PUBLIC SECTOR SALARY IN AUSTRALIA

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GROSS SALARY

AU$ 89,512

Average gorss salary (USD) for Public Sector

GROSS SALARY (USD)

US$ 76,431

NET SALARY

AU$ 64,991

The most typical salary for Public Sector

MOST TYPICAL GROSS

AU$ 64,334

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Updated: 12 Dec 2020 Diff. gross vs. net: 27%
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Average salary for Public Sector in Australia is AU$ 89,512.

Average take home earning is AU$ 64,991 (Net).

The most typical salary is AU$ 64,334 (Gross).

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Percentage of people	Earn this salary or more
6 %	AU$ 160,000
12 %	AU$ 132,317
22 %	AU$ 122,877
55 %	AU$ 82,187
85 %	AU$ 64,334
93 %	AU$ 54,320
96 %	AU$ 45,000

Career	Avg. gross salary	(USD)	Salary entries
Public Administration	AU$ 80,890	US$ 66,244	17
Social Worker	AU$ 73,711	US$ 66,901	06
Public Administration Lead	AU$ 111,200	US$ 99,073	05
Public Relations Manager	AU$ 160,000	US$ 143,234	01
Public Relations	AU$ 28,800	US$ 25,782	01

City	Avg. gross salary	(USD)	Salary entries
Sydney	AU$ 111,292	US$ 90,155	14
Canberra	AU$ 90,835	US$ 73,304	13
Melbourne	AU$ 75,082	US$ 69,504	13
Brisbane	AU$ 78,897	US$ 67,804	09
Adelaide	AU$ 90,916	US$ 74,747	04
Darwin	AU$ 109,000	US$ 97,608	03
Perth	AU$ 75,200	US$ 73,796	03
Newcastle	AU$ 104,750	US$ 90,687	02

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SALARY BY LEVEL PUBLIC SECTOR AUSTRALIA

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Salary levels	Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
175K	US$ 146,000	AU$ 173,500	02
165K	US$ 143,234	AU$ 160,000	01
195K	US$ 135,094	AU$ 195,000	01
135K	US$ 109,211	AU$ 132,317	04
125K	US$ 99,507	AU$ 122,877	07
115K	US$ 91,963	AU$ 113,100	04
105K	US$ 91,300	AU$ 101,166	06
95K	US$ 75,072	AU$ 91,250	04
85K	US$ 73,259	AU$ 82,187	08
75K	US$ 66,242	AU$ 74,527	08
65K	US$ 56,255	AU$ 64,334	12
55K	US$ 49,824	AU$ 54,320	05
45K	US$ 37,846	AU$ 45,000	02
35K	US$ 29,784	AU$ 32,710	02
25K	US$ 25,782	AU$ 28,800	01

SALARY BY GENDER PUBLIC SECTOR AUSTRALIA

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	Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
Men	US$ 81,739	AU$ 97,370	39
Women	US$ 69,612	AU$ 82,017	22
N/A	US$ 66,929	AU$ 65,920	06

SALARY BY EDUCATION PUBLIC SECTOR AUSTRALIA

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	Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
Doctorate Degree	US$ 83,782	AU$ 93,666	03
Masters Degree	US$ 84,253	AU$ 97,685	17
Bachelors Degree	US$ 77,142	AU$ 92,759	34
Some College	US$ 59,737	AU$ 64,211	08
High School	US$ 67,300	AU$ 77,641	05

Public Sector workers holding Masters Degree degrees enjoy the highest average gross salaries in Australia. With an earned Masters Degree, they grosses AU$ 97,685. While Public Sector workers with Some College education earn the least, with an average gross income of AU$ 64,211. This is 41.04% lower of what Masters Degree degree holders earn.

SALARY BY EXPERIENCE PUBLIC SECTOR AUSTRALIA

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	Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
20+ Years	US$ 101,796	AU$ 117,252	18
16-20 Years	US$ 76,323	AU$ 88,900	05
12-16 Years	US$ 88,189	AU$ 108,571	07
8-12 Years	US$ 65,131	AU$ 75,585	14
4-8 Years	US$ 78,358	AU$ 90,045	06
2-4 Years	US$ 55,086	AU$ 64,948	09
1-2 Years	US$ 55,483	AU$ 67,561	05
0-1 Year	US$ 44,816	AU$ 53,841	03

Public Sector workers in 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$ 117,252 compared to AU$ 53,841 for their counterparts with 0-1 Year of experience. The difference between workers with 20+ Years of experience and 0-1 Year is 127.14%.

