Pay after tax by job

Median full-time pay and take-home pay for 296 occupations in Australia, from nurses and electricians to software programmers and truck drivers. Take-home figures use the ATO's 2026–27 withholding formulas.

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Occupation	Median weekly pay	Take-home a week	Take-home a year
Anaesthetists	$8,293	$5,051.00	$262,652
Other Medical Practitioners	$5,013	$3,312.00	$172,224
Surgeons	$3,905	$2,725.00	$141,700
Construction Managers	$3,751	$2,643.00	$137,436
Specialist Physicians	$3,620	$2,571.00	$133,692
Commissioned Officers (Management)	$3,542	$2,524.00	$131,248
Chemical, Gas, Petroleum and Power Plant Operators	$3,532	$2,518.00	$130,936
Engineering Managers	$3,519	$2,510.00	$130,520
Mining Engineers	$3,518	$2,509.00	$130,468
Barristers	$3,495	$2,495.00	$129,740

Managers

Occupation	Median weekly pay	Take-home a week	Take-home a year
Advertising, Public Relations and Sales Manager	$2,677	$1,996.00	$103,792
Amusement, Fitness and Sports Centre Managers	$1,538	$1,227.00	$63,804
Cafe and Restaurant Managers	$1,644	$1,299.00	$67,548
Call, Contact Centre and Customer Service Managers	$2,206	$1,681.00	$87,412
Caravan Park and Camping Ground Managers	$1,519	$1,214.00	$63,128
Child Care Centre Managers	$1,983	$1,530.00	$79,560
Commissioned Officers (Management)	$3,542	$2,524.00	$131,248
Conference and Event Organisers	$1,634	$1,293.00	$67,236
Construction Managers	$3,751	$2,643.00	$137,436
Corporate Services Managers	$2,932	$2,152.00	$111,904
Engineering Managers	$3,519	$2,510.00	$130,520
Finance Managers	$2,904	$2,135.00	$111,020
Health and Welfare Services Managers	$2,720	$2,022.00	$105,144
Hotel and Motel Managers	$1,827	$1,424.00	$74,048
Human Resource Managers	$2,768	$2,052.00	$106,704
ICT Managers	$3,310	$2,382.00	$123,864
Importers, Exporters and Wholesalers	$1,846	$1,437.00	$74,724
Licensed Club Managers	$1,765	$1,382.00	$71,864
Other Accommodation and Hospitality Managers	$1,923	$1,489.00	$77,428
Other Education Managers	$2,724	$2,025.00	$105,300
Other Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers	$2,115	$1,620.00	$84,240
Other Specialist Managers	$2,845	$2,099.00	$109,148
Policy and Planning Managers	$2,945	$2,160.00	$112,320
Production Managers	$2,298	$1,744.00	$90,688
Research and Development Managers	$2,887	$2,124.00	$110,448
Retail Managers	$1,620	$1,283.00	$66,716
Supply, Distribution and Procurement Managers	$2,834	$2,092.00	$108,784
Transport Services Managers	$2,652	$1,981.00	$103,012

