🇦🇺 Australia · Salaries
Typical salaries by role in Australia — pay ranges, taxes, and cost-of-living context.
Australia sets minimum pay mainly through the award system plus a National Minimum Wage, set annually by the Fair Work Commission and updated on 1 July. The Fair Work Ombudsman provides official pay rates, pay guides and a Pay and Conditions Tool; the Australian Bureau of Statistics publishes earnings data.
- Most employees' minimum pay is set by the award covering their industry/occupation; a National Minimum Wage covers award-free employees.
- Rates are reviewed annually by the Fair Work Commission and updated on 1 July — use the Pay and Conditions Tool for your award.
- The Fair Work Ombudsman publishes official pay guides; the ABS publishes earnings statistics.
- Pay is quoted gross; income tax reduces take-home — see this country's tax page.
Official authorities
- Fair Work Ombudsman — Minimum wages
Official minimum-wage and award pay rates.
- Pay and Conditions Tool (Fair Work)
Official pay calculator by award.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- Australian Government — Australian Government's official entry point — quick access to all department services
- Dept of Home Affairs — Student/work visas, skilled migration (189/190/491 subclasses), and citizenship applications
- Australian Tax Office (ATO) — TFN application, tax refunds, GST, superannuation, and personal income tax lodgment