AVERAGE SALARY SURVEY 2012/2013

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Average Salary In Australia

03 January 2012 11:35 PM Last Updated 23 May 2013 11:53 AM

Average Gross from entire population statistics	Average Gross from entries on this site	Salary entries
72,960 AUD (76,000 USD)	85,923 AUD	1,077

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Average Salary and Economy

Average annual income in Australia is around 72,960 AUD (76,000 USD), according to 2012/2013 salary survey.

Australia is among the most valuable places to live around the world. Their unemployment rate was around 5% at the end of year 2011. That is considerably less than in United Kingdom and United States.

Australian economic status is comparatively high. If you are a skilled worker you will earn good money. The employer in Australia normally also has to pay an extra 9%, on top of basic income, into a super fund of individual choice.

Country estimates before the addition of the 9% super, show this average incomes:

Full-time adult ordinary time earnings: $64,650 per year
Full-time adult total earnings: $67,110 per year
Male full-time total earnings: $72,620 per year
Female full-time total earnings: $57,520 per year

SALARIES ADDED ON THIS SITE (SURVEY)

Note: data below are changing constantly with new salary responses.

Average salary according to ALL ENTRIES for Australia is 85,923 AUD. The most frequent education is generally Bachelors degree, followed by Masters degree and Some College degree. Big percent responses from high educated people, results with higher average salary in comparison to entire population statistics.

FREQUENCIES

Percentage of people	Receive more than (AUD)
3.53%	200K
8.45%	150K
22.47%	105K
30.64%	95K
36.58%	85K
45.87%	75K
57.20%	65K
70.01%	55K
87.00%	45K
96.01%	35K
99.35%	25K
100.00%	15K

Salary (AUD)	Range From (AUD)	Range To (AUD)	Salary Entries	Percentage
Less			0	0%
15K	10,000 AUD	20,000 AUD	1	0.09%
25K	20,000 AUD	30,000 AUD	8	0.74%
35K	30,000 AUD	40,000 AUD	53	4.92%
45K	40,000 AUD	50,000 AUD	113	10.49%
55K	50,000 AUD	60,000 AUD	178	16.53%
65K	60,000 AUD	70,000 AUD	128	11.88%
75K	70,000 AUD	80,000 AUD	116	10.77%
85K	80,000 AUD	90,000 AUD	101	9.38%
95K	90,000 AUD	100,000 AUD	57	5.29%
105K	100,000 AUD	110,000 AUD	87	8.08%
115K	110,000 AUD	120,000 AUD	34	3.16%
125K	120,000 AUD	130,000 AUD	47	4.36%
135K	130,000 AUD	140,000 AUD	18	1.67%
145K	140,000 AUD	150,000 AUD	45	4.18%
More			91	8.45%

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EDUCATION

Education	Salary Entries	Average Gross Salary	Gross (USD)
Less Than High School	10	40,670 AUD	$42,365
High School	104	65,660 AUD	$68,396
Some College	187	75,675 AUD	$78,828
Bachelors Degree	525	84,710 AUD	$88,240
Masters Degree	226	106,564 AUD	$111,004
Doctorate Degree	25	103,880 AUD	$108,208

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AVERAGE SALARIES BY CITIES

City	Entries	Gross (USD)	Average Gross Salary	Average Net Salary
Perth	171	$97,032	93,151 AUD	68,067 AUD
Darwin	13	$92,895	89,179 AUD	65,173 AUD
Sydney	349	$92,501	88,801 AUD	65,561 AUD
Brisbane	130	$91,861	88,187 AUD	64,748 AUD
Canberra	16	$88,896	85,340 AUD	62,817 AUD
Cairns	1	$88,542	85,000 AUD	51,000 AUD
Melbourne	278	$86,964	83,485 AUD	62,368 AUD
Adelaide	67	$80,009	76,809 AUD	58,739 AUD
Townsville	8	$77,929	74,812 AUD	56,250 AUD
Wollongong	6	$74,219	71,250 AUD	54,000 AUD
Hobart	5	$66,354	63,700 AUD	51,400 AUD
Sunshine Coast	4	$62,825	60,312 AUD	46,500 AUD
Toowoomba	1	$59,042	56,680 AUD	36,500 AUD
Gold Coast	4	$56,250	54,000 AUD	38,875 AUD
Geelong	4	$55,729	53,500 AUD	43,350 AUD
Newcastle	10	$55,199	52,991 AUD	42,200 AUD
Launceston	3	$46,650	44,784 AUD	37,757 AUD

*Note that these values are based on salary entries by our visitors and can be changed with more entries.

