
Customer Service & Call Centre $32,868 $101,739 $47,107
Education $35,765 $139,422 $62,472
Engineering $48,840 $184,571 $105,391
Executive $51,278 $253,750 $116,819
Government & Defence $39,303 $120,227 $70,452
Graduate $35,502 $87,404 $51,866
Hospitality, Travel & Tourism $30,662 $89,642 $51,864
Human Resources & Recruitment $40,500 $223,000 $88,403
Insurance $38,054 $139,091 $60,851
IT & Telecommunications $42,564 $197,578 $95,002
Legal $43,000 $217,941 $70,729
Logistics, Transport & Supply $36,725 $130,000 $61,878
Manufacturing $34,605 $128,929 $66,565
Marketing $40,508 $164,091 $77,104
Media, Advertising, Arts & Entertainment $36,954 $138,017 $71,587
Medical & Healthcare $40,654 $161,952 $75,737
Mining, Oil & Gas $58,857 $218,125 $128,782
Other $20,800 $250,000 $73,727
PR & Communications $41,797 $144,444 $73,890
Primary Industry $33,794 $117,722 $68,902
Property & Real Estate $38,538 $203,846 $85,477
Retail $33,900 $111,900 $48,757
Sales $36,500 $181,250 $78,778
Scientific $37,190 $139,000 $83,863
Self-Employment $39,173 $400,000 $128,939
Trades & Services $34,843 $132,604 $63,064


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.