ADELAIDE / SALARY
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115,506 AUD

$77,848 USD

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138,202 AUD

77,174 AUD

$52,013 USD

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Average Salary / Adelaide

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Average salary in Adelaide is 115,506 AUD per year. The most typical earning is 77,174 AUD. All data are based on 239 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 127,634 AUD. Women receive a salary of 83,704 AUD.

The most paid careers are Engineers & Technicians V with average income 240,575 AUD and Engineers & Technicians IV with income 210,448 AUD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 145,146 AUD. The second most paid education level is Doctorate Degree with salary of 134,312 AUD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 166,666 AUD. Employees with 12-16 Years of experience receive 133,570 AUD.

Levels / Adelaide (Gross AUD)

Salary Levels (AUD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
14,800 AUD - 22,299 AUD	0	n/a
22,300 AUD - 29,699 AUD	1	100% 0.42%
29,700 AUD - 37,099 AUD	4	99.58% 1.67%
37,100 AUD - 44,499 AUD	8	97.91% 3.35%
44,500 AUD - 51,899 AUD	5	94.56% 2.09%
51,900 AUD - 59,399 AUD	13	92.47% 5.44%
59,400 AUD - 66,799 AUD	14	87.03% 5.86%
66,800 AUD - 74,199 AUD	17	81.17% 7.11%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
74,200 AUD - 81,599 AUD	25	74.06% 10.46%
81,600 AUD - 88,999 AUD	9	63.6% 3.77%
89,000 AUD - 96,499 AUD	14	59.83% 5.86%
96,500 AUD - 103,899 AUD	17	53.97% 7.11%
103,900 AUD - 111,299 AUD	13	46.86% 5.44%
111,300 AUD - 118,699 AUD	9	41.42% 3.77%
118,700 AUD - 126,099 AUD	10	37.66% 4.18%
126,200 AUD - 133,599 AUD	11	33.47% 4.6%
133,600 AUD - 140,999 AUD	6	28.87% 2.51%
141,000 AUD - 148,399 AUD	5	26.36% 2.09%
148,400 AUD - 155,799 AUD	10	24.27% 4.18%
155,800 AUD - 163,299 AUD	9	20.08% 3.77%
163,300 AUD - 170,699 AUD	3	16.32% 1.26%
170,700 AUD - 178,099 AUD	4	15.06% 1.67%
178,100 AUD - 185,499 AUD	5	13.39% 2.09%
185,500 AUD - 192,899 AUD	4	11.3% 1.67%
192,900 AUD - 200,399 AUD	0	n/a
200,400 AUD - 207,799 AUD	5	9.62% 2.09%
207,800 AUD - 215,199 AUD	1	7.53% 0.42%
215,200 AUD - 222,599 AUD	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
222,600 AUD - 237,499 AUD	9	7.11% 3.77%
237,500 AUD - 252,299 AUD	0	n/a
252,300 AUD - 267,099 AUD	1	3.35% 0.42%
267,100 AUD - 281,999 AUD	1	2.93% 0.42%
282,000 AUD - 296,799 AUD	2	2.51% 0.84%
296,800 AUD - 311,699 AUD	0	n/a
311,700 AUD - 326,499 AUD	1	1.67% 0.42%
326,500 AUD - 341,299 AUD	0	n/a
341,300 AUD - 356,199 AUD	0	n/a
356,200 AUD - 370,999 AUD	1	1.26% 0.42%
371,000 AUD - 519,399 AUD	2	0.84% 0.84%

Gender / Adelaide (Gross AUD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	144	127,634 AUD
2	Women	50	83,704 AUD

Education / Adelaide (Gross AUD)

#		Surveys
1	Masters Degree	47	145,146 AUD
2	Doctorate Degree	15	134,312 AUD
3	Bachelors Degree	100	110,121 AUD
4	Some College	47	108,489 AUD
5	High School	24	93,499 AUD
6	Bellow H. School	6	67,972 AUD

