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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 $82,651
Accounting $43,756 $137,273 $74,443
Admin/Office Support $31,182 $82,675 $49,127
Automotive $37,909 $137,618 $65,499
Banking & Financial Services $40,135 $183,562 $76,917
Community, Sport & Leisure $33,749 $114,125 $60,057
Construction, Building & Architecture $46,404 $179,118 $107,959
Customer Service & Call Centre $32,271 $94,881 $47,004
Education $35,246 $133,793 $65,201
Engineering $48,459 $191,280 $106,853
Executive $52,190 $259,102 $123,101
Government & Defence $37,675 $126,060 $70,794
Graduate $34,882 $85,288 $53,038
Hospitality, Travel & Tourism $32,781 $90,200 $51,542
Human Resources & Recruitment $40,452 $225,000 $89,015
Insurance $38,415 $136,364 $61,212
IT & Telecommunications $44,682 $189,582 $95,506
Legal $42,382 $224,412 $72,873
Logistics, Transport & Supply $36,176 $128,422 $63,916
Manufacturing $34,845 $121,571 $67,397
Marketing $40,145 $160,909 $79,256
Media, Advertising, Arts & Entertainment $35,538 $132,551 $72,380
Medical & Healthcare $40,819 $182,474 $80,731
Mining, Oil & Gas $61,857 $243,438 $129,375
Other $20,800 $375,000 $87,416
PR & Communications $43,672 $142,222 $75,430
Primary Industry $35,526 $126,000 $70,627
Property & Real Estate $37,769 $187,308 $80,700
Retail $33,658 $113,100 $48,291
Sales $36,250 $171,875 $79,476
Scientific $37,987 $145,000 $85,318
Self-Employment $37,667 $466,667 $144,292
Trades & Services $34,895 $131,136 $64,163


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.