CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA SALARY

GROSS SALARY

AU$ 102,260

GROSS SALARY (USD)

US$ 85,139

NET SALARY

AU$ 72,586

MOST TYPICAL GROSS

AU$ 63,076

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Updated: 27 Jan 2021 Diff. gross vs. net: 29%
Salary entries: 102

Average salary in Canberra is AU$ 102,260.

Average take home earning is AU$ 72,586 (Net).

The most typical salary is AU$ 63,076 (Gross).

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Percentage of people	Earn this salary or more
8 %	AU$ 276,175
11 %	AU$ 190,000
21 %	AU$ 142,800
54 %	AU$ 84,177
87 %	AU$ 53,616
91 %	AU$ 45,000
96 %	AU$ 32,000

Career	Avg. gross salary	(USD)	Salary entries
Public Administration	AU$ 84,020	US$ 68,663	07
Security Specialist	AU$ 194,000	US$ 151,655	05
IT Manager	AU$ 162,800	US$ 136,253	05
Software Developer	AU$ 96,666	US$ 88,297	03
Human Resources Manager	AU$ 180,000	US$ 141,632	02
System Analyst	AU$ 150,921	US$ 126,141	02
Account Manager	AU$ 90,000	US$ 86,992	02
Bank Manager	AU$ 66,500	US$ 55,024	02
Infantryman	AU$ 56,500	US$ 42,340	02
Daycare Teacher	AU$ 36,375	US$ 26,082	02

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SALARY BY LEVEL CANBERRA

Salary levels	Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
More	US$ 216,159	AU$ 276,175	08
205K	US$ 185,877	AU$ 200,000	02
195K	US$ 149,500	AU$ 190,000	01
165K	US$ 143,234	AU$ 160,000	01
185K	US$ 136,711	AU$ 184,504	02
155K	US$ 135,162	AU$ 150,000	02
145K	US$ 116,476	AU$ 142,800	05
135K	US$ 111,714	AU$ 131,800	05
125K	US$ 103,834	AU$ 122,628	05
105K	US$ 84,889	AU$ 101,200	05
115K	US$ 81,982	AU$ 111,750	04
95K	US$ 74,321	AU$ 93,000	06
85K	US$ 73,374	AU$ 84,177	09
75K	US$ 67,123	AU$ 74,480	09
65K	US$ 56,428	AU$ 63,076	13
55K	US$ 45,492	AU$ 53,616	12
45K	US$ 38,139	AU$ 45,000	04
35K	US$ 27,097	AU$ 32,000	05
25K	US$ 18,351	AU$ 24,000	01
15K	US$ 12,648	AU$ 16,583	03

SALARY BY GENDER CANBERRA

	Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
Men	US$ 96,081	AU$ 118,690	61
Women	US$ 62,198	AU$ 75,583	29
N/A	US$ 84,963	AU$ 83,216	12

SALARY BY EDUCATION CANBERRA

	Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
Doctorate Degree	US$ 120,612	AU$ 158,342	07
Masters Degree	US$ 90,266	AU$ 102,308	27
Bachelors Degree	US$ 88,770	AU$ 107,627	47
Some College	US$ 72,363	AU$ 87,622	11
High School	US$ 47,295	AU$ 58,793	07
Bellow H. School	US$ 34,499	AU$ 42,000	03

Workers holding Doctorate Degree degrees enjoy the highest average gross salaries in Canberra, Australia. With an earned Doctorate Degree, they grosses AU$ 158,342. While Workers with Bellow H. School education earn the least, with an average gross income of AU$ 42,000. This is 249.61% lower of what Doctorate Degree degree holders earn.

SALARY BY EXPERIENCE CANBERRA

	Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
20+ Years	US$ 131,015	AU$ 157,661	22
16-20 Years	US$ 106,400	AU$ 133,714	07
12-16 Years	US$ 96,173	AU$ 113,375	16
8-12 Years	US$ 74,315	AU$ 87,166	18
4-8 Years	US$ 68,515	AU$ 86,031	11
2-4 Years	US$ 48,421	AU$ 58,250	08
1-2 Years	US$ 51,282	AU$ 63,506	09
0-1 Year	US$ 52,552	AU$ 59,924	11

Workers in Canberra, Australia with more years of work experience outperform their counterparts with less experience. Workers with 20+ Years of experience earn a gross average of AU$ 157,661 compared to AU$ 58,250 for their counterparts with 2-4 Years of experience. The difference between workers with 20+ Years of experience and 2-4 Years is 170.57%.

