§ Industry profile
Wages in Government.
26 anonymous salaries filed across 19 roles in government. Median base salary is $91,000.
Median base
$91,000
25th percentile
$82,750
75th percentile
$103,750
Unique roles
19
§ By experience
Median by level
Junior$68,500n=2
Mid$88,000n=18
Senior$137,500n=6
§ Top-paid roles
Best-paying jobs in Government
§ The register
All government entries
RoleIndustryCityLevelYoEBase AUDBonusFiled
SES Band 1GovernmentCanberra ACTSenior20y$230,000—Dec ‘25
EL2 DirectorGovernmentCanberra ACTSenior15y$155,000—Mar ‘26
DiplomatGovernmentCanberra ACTSenior12y$145,000—Mar ‘26
Policy AnalystGovernmentSydney NSWSenior10y$130,000—Apr ‘26
EL1 DirectorGovernmentCanberra ACTSenior10y$125,000—Mar ‘26
Defence ForceGovernmentSydney NSWSenior12y$120,000—Feb ‘26
Policy AnalystGovernmentSydney NSWMid5y$105,000—Nov ‘25
Police OfficerGovernmentDarwin NTMid5y$100,000—Mar ‘26
Policy AnalystGovernmentCanberra ACTMid4y$95,000—Oct ‘25
Police OfficerGovernmentSydney NSWMid5y$95,000—Jan ‘26
FirefighterGovernmentMelbourne VICMid6y$95,000—Feb ‘26
APS6 OfficerGovernmentCanberra ACTMid5y$92,000—Feb ‘26
FirefighterGovernmentSydney NSWMid5y$92,000—Mar ‘26
Corrections OfficerGovernmentSydney NSWMid5y$90,000—Jan ‘26
ParamedicGovernmentSydney NSWMid5y$88,000—Feb ‘26
Tax OfficerGovernmentSydney NSWMid5y$88,000—Apr ‘26
Council PlannerGovernmentSydney NSWMid4y$85,000—Mar ‘26
Defence ForceGovernmentCanberra ACTMid6y$85,000—Mar ‘26
Tax OfficerGovernmentMelbourne VICMid4y$85,000—Mar ‘26
APS5 OfficerGovernmentCanberra ACTMid3y$82,000—Mar ‘26
ParamedicGovernmentMelbourne VICMid4y$82,000—Apr ‘26
Immigration OfficerGovernmentSydney NSWMid4y$82,000—Mar ‘26
Customs OfficerGovernmentSydney NSWMid5y$80,000—Mar ‘26
APS4 OfficerGovernmentCanberra ACTJunior1y$72,000—Mar ‘26
Centrelink OfficerGovernmentBrisbane QLDMid3y$68,000—Apr ‘26
APS3 OfficerGovernmentCanberra ACTJunior1y$65,000—Apr ‘26
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