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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 $81,051
Accounting $42,682 $133,507 $73,626
Admin/Office Support $31,818 $81,196 $48,131
Automotive $31,798 $123,729 $62,370
Banking & Financial Services $39,500 $170,989 $75,650
Community, Sport & Leisure $30,835 $111,078 $58,632
Construction, Building & Architecture $44,733 $183,235 $106,306
Customer Service & Call Centre $32,143 $105,310 $46,620
Education $32,680 $137,495 $60,071
Engineering $48,429 $182,129 $104,555
Executive $52,985 $253,438 $117,978
Government & Defence $42,249 $117,435 $70,558
Graduate $33,687 $87,271 $50,698
Hospitality, Travel & Tourism $30,100 $86,125 $51,146
Human Resources & Recruitment $41,057 $225,000 $89,492
Insurance $37,327 $140,909 $60,512
IT & Telecommunications $42,260 $186,231 $94,718
Legal $41,560 $216,176 $71,237
Logistics, Transport & Supply $36,196 $130,456 $62,236
Manufacturing $34,802 $164,843 $66,104
Marketing $41,955 $160,455 $77,399
Media, Advertising, Arts & Entertainment $36,138 $138,846 $71,406
Medical & Healthcare $40,353 $156,831 $75,098
Mining, Oil & Gas $58,683 $210,313 $127,811
Other $20,800 $156,000 $73,798
PR & Communications $41,116 $145,556 $73,112
Primary Industry $35,044 $127,500 $71,065
Property & Real Estate $37,923 $211,154 $86,415
Retail $34,000 $110,900 $48,699
Sales $36,125 $185,625 $78,817
Scientific $36,272 $140,000 $84,571
Self-Employment $39,173 $400,000 $136,357
Trades & Services $34,742 $137,104 $63,018


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.