SALARY BY AGE CANBERRA

	Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
57-62	US$ 139,948	AU$ 173,628	07
51-56	US$ 110,023	AU$ 138,285	04
45-50	US$ 81,743	AU$ 105,751	08
39-44	US$ 94,138	AU$ 115,133	15
33-38	US$ 107,786	AU$ 132,777	18
27-32	US$ 70,700	AU$ 85,037	16
22-26	US$ 49,790	AU$ 60,064	16
16-21	US$ 51,819	AU$ 63,140	06
N/A	US$ 84,963	AU$ 83,216	12

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SALARY BY FIELD CANBERRA

#		Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
1.	IT & Telecommunication II	US$ 122,418	AU$ 151,894	11
2.	Human Resources	US$ 116,544	AU$ 148,750	04
3.	Engineers & Technicians V	US$ 115,930	AU$ 141,000	02
4.	Management & Business	US$ 116,940	AU$ 138,502	04
5.	IT & Telecommunication	US$ 111,213	AU$ 130,338	13
6.	Health Care & Medical II	US$ 95,575	AU$ 124,666	03
7.	Finance & Banking	US$ 91,654	AU$ 110,285	07
8.	Military	US$ 99,688	AU$ 104,333	03
9.	Properties & Real Estates	US$ 79,523	AU$ 102,000	01
10.	Fashion	US$ 77,964	AU$ 100,000	01
11.	Media	US$ 100,008	AU$ 98,500	02
12.	Engineers & Technicians	US$ 78,969	AU$ 97,200	03
13.	Sports & Recreation	US$ 72,641	AU$ 95,000	01
14.	Public Sector	US$ 73,304	AU$ 90,835	13
15.	Law	US$ 75,893	AU$ 87,500	02
16.	Engineers & Technicians IV	US$ 91,113	AU$ 85,000	01
17.	Health Care & Medical	US$ 76,093	AU$ 85,000	01
18.	Accounting & Administration	US$ 63,154	AU$ 72,622	09
19.	Education & University	US$ 54,073	AU$ 70,678	07
20.	Organization & Coordination	US$ 69,041	AU$ 68,000	01
21.	Archaeology & History	US$ 52,719	AU$ 67,000	01
22.	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	US$ 48,640	AU$ 66,000	02
23.	Construction & Labor Workers	US$ 53,693	AU$ 57,333	03
24.	Insurance	US$ 43,313	AU$ 55,555	01
25.	Customer Services	US$ 44,137	AU$ 48,666	03
26.	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	US$ 22,939	AU$ 30,000	01
27.	Salesmen & Saleswomen	US$ 23,389	AU$ 30,000	01
28.	Automobile	US$ 10,600	AU$ 15,000	01

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Average salaries in Canberra, Australia can vary greatly based on a career field. IT & Telecommunication II enjoy the highest gross average salaries (AU$ 151,894), followed by Management & Business (AU$ 138,502), and Human Resources (AU$ 148,750). Lower average gross salaries in the Canberra, Australia are earned by those in Automobile (AU$ 15,000) and those in Restaurants, Inns, Pubs positions (AU$ 30,000). The difference between the most paid and the lowest paid fields is 1054.89%.

