§ Salarythread · Public Wage Register · AU Dataset v.26.05 · 805 entries · Last update 16 May 2026
§ Issue 042 · 19 April 2026 · Wages & Work

An open record of
what Australian jobs pay.

Eight hundred and five salary entries across twenty-five industries and twenty-two cities — compiled from published Australian salary guides, with anonymous reader entries added as they arrive.

Figure 1 — Distribution of reported annual base salaries (AUD) n = 805
The median reported salary sits at $105,000. Highlighted bars mark the interquartile range — half of Australians earn between $78k and $142k.
805
Salaries on record
$105k
National median
425
Unique roles
25
Industries
22
Cities & regions
§ Data hub · Updated May 2026
Australian Salaries 2026 — the full 805-entry dataset
Mining leads industries at $135k median. Sydney pays 28–57% premium in Tech, Finance and Telecom. Senior earns 164% more than Junior.
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§ Section I

In focus this week

§ Section II — the register

Recent entries

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§ Section III

Medians by industry

§ Section IV — cities index

Where Australia earns

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