Experience / Adelaide (Gross AUD)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	42	166,666 AUD
2	12-16 Years	27	133,570 AUD
3	16-20 Years	21	132,383 AUD
4	8-12 Years	33	106,559 AUD
5	4-8 Years	42	106,114 AUD
6	2-4 Years	29	89,492 AUD
7	0-1 Year	27	85,188 AUD
8	1-2 Years	18	75,393 AUD

Age / Adelaide (Gross AUD)

#		Surveys
1	61-65	1	289,254 AUD
2	71-75	1	204,214 AUD
3	51-55	10	160,730 AUD
4	41-45	21	153,161 AUD
5	46-50	20	132,235 AUD
6	56-60	13	122,885 AUD
7	36-40	24	122,143 AUD
8	n/a	45	111,754 AUD
9	26-30	42	105,817 AUD
10	31-35	32	102,701 AUD
11	21-25	20	80,142 AUD
12	14-20	10	74,651 AUD

Work Type / Adelaide (Gross AUD)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	9	128,079 AUD
2	Permanent	190	118,284 AUD
3	Part Time	19	99,881 AUD
4	Contract	21	99,287 AUD

Career Groups / Adelaide (Gross AUD)

#		Surveys
1	Engineers & Technicians V	2	240,575 AUD
2	Engineers & Technicians IV	2	210,448 AUD
3	Management & Business	34	154,348 AUD
4	Engineers & Technicians	21	151,677 AUD
5	Aviation & Shipping	2	135,351 AUD
6	Finance & Banking	9	134,906 AUD
7	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	7	131,789 AUD
8	Properties & Real Estates	2	125,556 AUD
9	Construction & Labor Workers	10	122,291 AUD
10	Engineers & Technicians III	1	120,510 AUD
11	IT & Programming II	14	116,651 AUD
12	Human Resources	8	112,644 AUD
13	Public Sector	4	108,785 AUD
14	Security & Fireguard	3	107,153 AUD
15	Military	1	106,262 AUD
16	Salesmen & Saleswomen	6	104,333 AUD
17	Insurance	5	104,036 AUD
18	Accounting & Administration	30	100,029 AUD
19	IT & Programming	13	99,436 AUD
20	Health Care & Medical	10	99,287 AUD
21	Education & University	16	98,100 AUD
22	Health Care & Medical II	3	96,467 AUD
23	Law	2	96,319 AUD
24	Hotels & Tourism	3	90,086 AUD
25	Automobile	1	86,821 AUD
26	Making Design	4	84,446 AUD
27	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	6	81,329 AUD
28	Sports & Recreation	1	79,548 AUD
29	Agriculture & Fishing	1	67,824 AUD
30	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	3	64,707 AUD
31	Media	1	63,371 AUD
32	Organization & Coordination	4	62,629 AUD
33	Architect Constructions	3	60,997 AUD
34	Customer Services	3	54,912 AUD
35	Logistics, Road, Railway	3	52,983 AUD
36	Arts, Culture, Performance	1	42,000 AUD

Careers / Adelaide (Gross AUD)