SALARY BY CAREER CANBERRA

#		Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
1.	Physician	US$ 229,393	AU$ 300,000	01
2.	Security Specialist	US$ 151,655	AU$ 194,000	05
3.	Human Resources Manager	US$ 141,632	AU$ 180,000	02
4.	IT Manager	US$ 136,253	AU$ 162,800	05
5.	System Analyst	US$ 126,141	AU$ 150,921	02
6.	Human Resource Hunter	US$ 114,092	AU$ 145,000	01
7.	Other Engineer Career	US$ 115,930	AU$ 141,000	02
8.	Editor	US$ 121,838	AU$ 120,000	01
9.	Secondary School Teacher	US$ 78,285	AU$ 113,000	01
10.	Other Property Career	US$ 79,523	AU$ 102,000	01
11.	Other Public Sector Career	US$ 78,246	AU$ 97,744	05
12.	Software Developer	US$ 88,297	AU$ 96,666	03
13.	Account Manager	US$ 86,992	AU$ 90,000	02
14.	Human Resource	US$ 68,818	AU$ 90,000	01
15.	Computer Architect	US$ 80,569	AU$ 90,000	01
16.	Nurse	US$ 76,093	AU$ 85,000	01
17.	Public Administration	US$ 68,663	AU$ 84,020	07
18.	Other Education Career	US$ 62,016	AU$ 77,250	04
19.	Social Media	US$ 78,179	AU$ 77,000	01
20.	Sales Representative	US$ 48,495	AU$ 70,000	01
21.	Bank Manager	US$ 55,024	AU$ 66,500	02
22.	Market Research	US$ 48,784	AU$ 62,000	01
23.	Call Center	US$ 61,894	AU$ 60,000	01
24.	Infantryman	US$ 42,340	AU$ 56,500	02
25.	Service Coordinator	US$ 43,660	AU$ 56,000	01
26.	Insurance	US$ 43,313	AU$ 55,555	01
27.	Other Medical Career	US$ 28,667	AU$ 37,000	02
28.	Daycare Teacher	US$ 26,082	AU$ 36,375	02
29.	Customer Consultant	US$ 26,856	AU$ 30,000	01
30.	Sales in Dress & Shoe Shops	US$ 23,389	AU$ 30,000	01

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In Canberra, Australia economy, Physician is on the top list of highest earners, earning an average gross salary of AU$ 300,000. Security Specialist and Human Resources Manager follow, earning AU$ 194,000 and AU$ 180,000, respectively. Sales in Dress & Shoe Shops earn a gross annual average of AU$ 30,000, while Daycare Teacher earn AU$ 36,375. The gap between the lowest and the highest paid careers is 880.77%.

SALARY BY JOB TYPE CANBERRA

	Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
Permanent	US$ 94,431	AU$ 112,204	65
Contract	US$ 77,303	AU$ 97,345	20
Self Employed	US$ 80,137	AU$ 97,733	06
Part Time	US$ 47,208	AU$ 54,909	11

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SALARY BY COUNTRY CANBERRA

#		Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
1.	Australia	US$ 87,517	AU$ 99,630	3,198
2.	United States	US$ 81,903	US$ 81,903	20,409
3.	Germany	US$ 76,489	EUR 62,545	2,674
4.	United Kingdom	US$ 73,407	GBP 50,027	4,692
5.	Hong Kong	US$ 71,812	HKD 558,246	1,794
6.	Singapore	US$ 67,364	SGD 87,717	3,269
7.	New Zealand	US$ 59,750	NZ$ 78,779	1,387
8.	Mexico	US$ 47,549	MXN 804,258	660
9.	Malaysia	US$ 29,151	MYR 104,819	6,996
10.	Indonesia	US$ 27,018	IDR 327,917,692	2,030

