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Do you know what jobs pay what salaries or what the market rate is for your job? We use data from advertised jobs so it’s the going rate right now. You’ll also find trended data, the latest salary articles & use our Pay Rise Calculator to see what ends up in your pocket.

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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			$85,237
1Mining, Oil & Gas	$64,250	$268,493	$147,597
2Executive / Corporate Strategy	$57,797	$240,000	$126,980
3Engineering	$56,295	$212,371	$112,394
4IT & Telecommunications	$49,859	$206,256	$105,283
5Construction, Building & Architecture	$44,410	$186,946	$105,132
6Legal	$52,529	$188,500	$100,114
7Medical & Healthcare	$45,052	$230,621	$96,300
8Scientific	$47,787	$158,556	$94,817
9Marketing	$43,333	$174,700	$90,701
10Banking & Financial Services	$46,372	$168,269	$87,532
11PR & Communications	$45,000	$139,169	$87,140
12Accounting	$48,333	$156,634	$83,447
13Government & Defence	$40,675	$202,750	$82,522
14Human Resources & Recruitment	$46,871	$157,550	$82,421
15Sales	$39,375	$178,750	$82,280
16Insurance and Superannuation	$42,833	$156,250	$80,170
17Media, Advertising, Arts & Entertainment	$36,841	$148,446	$80,165
18Manufacturing	$38,305	$130,856	$78,103
19Logistics, Transport & Supply	$40,089	$162,344	$76,508
20Property & Real Estate	$37,154	$179,468	$74,879
21Community, Sport & Leisure	$35,450	$159,400	$69,917
22Primary Industry	$34,523	$107,733	$66,067
23Trades and Services Positions	$30,267	$117,912	$65,121
24Education and Training	$39,200	$121,633	$64,273
25Automotive	$34,446	$120,625	$63,474
26Retail	$37,614	$157,800	$62,194
27Hospitality, Travel and Tourism	$31,407	$106,487	$57,089
28Admin/Office Support	$31,193	$94,542	$55,039
29Customer Service & Call Centre	$35,771	$193,857	$54,432
30Graduate	$38,000	$87,067	$53,599

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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.