#		Surveys
1	CEO	3	284,654 AUD
2	Electrical Engineer	3	242,653 AUD
3	Other Engineer Career	2	240,575 AUD
4	General Manager	4	214,010 AUD
5	Engineering Manager	5	206,737 AUD
6	Sales Manager	3	199,465 AUD
7	Other Management Career	2	177,352 AUD
8	Business Development Manager	2	171,712 AUD
9	Project Manager	5	154,348 AUD
10	Risk Manager	2	148,115 AUD
11	Account Manager	4	144,850 AUD
12	Human Resources Manager	3	138,913 AUD
13	Stock Broker	1	138,913 AUD
14	General Insurance	1	138,913 AUD
15	Financial Analyst	2	136,984 AUD
16	Retail Store Manager	1	130,157 AUD
17	Manager	4	128,970 AUD
18	Construction Project Coordinator	2	126,743 AUD
19	Relationship Manager	3	125,111 AUD
20	AutoCAD	2	124,814 AUD
21	Other Constr. & Labor Career	4	118,135 AUD
22	Chartered Accountant	3	117,393 AUD
23	Registered Nurse	3	116,355 AUD
24	Salesmen or Saleswomen	3	115,909 AUD
25	Director	2	114,722 AUD
26	Lecturer	5	113,980 AUD
27	University Professor	3	110,566 AUD
28	System Administrator	2	110,270 AUD
29	Other Public Sector Career	4	108,785 AUD
30	Engineer	3	107,450 AUD
31	Network Specialist	2	103,591 AUD
32	IT Manager	4	102,404 AUD
33	Operations Manager	3	100,623 AUD
34	Audit Manager	5	100,474 AUD
35	Other Human Resource Career	3	99,139 AUD
36	Teacher	3	97,803 AUD
37	Other Law Career	2	96,319 AUD
38	Windows System Administrator	2	93,944 AUD
39	Human Resource Coordinator	2	93,202 AUD
40	Senior Accountant	2	93,202 AUD
41	Software Engineer	4	93,054 AUD
42	Office Manager	2	91,867 AUD
43	Interior Designer	3	91,124 AUD
44	Accountant	7	86,524 AUD
45	Electrical Technician	2	84,149 AUD
46	Manufacturing Worker	1	71,237 AUD
47	Software Developer	3	70,198 AUD
48	Manufacturing Worker Lead	2	67,527 AUD
49	Insurance	2	66,785 AUD
50	Assistant Manager	2	63,075 AUD
51	Office Administrator	1	61,294 AUD
52	Other Education Career	2	59,810 AUD
53	Other Security Career	2	59,661 AUD
54	Clinical Coordinator	1	57,880 AUD
55	Nursing Assistant	1	56,693 AUD
56	Architect	2	55,506 AUD
57	Sales in Computer Shops	1	55,506 AUD
58	Food Service	2	41,258 AUD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Account Manager

Posted 12 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Account management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Some College	1-2 Years	Basic	50,400 AUD

Senior Development Manager

Posted 05 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Site acquisition, planning approvals, feasibilities, forecasts, tendering, sales and marketing management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	201,500 AUD

It Assistant Manager

Posted 27 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Looking after and managing all IT in the company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	High School	1-2 Years	Intermediate	53,600 AUD

Management Accountant

Posted 27 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"BAS Filing, payroll, Reconciliation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	77,300 AUD

Sales

Posted 21 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	55,500 AUD

Assoc. Prof

Posted 14 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research and teaching."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	171,200 AUD

General Manager

Posted 12 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage the entire business."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	205,500 AUD

Senior Engineer

Posted 11 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	88,200 AUD

Group Accountant

Posted 06 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"General Accounting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	129,000 AUD

Engineer

Posted 05 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	High School	0-1 Year	Basic	430,100 AUD

Workforce Planner

Posted 25 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Resource planning, management, utilisation, headcount management, recruitment, onboarding."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	118,300 AUD

Student Support Officer

Posted 15 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Support worker for students and teachers with funding."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Some College	2-4 Years	Intermediate	43,000 AUD

Operations Manager

Posted 13 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage business operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	94,500 AUD

Sheet Metal Worker

Posted 05 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Machine operation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	High School	0-1 Year	Intermediate	71,200 AUD

Aged Carer

Posted 26 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Caring for the aged."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Some College	8-12 Years	Advanced	56,700 AUD

Stock Broker

Posted 26 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Click Buttons 
Do stuff."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	138,900 AUD

People & Culture Coordinator

Posted 22 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Recruitment
Onboarding
Training / Development
Performance
Admin."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	86,800 AUD

Life Insurance

Posted 17 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Talking to people."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	High School	1-2 Years	Intermediate	138,900 AUD

Reception

Posted 26 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Admin."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	57,900 AUD

Project Leader

Posted 13 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Some College	16-20 Years	Advanced	98,400 AUD