SALARY BY AGE PUBLIC SECTOR AUSTRALIA

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	Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
57-62	US$ 103,702	AU$ 115,250	04
51-56	US$ 92,341	AU$ 104,504	09
45-50	US$ 93,154	AU$ 107,166	12
39-44	US$ 90,226	AU$ 121,000	04
33-38	US$ 70,933	AU$ 88,931	15
27-32	US$ 54,688	AU$ 62,078	12
22-26	US$ 54,884	AU$ 70,278	05
N/A	US$ 66,929	AU$ 65,920	06

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SALARY BY CAREER PUBLIC SECTOR AUSTRALIA

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#		Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
1.	Public Relations Manager	US$ 143,234	AU$ 160,000	01
2.	Public Administration Lead	US$ 99,073	AU$ 111,200	05
3.	Other Public Sector Career	US$ 79,161	AU$ 92,842	37
4.	Public Administration	US$ 66,244	AU$ 80,890	17
5.	Social Worker	US$ 66,901	AU$ 73,711	06
6.	Public Relations	US$ 25,782	AU$ 28,800	01

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In Australia economy, Public Relations Manager is on the top list of highest earners, earning an average gross salary of AU$ 160,000. Public Administration Lead and Other Public Sector Career follow, earning AU$ 111,200 and AU$ 92,842, respectively. Public Relations earn a gross annual average of AU$ 28,800, while Public Administration earn AU$ 80,890. The gap between the lowest and the highest paid careers is 455.56%.

SALARY BY JOB TYPE PUBLIC SECTOR AUSTRALIA

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	Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
Permanent	US$ 81,874	AU$ 95,394	53
Contract	US$ 50,235	AU$ 62,428	07
Part Time	US$ 61,419	AU$ 72,066	07

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SALARY BY CITY PUBLIC SECTOR AUSTRALIA

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#		Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
1.	Sydney Public Sector in Sydney	US$ 90,155	AU$ 111,292	14
2.	Darwin Public Sector in Darwin	US$ 97,608	AU$ 109,000	03
3.	Newcastle Public Sector in Newcastle	US$ 90,687	AU$ 104,750	02
4.	Adelaide Public Sector in Adelaide	US$ 74,747	AU$ 90,916	04
5.	Canberra Public Sector in Canberra	US$ 73,304	AU$ 90,835	13
6.	Brisbane Public Sector in Brisbane	US$ 67,804	AU$ 78,897	09
7.	Gold Coast Public Sector in Gold Coast	US$ 71,753	AU$ 78,750	02
8.	Perth Public Sector in Perth	US$ 73,796	AU$ 75,200	03
9.	Melbourne Public Sector in Melbourne	US$ 69,504	AU$ 75,082	13

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SALARY BY COUNTRY PUBLIC SECTOR

#		Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
1.	Australia	US$ 76,431	AU$ 89,512	67
2.	Germany Public Sector in Germany	US$ 76,170	EUR 62,400	20
3.	Hong Kong Public Sector in Hong Kong	US$ 74,477	HKD 577,557	08
4.	United States Public Sector	US$ 70,929	US$ 70,929	456
5.	Singapore Public Sector in Singapore	US$ 63,469	SGD 82,554	38
6.	New Zealand Public Sector in New Zealand	US$ 55,034	NZ$ 71,628	25
7.	United Kingdom Public Sector in United Kingdom	US$ 52,388	GBP 34,789	92
8.	Mexico Public Sector in Mexico	US$ 26,136	MXN 505,390	05
9.	Malaysia Public Sector in Malaysia	US$ 22,898	MYR 85,193	38
10.	Indonesia Public Sector in Indonesia	US$ 11,363	IDR 135,192,216	29