Professionals

Occupation	Median weekly pay	Take-home a week	Take-home a year
Accountants	$2,003	$1,543.00	$80,236
Actors, Dancers and Other Entertainers	$1,692	$1,332.00	$69,264
Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians	$2,072	$1,590.00	$82,680
Advertising and Marketing Professionals	$1,957	$1,512.00	$78,624
Agricultural and Forestry Scientists	$2,074	$1,592.00	$82,784
Air Transport Professionals	$2,651	$1,980.00	$102,960
Anaesthetists	$8,293	$5,051.00	$262,652
Architects and Landscape Architects	$2,308	$1,751.00	$91,052
Archivists, Curators and Records Managers	$2,279	$1,731.00	$90,012
Artistic Directors, Media Producers and Presenters	$2,179	$1,663.00	$86,476
Audiologists and Speech Pathologists \ Therapists	$2,003	$1,543.00	$80,236
Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers	$2,104	$1,612.00	$83,824
Barristers	$3,495	$2,495.00	$129,740
Chemical and Materials Engineers	$2,849	$2,101.00	$109,252
Chemists, and Food and Wine Scientists	$2,194	$1,673.00	$86,996
Civil Engineering Professionals	$2,217	$1,689.00	$87,828
Computer Network Professionals	$2,309	$1,752.00	$91,104
Counsellors	$2,154	$1,646.00	$85,592
Database and Systems Administrators, and ICT Security Specialists	$2,461	$1,855.00	$96,460
Dental Practitioners	$3,232	$2,335.00	$121,420
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers	$1,906	$1,477.00	$76,804
Economists	$2,862	$2,109.00	$109,668
Education Advisers and Reviewers	$2,524	$1,898.00	$98,696
Electrical Engineers	$2,553	$1,917.00	$99,684
Electronics Engineers	$2,762	$2,048.00	$106,496
Environmental Scientists	$1,953	$1,509.00	$78,468
Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors	$1,975	$1,524.00	$79,248
Financial Brokers	$2,576	$1,933.00	$100,516
Financial Dealers	$2,651	$1,980.00	$102,960
Financial Investment Advisers and Managers	$2,582	$1,937.00	$100,724
General Practitioners and Resident Medical Officers	$2,446	$1,845.00	$95,940
Geologists, Geophysicists and Hydrogeologists	$2,914	$2,141.00	$111,332
Graphic and Web Designers, and Illustrators	$1,850	$1,439.00	$74,828
Human Resource Professionals	$1,970	$1,521.00	$79,092
ICT Business and Systems Analysts	$2,697	$2,008.00	$104,416
ICT Sales Professionals	$2,003	$1,543.00	$80,236
ICT Support and Test Engineers	$2,115	$1,620.00	$84,240
Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers	$2,614	$1,958.00	$101,816
Intelligence and Policy Analysts	$2,173	$1,659.00	$86,268
Interior Designers	$1,692	$1,332.00	$69,264
Journalists and Other Writers	$1,722	$1,352.00	$70,304
Judicial and Other Legal Professionals	$2,803	$2,073.00	$107,796
Land Economists and Valuers	$2,744	$2,037.00	$105,924
Librarians	$1,841	$1,433.00	$74,516
Life Scientists	$1,544	$1,231.00	$64,012
Management and Organisation Analysts	$2,444	$1,843.00	$95,836
Marine Transport Professionals	$3,365	$2,416.00	$125,632
Medical Imaging Professionals	$2,360	$1,786.00	$92,872
Medical Laboratory Scientists	$2,056	$1,579.00	$82,108
Middle School Teachers	$2,424	$1,830.00	$95,160
Midwives	$2,114	$1,619.00	$84,188
Mining Engineers	$3,518	$2,509.00	$130,468
Ministers of Religion	$1,994	$1,537.00	$79,924
Multimedia Specialists and Web Developers	$2,476	$1,865.00	$96,980
Music Professionals	$1,766	$1,382.00	$71,864
Nurse Educators and Researchers	$2,732	$2,030.00	$105,560
Nurse Managers	$2,658	$1,984.00	$103,168
Nutrition Professionals	$1,667	$1,315.00	$68,380
Occupational and Environmental Health Professionals	$2,284	$1,735.00	$90,220
Occupational Therapists	$1,913	$1,482.00	$77,064
Other Engineering Professionals	$2,649	$1,979.00	$102,908
Other Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals	$2,024	$1,558.00	$81,016
Other Information and Organisation Professionals	$2,189	$1,670.00	$86,840
Other Medical Practitioners	$5,013	$3,312.00	$172,224
Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals	$1,848	$1,438.00	$74,776
Pharmacists	$1,956	$1,511.00	$78,572
Photographers	$1,840	$1,433.00	$74,516
Physiotherapists	$1,888	$1,465.00	$76,180
Primary School Teachers	$2,226	$1,695.00	$88,140
Private Tutors and Teachers	$2,518	$1,894.00	$98,488
Psychologists and Psychotherapists	$2,204	$1,680.00	$87,360
Public Relations Professionals	$2,046	$1,573.00	$81,796
Registered Nurses	$2,192	$1,672.00	$86,944
Secondary School Teachers	$2,322	$1,760.00	$91,520
Social Professionals	$2,113	$1,618.00	$84,136
Social Workers	$2,172	$1,658.00	$86,216
Software and Applications Programmers	$2,537	$1,907.00	$99,164
Solicitors	$2,070	$1,589.00	$82,628
Special Education Teachers	$2,160	$1,650.00	$85,800
Specialist Physicians	$3,620	$2,571.00	$133,692
Surgeons	$3,905	$2,725.00	$141,700
Surveyors and Spatial Scientists	$2,300	$1,745.00	$90,740
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages	$2,366	$1,790.00	$93,080
Technical Sales Representatives	$2,596	$1,947.00	$101,244
Telecommunications Engineering Professionals	$2,797	$2,069.00	$107,588
Training and Development Professionals	$1,956	$1,511.00	$78,572
University Lecturers and Tutors	$2,924	$2,147.00	$111,644
Urban and Regional Planners	$2,316	$1,756.00	$91,312
Veterinarians	$2,413	$1,822.00	$94,744
Visual Arts and Crafts Professionals	$2,081	$1,596.00	$82,992
Vocational Education Teachers	$2,128	$1,628.00	$84,656
Welfare, Recreation and Community Arts Workers	$1,960	$1,514.00	$78,728