Senior Lecturer

Posted 25 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaching, research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Doctorate Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	158,500 AUD

General Manager

Posted 08 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Purchase stock
Sales
Supervise employees
Banking."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	High School	4-8 Years	Expert	130,100 AUD

Full Stack Developer

Posted 08 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"PHP, MySQL, JS, HTML, CSS, Wordpress."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	81,000 AUD

Administration Assistant

Posted 06 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Spread Sheets, SOP's, data entry, Test and Tag, Word Documents, Excel, Invoicing, WHS, Quality control, Supervision, Job Allocation, Contractor relations, Management reports, Employee reports, Audits."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	High School	4-8 Years	Advanced	61,300 AUD

Chief Executive Officer

Posted 27 April 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage business
Appoint staff 
Report to Board."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	231,400 AUD

Senior Project Manager

Posted 03 April 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage of projects
Cost management 
Risk management
Financial reporting 
Construction management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	186,900 AUD

Restaurant Manager

Posted 25 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Supervise other employees, manage a restaurant, order drinks, count money, bar tender."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	57,000 AUD

Security Concierge

Posted 24 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Certificate 3 in Security Operations, Security license, Customer Service, Manual Labor, First Aid, Fire Warden."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	High School	2-4 Years	n/a	43,900 AUD

Campaigns And Communications Manager

Posted 11 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Communications, community organising, event management, stakeholder engagement, fundraising, grant writing, social media, community engagement."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	81,400 AUD

Centre Manager

Posted 08 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Leasing, budgeting, facilities management, staff management, contractor management, rent reviews, percentage rent, risk management, forecasting, reporting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	98,000 AUD

Development Manager

Posted 14 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Property Development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	170,900 AUD

Landscape Architect

Posted 24 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design, drawings, construction drawings, some minor project management/ site visit."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	71,800 AUD

Electronics Technician

Posted 14 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"PCB loading, erc."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	70,100 AUD

Underwriting Account Manager

Posted 13 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lean management, 
Tier 2 General insurance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	91,200 AUD

Purchasing Officer

Posted 11 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Purchasing, inventory management, negotiation, supplier management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	70,600 AUD

Interior Designer

Posted 29 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Interior Designer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	74,900 AUD

Quantity Surveyor

Posted 04 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Quantity surveyor in defence."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	99,900 AUD

Quantity Surveyor

Posted 02 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Contract administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	99,900 AUD

Supply Chain Coordinator

Posted 04 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"In this role I work with all things supply chain."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	73,900 AUD

Specialist Teacher

Posted 03 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teach languages."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	101,900 AUD

Graduate Mechanical Engineer

Posted 25 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project management
Designing refrigeration systems
Coordinating site works with sub-contractors."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	82,400 AUD

Boilermaker

Posted 16 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Welding Rigging Fabrication."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	129,900 AUD

Supermarket Shelf Staker

Posted 17 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Time management, using folk lift, organizing and bar-coding product shelf's."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bellow H. School	2-4 Years	n/a	33,000 AUD

Graduate Of Architecture

Posted 16 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design, autocad, Revit, Photoshop, development applications."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	59,900 AUD

Dental Assistant

Posted 11 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Chairside and administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	59,900 AUD

Senior Electrical Engineer

Posted 06 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Installation, commissioing, maintenance and trouble shooting of motors & generators."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	54,000 AUD

Production Manager

Posted 15 June 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Many and varied qualifications."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	159,900 AUD

Teacher

Posted 03 June 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Middle school teacher."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	91,900 AUD

Security Technician

Posted 01 June 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Fully licensed security technician."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	94,900 AUD

Senior Embedded Dsp Engineer

Posted 28 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Embedded DSP Software and Firmware specialist."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	119,900 AUD

ECONOMY / Adelaide

Salaries in Adelaide are the lowest between any of Australia’s big five cities. The city has the highest unemployment rate among big five cities. Adelaide's largest employment sectors are social assistance and health care.

Many skilled young people move from Adelaide to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane for better career opportunity.

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