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(41/41) PROJECT ACCOUNTANT Posted: 27 Jan 2021 Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "VBA program and BI." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 87,600 US$ 60,688
(40/41) POSTDOC Posted: 04 Jan 2021 Doctorate Degree, 2-4 years: "Research, co-supervising undergraduates and PhD students, publishing research articles." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 93,000 US$ 64,429
(39/41) SCIENCE TEACHER Posted: 14 Nov 2020 Doctorate Degree, 16-20 years: "Teacher of 7-10 Science and 11-12 chemistry and physics." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 113,000 US$ 78,285
(38/41) GRADUATE Posted: 17 Oct 2020 Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "Policy, operations, project management." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 67,000 US$ 46,417
(37/41) TECHNICAL OFFICER Posted: 12 Oct 2020 Some College, 16-20 years: "Plumbing, asset management, database management, inspection, testing, reports." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 114,000 US$ 78,978 BUILD PERSONAL SALARY REPORT (How much more/less people earn then you do?) COMPARE YOUR SALARY WITH OTHERS »
(36/41) SECURITY OFFICER Posted: 23 Sep 2020 Some College, 16-20 years: "Military." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 45,000 US$ 31,176
(35/41) SALES CONSULTANT Posted: 13 Jul 2020 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Sales representative sales representative sales representative sales representative sales representative." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 70,000 US$ 48,495
(34/41) LEAD EDUCATOR Posted: 29 May 2020 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Management, Planning." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 54,000 US$ 37,411
(33/41) SENIOR MANAGER Posted: 04 Mar 2020 Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Overseas development." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 180,009 US$ 124,708
(32/41) REPAIR Posted: 12 Dec 2019 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "It telecomunications hardware repair." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 200,000 US$ 157,369 BUILD PERSONAL SALARY REPORT (How much more/less people earn then you do?) COMPARE YOUR SALARY WITH OTHERS »
(31/41) PROFESSOR Posted: 04 Dec 2019 Doctorate Degree, 20+ years: "Teaching and research at a large university." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 234,000 US$ 184,122
(30/41) EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR Posted: 15 Sep 2019 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Childcare and education for under 5s." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 18,750 US$ 14,753
(29/41) PARALEGAL Posted: 01 Sep 2019 Some College, 1-2 years: "Client liaison, drafting court documents, legal research." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 45,000 US$ 35,408
(28/41) CYBER SECURITY Posted: 21 Aug 2019 Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Information security." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 300,000 US$ 236,053
(27/41) SOFTWARE ENGINEER Posted: 10 Aug 2019 Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "Programming and Integration." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 98,000 US$ 77,111
(26/41) SECURITY ENGINEER Posted: 08 Aug 2019 Masters Degree, 12-16 years: "Configuring, supporting and Security technology systems to protect customer networks." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 110,000 US$ 86,553
(25/41) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Posted: 13 Jul 2019 Doctorate Degree, 20+ years: "IT Consultant & Data Scientist." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 270,400 US$ 212,763
(24/41) LIBRARIAN Posted: 15 May 2019 Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "Providing access to clients." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 67,000 US$ 52,719
(23/41) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES MANAGER Posted: 12 May 2019 Masters Degree, 20+ years: "Professional services manager Over 200 staff." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 265,000 US$ 208,514
(22/41) ACCOUNTANT Posted: 16 Apr 2019 Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Compliance tax returns." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 81,000 US$ 63,734 BUILD PERSONAL SALARY REPORT (How much more/less people earn then you do?) COMPARE YOUR SALARY WITH OTHERS »
(21/41) CYBER SECURITY ENGINEER Posted: 02 Apr 2019 Masters Degree, 12-16 years: "Deployment, Maintenance and support of SIEM products (Vendor Specific), working with customers to improve their cyber security posture and operations." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 100,000 US$ 78,684
(20/41) SAP CONSULTANT Posted: 28 Feb 2019 Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "ABAP programming." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 140,000 US$ 110,158
(19/41) SENIOR DEVELOPER Posted: 26 Feb 2019 Masters Degree, 8-12 years: "Development." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 135,000 US$ 106,224
(18/41) PLACEMENT MANAGER Posted: 16 Jan 2019 Masters Degree, 20+ years: "Seek out overseas skilled workers, work with suppliers to ensure applications are vetted and verified, match candidates to vacancies with employers for skilled workers." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 145,000 US$ 114,092
(17/41) RESEARCH CONSULTANT Posted: 15 Jan 2019 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Research consultant." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 62,000 US$ 48,784
(16/41) BUSINESS ANALYST Posted: 04 Jan 2019 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Business analysis." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 250,000 US$ 196,711
(15/41) TEACHNICIAN Posted: 24 Dec 2018 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Working in this industry from last 4 years . Working normally on main network of copper pillar termination, jointing and fault finding also got 1 year experience on fibrw as wee." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 55,000 US$ 43,276
(14/41) HEAD OF HR AND CULTURE Posted: 10 Dec 2018 Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Lead governance and delivery of HR Functions across company Set Remuneration Levels Recruitment Contracts Terminations Performance Management WHSE." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 240,000 US$ 188,843
(13/41) SENIOR DYNAMICS 365 ARCHITECT Posted: 07 Dec 2018 Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "Design Dynamics 365 Solutions Manage Delivery and Customization and configuration." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 189,000 US$ 148,714
(12/41) IT MANAGER Posted: 24 Nov 2018 Some College, 12-16 years: "Run a web software development team." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 150,000 US$ 118,027
(11/41) PAROLE OFFICER Posted: 05 Nov 2018 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Supervising offenders." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 84,000 US$ 66,095
(10/41) SENIOR HR BUSINESS PARTNER Posted: 16 Sep 2018 Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "Senior HR Business Partner." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 120,000 US$ 94,421
(9/41) CONSULTANT Posted: 03 Aug 2018 Doctorate Degree, 8-12 years: "Research, writing, assignments, dissertation coaching." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 16,000 US$ 12,590
(8/41) MECHANICAL ENGINEER SENIOR Posted: 04 Jul 2018 Bachelors Degree, 0-1 year: "Design, manufacturing, systems testing diagnosis resolution, project management project delivery sales and communication." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 190,000 US$ 149,500
(7/41) PRIVATE Posted: 21 Jun 2018 High School, 1-2 years: "Defending Australias interests." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 68,000 US$ 53,505
(6/41) ANALYST Posted: 08 Jun 2018 Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "Government analysis." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 86,000 US$ 67,669
(5/41) SECURITY ANALYST Posted: 17 Nov 2017 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Security Analyst for computer networks, Initial triage and response." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 110,000 US$ 84,111
(4/41) FINANCE MANAGER Posted: 15 Nov 2017 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Main task focusing on managing finance and report to upper management." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 130,000 US$ 99,404
(3/41) RESEARCH OFFICER Posted: 13 Nov 2017 Masters Degree, 0-1 year: "Economic research across asia pacific region." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 77,723 US$ 59,430
(2/41) PHARMACY ASSISTANT Posted: 01 Oct 2017 High School, 2-4 years: "Pharmacy assistant i serve customers and assist the pharmacist - retail." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 24,000 US$ 18,351 BUILD PERSONAL SALARY REPORT (How much more/less people earn then you do?) COMPARE YOUR SALARY WITH OTHERS »
(1/41) PROJECT OFFICER Posted: 13 Jul 2017 Doctorate Degree, 1-2 years: "Management of projects, stakeholder management, quality assurance, content writing and validation." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 82,000 US$ 62,701

