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Salary Rates Australia 2026

Australian salary rates and market pay by role, industry and city. Compare peer-submitted salaries before a job offer, annual review or pay negotiation.

Use this salary comparison tool to compare pay by industry, role, location and years of experience across Australia. Filter market salary data for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide, then review how total compensation changes by seniority and employment type.

Submitted records show base salary, stock grants and bonuses separately, so you can compare annual salary and total compensation without mixing cash pay with equity or one-off incentives.

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Salary report guide

How to read the salary report

Use the range, evidence count and freshness together. A single median is useful context, but the full distribution is a stronger starting point for an offer or pay-review conversation.

Read the range, not just one number

25th percentile

P25

About one quarter of compatible submissions are at or below this point.

Median

P50

The middle compatible submission: half are lower and half are higher.

75th percentile

P75

About one quarter of compatible submissions are at or above this point.

Transparent methodology

How a publishable cohort is built

Match comparable evidence. Only compatible full-time records are compared. Base salary stays separate from total compensation, and PayCal does not guess a full-time equivalent when part-time hours are missing.
Protect sparse groups. Exact salary statistics need at least five compatible records. Smaller salary cohorts are suppressed or broadened, and any broader scope is disclosed.
Show evidence quality. Sample size, latest submitted date and confidence remain beside the result. Employer or client names, source IDs and contact details are not published.

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