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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
|
|
|
$85,785 |
1Accounting
|
$49,139 |
$152,089 |
$83,913 |
2Admin/Office Support
|
$30,422 |
$101,140 |
$55,298 |
3Automotive
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$29,571 |
$142,714 |
$64,095 |
4Banking & Financial Services
|
$45,838 |
$205,760 |
$86,871 |
5Community, Sport & Leisure
|
$37,077 |
$113,674 |
$68,063 |
6Construction, Building & Architecture
|
$45,532 |
$188,824 |
$107,940 |
7Customer Service & Call Centre
|
$36,429 |
$113,571 |
$54,905 |
8Education and Training
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$47,489 |
$143,535 |
$68,331 |
9Engineering
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$52,229 |
$202,793 |
$111,121 |
10Executive / Corporate Strategy
|
$51,333 |
$255,057 |
$134,956 |
11Government & Defence
|
$42,411 |
$183,696 |
$79,463 |
12Graduate
|
$36,000 |
$107,000 |
$56,664 |
13Hospitality, Travel and Tourism
|
$31,011 |
$98,209 |
$55,713 |
14Human Resources & Recruitment
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$43,250 |
$208,143 |
$99,823 |
15Insurance and Superannuation
|
$42,764 |
$166,177 |
$83,771 |
16IT & Telecommunications
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$45,084 |
$201,366 |
$104,738 |
17Legal
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$51,471 |
$215,059 |
$95,536 |
18Logistics, Transport & Supply
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$39,956 |
$149,940 |
$73,521 |
19Manufacturing
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$36,997 |
$139,897 |
$77,062 |
20Marketing
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$45,417 |
$196,917 |
$90,674 |
21Media, Advertising, Arts & Entertainment
|
$40,229 |
$169,349 |
$81,414 |
22Medical & Healthcare
|
$43,066 |
$191,437 |
$95,311 |
23Mining, Oil & Gas
|
$62,112 |
$275,427 |
$139,269 |
24PR & Communications
|
$28,000 |
$215,000 |
$90,579 |
25Primary Industry
|
$38,304 |
$164,000 |
$76,042 |
26Property & Real Estate
|
$39,000 |
$197,692 |
$78,510 |
27Retail
|
$37,960 |
$145,000 |
$58,866 |
28Sales
|
$38,250 |
$198,750 |
$83,142 |
29Scientific
|
$43,768 |
$158,100 |
$89,837 |
30Trades and Services Positions
|
$27,547 |
$115,694 |
$61,710 |
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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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