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(41/41) PROJECT ACCOUNTANT

(40/41) POSTDOC

(39/41) SCIENCE TEACHER

(38/41) GRADUATE

(37/41) TECHNICAL OFFICER

(36/41) SECURITY OFFICER

(35/41) SALES CONSULTANT

(34/41) LEAD EDUCATOR

(33/41) SENIOR MANAGER

(32/41) REPAIR

(31/41) PROFESSOR

(30/41) EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR

(29/41) PARALEGAL

(28/41) CYBER SECURITY

(27/41) SOFTWARE ENGINEER

(26/41) SECURITY ENGINEER

(25/41) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

(24/41) LIBRARIAN

(23/41) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES MANAGER

(22/41) ACCOUNTANT

(21/41) CYBER SECURITY ENGINEER

(20/41) SAP CONSULTANT

(19/41) SENIOR DEVELOPER

(18/41) PLACEMENT MANAGER

(17/41) RESEARCH CONSULTANT

(16/41) BUSINESS ANALYST

(15/41) TEACHNICIAN

(14/41) HEAD OF HR AND CULTURE

(13/41) SENIOR DYNAMICS 365 ARCHITECT

(12/41) IT MANAGER

(11/41) PAROLE OFFICER

(10/41) SENIOR HR BUSINESS PARTNER

(9/41) CONSULTANT

(8/41) MECHANICAL ENGINEER SENIOR

(7/41) PRIVATE

(6/41) ANALYST

(5/41) SECURITY ANALYST

(4/41) FINANCE MANAGER

(3/41) RESEARCH OFFICER

(2/41) PHARMACY ASSISTANT

(1/41) PROJECT OFFICER