Technicians and Trades Workers

Occupation	Median weekly pay	Take-home a week	Take-home a year
Agricultural Technicians	$1,808	$1,411.00	$73,372
Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics	$2,100	$1,609.00	$83,668
Aircraft Maintenance Engineers	$1,980	$1,528.00	$79,456
Animal Attendants and Trainers	$1,276	$1,049.00	$54,548
Architectural, Building and Surveying Technicians	$2,280	$1,732.00	$90,064
Automotive Electricians	$2,808	$2,076.00	$107,952
Bakers and Pastrycooks	$1,417	$1,145.00	$59,540
Boat Builders and Shipwrights	$2,197	$1,675.00	$87,100
Bricklayers and Stonemasons	$2,317	$1,757.00	$91,364
Butchers and Smallgoods Makers	$1,550	$1,235.00	$64,220
Cabinetmakers	$1,400	$1,133.00	$58,916
Carpenters and Joiners	$1,760	$1,378.00	$71,656
Chefs	$1,423	$1,149.00	$59,748
Chemical, Gas, Petroleum and Power Plant Operators	$3,532	$2,518.00	$130,936
Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians	$1,730	$1,358.00	$70,616
Cooks	$1,432	$1,155.00	$60,060
Electrical Distribution Trades Workers	$2,731	$2,029.00	$105,508
Electrical Engineering Draftspersons, Technicians	$2,854	$2,104.00	$109,408
Electricians	$2,191	$1,671.00	$86,892
Electronic Engineering Draftspersons, Technicians	$2,142	$1,638.00	$85,176
Electronics Trades Workers	$1,882	$1,461.00	$75,972
Gallery, Library and Museum Technicians	$1,498	$1,200.00	$62,400
Greenkeepers	$1,468	$1,180.00	$61,360
Hairdressers	$1,209	$1,004.00	$52,208
ICT Support Technicians	$1,687	$1,329.00	$69,108
Mechanical Engineering Draftspersons, Technicians	$2,589	$1,942.00	$100,984
Medical Technicians	$1,539	$1,228.00	$63,856
Metal Fitters and Machinists	$2,606	$1,953.00	$101,556
Motor Mechanics	$1,622	$1,284.00	$66,768
Other Building and Engineering Technicians	$2,954	$2,165.00	$112,580
Other Miscellaneous Technicians and Trades Workers	$2,036	$1,566.00	$81,432
Painting Trades Workers	$1,379	$1,119.00	$58,188
Panelbeaters	$1,848	$1,438.00	$74,776
Performing Arts Technicians	$1,844	$1,435.00	$74,620
Plasterers	$1,841	$1,433.00	$74,516
Plumbers	$1,990	$1,535.00	$79,820
Precision Metal Trades Workers	$1,537	$1,227.00	$63,804
Primary Products Inspectors	$1,330	$1,086.00	$56,472
Printers	$1,408	$1,139.00	$59,228
Safety Inspectors	$2,382	$1,801.00	$93,652
Science Technicians	$1,794	$1,401.00	$72,852
Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers	$1,688	$1,329.00	$69,108
Telecommunications Technical Specialists	$2,286	$1,736.00	$90,272
Telecommunications Trades Workers	$2,060	$1,582.00	$82,264
Upholsterers	$1,527	$1,220.00	$63,440
Vehicle Body Builders and Trimmers	$1,924	$1,490.00	$77,480
Vehicle Painters	$1,880	$1,460.00	$75,920
Veterinary Nurses	$1,667	$1,315.00	$68,380
Wood Machinists and Other Wood Trades Workers	$1,405	$1,137.00	$59,124