AVERAGE SALARIES BY SECTORS

Sector	Entries	Gross (USD)	Average Gross Salary	Average Net Salary
Engineers & Technicians V	12	$144,971	139,172 AUD	95,109 AUD
Management & Business	94	$130,030	124,829 AUD	88,596 AUD
Engineers & Technicians III	17	$127,335	122,242 AUD	83,118 AUD
Insurance	8	$125,391	120,375 AUD	80,625 AUD
Finance & Banking	40	$110,494	106,074 AUD	81,070 AUD
Aviation & Shipping	11	$104,498	100,318 AUD	74,000 AUD
Engineers & Technicians I	74	$100,315	96,302 AUD	70,143 AUD
Law	13	$98,156	94,230 AUD	68,000 AUD
Construction & Labor Workers	29	$97,432	93,535 AUD	67,814 AUD
Engineers & Technicians IV	23	$96,829	92,956 AUD	66,571 AUD
Human Resources	25	$96,454	92,596 AUD	70,844 AUD
IT & Telecommunication II	72	$89,828	86,235 AUD	64,292 AUD
IT & Telecommunication I	99	$89,032	85,471 AUD	62,816 AUD
Health Care & Medical II	23	$88,994	85,434 AUD	63,174 AUD
Health Care & Medical I	25	$86,083	82,640 AUD	62,666 AUD
Logistics, Road, Railway	11	$85,759	82,329 AUD	65,625 AUD
Organization & Coordination	17	$83,449	80,111 AUD	61,710 AUD
Public Sector	12	$81,718	78,449 AUD	57,821 AUD
Education & University	37	$79,152	75,986 AUD	56,937 AUD
Architect Constructions	11	$78,267	75,136 AUD	57,961 AUD
Security & Fireguard	5	$76,979	73,900 AUD	52,990 AUD
Accounting & Administration	82	$74,721	71,732 AUD	53,778 AUD
Marketing, Sales, Purchase	55	$74,073	71,110 AUD	53,366 AUD
Media	17	$73,553	70,611 AUD	53,036 AUD
Properties & Real Estates	9	$72,657	69,751 AUD	54,720 AUD
Customer Services	22	$72,084	69,201 AUD	53,257 AUD
Agriculture & Fishing	8	$71,313	68,460 AUD	50,437 AUD
Manufacturing & Labor Workers	21	$66,503	63,843 AUD	49,784 AUD
Salesmen & Saleswomen	23	$65,902	63,266 AUD	49,245 AUD
Hotels & Tourism	14	$56,485	54,226 AUD	43,290 AUD
Making Design	21	$55,449	53,231 AUD	42,334 AUD
Fashion	9	$54,716	52,527 AUD	42,903 AUD
Automobile	7	$53,897	51,741 AUD	41,753 AUD
Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	30	$53,843	51,689 AUD	42,950 AUD

*Note that these values are based on salary entries by our visitors and can be changed with more entries.

AVERAGE SALARIES BY CAREERS

Career	Entries	Gross (USD)	Average Gross Salary	Average Net Salary
General Manager	20	$172,292	165,400 AUD	117,260 AUD
Other Engineer Career	11	$144,419	138,642 AUD	94,664 AUD
Oil & Gas Engineer	9	$139,250	133,680 AUD	91,033 AUD
IT Manager	10	$120,521	115,700 AUD	85,492 AUD
Human Resources Manager	14	$116,518	111,857 AUD	84,822 AUD
IT Project Manager	16	$115,755	111,125 AUD	79,937 AUD
Manager	8	$106,466	102,207 AUD	70,675 AUD
Civil Engineer	20	$97,656	93,750 AUD	66,507 AUD
Engineer	14	$97,224	93,335 AUD	65,357 AUD
Software Engineer	12	$95,052	91,250 AUD	65,416 AUD
Project Manager	13	$92,067	88,384 AUD	66,503 AUD
C, C++ Developer	8	$90,820	87,187 AUD	63,250 AUD
Marketing Manager	10	$89,109	85,545 AUD	64,428 AUD
Electrical Engineer	16	$85,971	82,532 AUD	61,963 AUD
Customer Service Manager	13	$84,134	80,769 AUD	62,215 AUD
Software Developer	15	$81,319	78,066 AUD	57,560 AUD
Mechanical Engineer	12	$81,048	77,806 AUD	56,616 AUD
Financial Analyst	11	$78,977	75,818 AUD	60,274 AUD
System Analyst	8	$75,799	72,767 AUD	54,560 AUD
Architect	8	$75,065	72,062 AUD	57,775 AUD
System Administrator	9	$68,576	65,833 AUD	49,906 AUD
Accountant	13	$67,622	64,917 AUD	49,322 AUD
Salesmen/Saleswomen	10	$60,754	58,324 AUD	44,904 AUD
Cook	17	$56,035	53,794 AUD	45,193 AUD
Graphic Designer	9	$50,636	48,611 AUD	39,695 AUD