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(27/27) PRINCIPAL POLICY OFFICER Posted: 12 Dec 2020 Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "Finance, economics, governance." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 130,000 US$ 90,063
(26/27) SENIOR PROCUREMENT MANAGER Posted: 23 Nov 2020 Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "Master and bachelor degree 15 years international working experience in Procurement." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 195,000 US$ 135,094
(25/27) GRADUATE Posted: 17 Oct 2020 Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "Policy, operations, project management." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 67,000 US$ 46,417
(24/27) SENIOR PROJECT OFFICER Posted: 10 Aug 2020 Bachelors Degree, 16-20 years: "Project management, corporate governance, research, event coordination." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 101,000 US$ 69,972
(23/27) DENTAL ASSISTANT Posted: 11 Jul 2020 Some College, 8-12 years: "Chairside and administration." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 60,000 US$ 41,567 BUILD PERSONAL SALARY REPORT (How much more/less people earn then you do?) COMPARE YOUR SALARY WITH OTHERS »
(22/27) EVENT COORDINATOR Posted: 01 Feb 2020 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Planning, microsoft office,." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 95,000 US$ 65,815
(21/27) TRANSPORT PLANNER Posted: 22 Nov 2019 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Urban planner who supports in the designing of public transportation systems." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 90,000 US$ 70,816
(20/27) POLICY ANALYST Posted: 07 Nov 2019 Masters Degree, 8-12 years: "Coming up with policy papers, recommendations etc." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 80,000 US$ 62,948
(19/27) POLICY WRITER Posted: 04 Nov 2019 Masters Degree, 2-4 years: "Writing Policy and Policy templates." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 30,000 US$ 23,605
(18/27) TOWN PLANNER Posted: 15 Sep 2019 Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "Responsible for the assessment of development applications and the provision of specialist town planning and development control advice to team members, the public and applicants." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 115,000 US$ 90,487 BUILD PERSONAL SALARY REPORT (How much more/less people earn then you do?) COMPARE YOUR SALARY WITH OTHERS »
(17/27) SOCIAL WORKER Posted: 20 Jul 2019 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Social Working and assessment." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 68,000 US$ 53,505
(16/27) PROJECT MANAGER Posted: 19 Jun 2019 Bachelors Degree, 16-20 years: "Coordination, oversight OS based team, reporting, recruiting, budgeting, logistics." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 75,000 US$ 59,013
(15/27) SOCIAL WORKER Posted: 12 May 2019 Masters Degree, 20+ years: "Child protection." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 100,000 US$ 78,684
(14/27) EDITORIAL OFFICER Posted: 09 May 2019 Masters Degree, 2-4 years: "Editing, transcription, proof-reading." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 61,667 US$ 48,522
(13/27) DIRECTOR COMPENSATION Posted: 05 Apr 2019 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Director of compensation recovery." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 120,000 US$ 94,421
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(10/27) PROJECT MANAGER Posted: 18 Nov 2018 Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Project manager." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 120,000 US$ 94,421
(9/27) PAROLE OFFICER Posted: 05 Nov 2018 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Supervising offenders." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 84,000 US$ 66,095
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(7/27) PROJECT COORDINATOR Posted: 24 Aug 2018 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Budgets, schedules of projects." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 77,500 US$ 60,980
(6/27) FIREFIGHTER Posted: 22 Jul 2018 High School, 20+ years: "Firefighting, first aid, fire education and prevention." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 90,000 US$ 70,816
(5/27) BUSINESS ANALYST Posted: 28 Nov 2017 Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "Provide economic and financial analysis." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 130,270 US$ 99,610
(4/27) 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
(3/27) EXECUTIVE OFFICER Posted: 12 Oct 2017 Masters Degree, 20+ years: "Budgets, strategic management, personnel, recruitment." Individual GROSS salary: AU$ 125,000 US$ 95,580
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PUBLIC SECTOR SALARY IN AUSTRALIA

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(27/27) PRINCIPAL POLICY OFFICER

(26/27) SENIOR PROCUREMENT MANAGER

(25/27) GRADUATE

(24/27) SENIOR PROJECT OFFICER

(23/27) DENTAL ASSISTANT

(22/27) EVENT COORDINATOR

(21/27) TRANSPORT PLANNER

(20/27) POLICY ANALYST

(19/27) POLICY WRITER

(18/27) TOWN PLANNER

(17/27) SOCIAL WORKER

(16/27) PROJECT MANAGER

(15/27) SOCIAL WORKER

(14/27) EDITORIAL OFFICER

(13/27) DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

(12/27) SENIOR MANAGER

(11/27) SOCIAL WORKER

(10/27) PROJECT MANAGER

(9/27) PAROLE OFFICER

(8/27) PROJECT MANAGER

(7/27) PROJECT COORDINATOR

(6/27) FIREFIGHTER

(5/27) BUSINESS ANALYST

(4/27) RESEARCH OFFICER

(3/27) EXECUTIVE OFFICER

(2/27) EMPLOYEE SERVICES CONSULTANT

(1/27) PROJECT OFFICER