Community and Personal Service Workers

Occupation	Median weekly pay	Take-home a week	Take-home a year
Aged and Disabled Carers	$1,761	$1,379.00	$71,708
Ambulance Officers and Paramedics	$2,852	$2,103.00	$109,356
Bar Attendants and Baristas	$1,500	$1,201.00	$62,452
Beauty Therapists	$1,178	$983.00	$51,116
Cafe Workers	$1,346	$1,097.00	$57,044
Child Carers	$1,341	$1,093.00	$56,836
Dental Assistants	$1,211	$1,005.00	$52,260
Dental Hygienists, Technicians and Therapists	$2,210	$1,684.00	$87,568
Diversional Therapists	$1,434	$1,157.00	$60,164
Driving Instructors	$2,224	$1,694.00	$88,088
Education Aides	$1,342	$1,094.00	$56,888
Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses	$1,777	$1,390.00	$72,280
Fire and Emergency Workers	$2,473	$1,863.00	$96,876
Fitness Instructors	$1,500	$1,201.00	$62,452
Gallery, Museum and Tour Guides	$1,432	$1,155.00	$60,060
Gaming Workers	$1,539	$1,228.00	$63,856
Hotel Service Managers	$1,410	$1,140.00	$59,280
Indigenous Health Workers	$1,460	$1,174.00	$61,048
Nursing Support and Personal Care Workers	$1,612	$1,278.00	$66,456
Other Hospitality Workers	$1,574	$1,252.00	$65,104
Outdoor Adventure Guides	$1,298	$1,064.00	$55,328
Police	$2,560	$1,922.00	$99,944
Prison Officers	$2,080	$1,596.00	$82,992
Security Officers and Guards	$1,818	$1,418.00	$73,736
Special Care Workers	$1,708	$1,343.00	$69,836
Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials	$1,442	$1,162.00	$60,424
Tourism and Travel Advisers	$1,330	$1,086.00	$56,472
Travel Attendants	$1,504	$1,204.00	$62,608
Waiters	$1,346	$1,097.00	$57,044
Welfare Support Workers	$1,844	$1,435.00	$74,620

Clerical and Administrative Workers

Occupation	Median weekly pay	Take-home a week	Take-home a year
Accounting Clerks	$1,442	$1,162.00	$60,424
Bank Workers	$1,610	$1,276.00	$66,352
Bookkeepers	$1,400	$1,133.00	$58,916
Call or Contact Centre Workers	$1,414	$1,143.00	$59,436
Contract, Program and Project Administrators	$2,130	$1,630.00	$84,760
Conveyancers and Legal Executives	$1,575	$1,252.00	$65,104
Couriers and Postal Deliverers	$1,503	$1,203.00	$62,556
Court and Legal Clerks	$1,345	$1,096.00	$56,992
Credit and Loans Officers	$1,806	$1,409.00	$73,268
Debt Collectors	$1,519	$1,214.00	$63,128
Filing and Registry Clerks	$1,602	$1,271.00	$66,092
General Clerks	$1,438	$1,159.00	$60,268
Human Resource Clerks	$1,476	$1,185.00	$61,620
Information Officers	$1,462	$1,176.00	$61,152
Inspectors and Regulatory Officers	$1,862	$1,448.00	$75,296
Insurance Investigators, Loss Adjusters and Risk Surveyors	$1,995	$1,538.00	$79,976
Insurance, Money Market and Statistical Clerks	$1,501	$1,202.00	$62,504
Keyboard Operators	$1,371	$1,114.00	$57,928
Library Assistants	$1,779	$1,391.00	$72,332
Office Managers	$1,730	$1,358.00	$70,616
Other Clerical and Office Support Workers	$1,433	$1,156.00	$60,112
Other Miscellaneous Clerical and Administrative Workers	$1,590	$1,263.00	$65,676
Payroll Clerks	$1,606	$1,273.00	$66,196
Personal Assistants	$1,832	$1,427.00	$74,204
Practice Managers	$1,655	$1,307.00	$67,964
Purchasing and Supply Logistics Clerks	$1,553	$1,237.00	$64,324
Receptionists	$1,229	$1,017.00	$52,884
Secretaries	$1,626	$1,287.00	$66,924
Transport and Despatch Clerks	$1,707	$1,342.00	$69,784

