Salary for Country: Australia

What is the Average Salary in Australia?

According to the above salary survey, Australia is a great place to work if you happen to be an operations manager, IT project manager or construction project manager - at least where salary is concerned. All three positions show a median salary of over AU$90,000. The salary survey also makes it clear why searching for the average salary in Australia isn't particularly informative; finding the average salary earned across an entire country tells very little about what salaries are actually like in different industries, cities and employment settings. In PayScale's Salary Survey of Australian Cities, Sydney is listed as having the highest salaries, which isn't too surprising given that Sidney is the largest city in Australia. Runners up for high median salaries include Perth and Canberra. Regardless of location, larger companies tend to offer higher salaries, as shown in the chart measuring Australia Salary by Company Size. However, the chart also shows that many fairly small companies in Australia are able to offer competitive salaries. If you really want to get an idea of what the average salary in Australia is like, take a look at Australian Salaries by Years Experience. This salary survey shows median wages in Australia over many years, from individuals with less than a year of experience to those with over 20.

To see how your salary compares to other salaries in Australia, use PayScale's Salary Calculator for Australia.