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Average Australian Salary
Source: MyCareer job listings inclusive of wage. Figures may incorporate total pkg.
Best paying sectors
| Sector |
Avg. Min |
Avg. Max |
Average |
|
Average Australian Salary
|
|
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$89,498 |
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1Mining, Oil & Gas
|
$71,813 |
$235,938 |
$138,455 |
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2Executive
|
$64,582 |
$266,773 |
$129,474 |
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3Construction, Building & Architecture
|
$46,044 |
$231,000 |
$111,527 |
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4Engineering
|
$52,425 |
$188,148 |
$111,485 |
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5Scientific
|
$37,763 |
$152,778 |
$100,628 |
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6IT & Telecommunications
|
$45,080 |
$193,295 |
$100,295 |
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7Human Resources & Recruitment
|
$41,140 |
$202,000 |
$94,063 |
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8Banking & Financial Services
|
$44,750 |
$198,072 |
$88,536 |
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9Sales
|
$38,000 |
$174,750 |
$85,317 |
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10Medical & Healthcare
|
$34,583 |
$189,817 |
$84,795 |
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11Accounting
|
$44,787 |
$153,960 |
$81,819 |
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12Property & Real Estate
|
$36,293 |
$170,061 |
$80,792 |
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13PR & Communications
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$45,512 |
$127,500 |
$80,440 |
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14Marketing
|
$44,500 |
$146,200 |
$79,464 |
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15Government & Defence
|
$41,015 |
$144,944 |
$75,940 |
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16Media, Advertising, Arts & Entertainment
|
$33,978 |
$148,333 |
$75,935 |
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17Manufacturing
|
$37,715 |
$113,907 |
$75,453 |
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18Legal
|
$36,962 |
$187,353 |
$71,130 |
|
19Insurance
|
$37,552 |
$138,000 |
$69,083 |
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20Primary Industry
|
$36,142 |
$127,113 |
$67,645 |
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21Logistics, Transport & Supply
|
$36,092 |
$128,235 |
$67,388 |
|
22Education
|
$37,120 |
$130,460 |
$67,342 |
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23Automotive
|
$38,286 |
$122,857 |
$63,598 |
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24Trades & Services
|
$33,498 |
$113,564 |
$62,402 |
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25Community, Sport & Leisure
|
$33,766 |
$101,741 |
$60,121 |
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26Retail
|
$35,464 |
$123,889 |
$54,324 |
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27Admin/Office Support
|
$31,727 |
$91,385 |
$52,587 |
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28Customer Service & Call Centre
|
$29,000 |
$118,571 |
$52,541 |
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29Hospitality, Travel & Tourism
|
$33,303 |
$86,250 |
$52,377 |
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30Graduate
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$35,714 |
$82,857 |
$48,995 |
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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.
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