Sales Workers

Occupation	Median weekly pay	Take-home a week	Take-home a year
Checkout Operators and Office Cashiers	$1,077	$914.00	$47,528
ICT Sales Assistants	$1,178	$983.00	$51,116
Insurance Agents	$1,559	$1,242.00	$64,584
Motor Vehicle and Vehicle Parts Salespersons	$1,316	$1,076.00	$55,952
Other Sales Assistants and Salespersons	$1,318	$1,078.00	$56,056
Other Sales Support Workers	$1,363	$1,108.00	$57,616
Pharmacy Sales Assistants	$1,112	$938.00	$48,776
Real Estate Sales Agents	$1,504	$1,204.00	$62,608
Retail and Wool Buyers	$1,535	$1,225.00	$63,700
Retail Supervisors	$1,267	$1,043.00	$54,236
Sales Assistants (General)	$1,241	$1,025.00	$53,300
Sales Representatives	$1,692	$1,332.00	$69,264
Service Station Attendants	$1,233	$1,020.00	$53,040
Ticket Salespersons	$1,276	$1,049.00	$54,548
Visual Merchandisers	$1,200	$998.00	$51,896

Machinery Operators and Drivers

Occupation	Median weekly pay	Take-home a week	Take-home a year
Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators	$1,403	$1,135.00	$59,020
Bus and Coach Drivers	$1,795	$1,402.00	$72,904
Clay, Concrete, Glass and Stone Processing Machine Operators	$1,716	$1,348.00	$70,096
Crane, Hoist and Lift Operators	$3,411	$2,444.00	$127,088
Delivery Drivers	$1,308	$1,071.00	$55,692
Drillers, Miners and Shot Firers	$2,908	$2,137.00	$111,124
Earthmoving Plant Operators	$1,900	$1,473.00	$76,596
Engineering Production Workers	$1,656	$1,307.00	$67,964
Forklift Drivers	$1,340	$1,093.00	$56,836
Other Machine Operators	$1,554	$1,238.00	$64,376
Other Mobile Plant Operators	$1,696	$1,335.00	$69,420
Other Stationary Plant Operators	$2,019	$1,554.00	$80,808
Paper and Wood Processing Machine Operators	$1,451	$1,168.00	$60,736
Photographic Developers and Printers	$1,406	$1,137.00	$59,124
Plastics and Rubber Production Machine Operators	$1,708	$1,343.00	$69,836
Sewing Machinists	$1,067	$908.00	$47,216
Storepersons	$1,328	$1,084.00	$56,368
Textile and Footwear Production Machine Operators	$1,225	$1,015.00	$52,780
Train and Tram Drivers	$3,001	$2,194.00	$114,088
Truck Drivers	$1,960	$1,514.00	$78,728

Labourers

Occupation	Median weekly pay	Take-home a week	Take-home a year
Building and Plumbing Labourers	$1,827	$1,424.00	$74,048
Car Detailers	$1,240	$1,025.00	$53,300
Caretakers	$1,383	$1,122.00	$58,344
Commercial Cleaners	$1,254	$1,034.00	$53,768
Concreters	$2,209	$1,684.00	$87,568
Deck and Fishing Hands	$1,720	$1,351.00	$70,252
Domestic Cleaners	$1,302	$1,067.00	$55,484
Fast Food Cooks	$977	$847.00	$44,044
Fencers	$1,249	$1,031.00	$53,612
Food and Drink Factory Workers	$1,647	$1,301.00	$67,652
Food Trades Assistants	$1,380	$1,120.00	$58,240
Freight and Furniture Handlers	$1,652	$1,305.00	$67,860
Handypersons	$1,538	$1,227.00	$63,804
Housekeepers	$1,230	$1,018.00	$52,936
Insulation and Home Improvement Installers	$1,606	$1,273.00	$66,196
Kitchenhands	$1,292	$1,060.00	$55,120
Laundry Workers	$1,154	$966.00	$50,232
Meat Boners and Slicers, and Slaughterers	$1,627	$1,288.00	$66,976
Meat, Poultry and Seafood Process Workers	$1,244	$1,027.00	$53,404
Metal Engineering Process Workers	$1,212	$1,006.00	$52,312
Other Cleaners	$1,342	$1,094.00	$56,888
Other Factory Process Workers	$1,519	$1,214.00	$63,128
Other Miscellaneous Labourers	$1,543	$1,231.00	$64,012
Packers	$1,366	$1,110.00	$57,720
Paving and Surfacing Labourers	$1,383	$1,122.00	$58,344
Plastics and Rubber Factory Workers	$1,609	$1,276.00	$66,352
Printing Assistants and Table Workers	$1,253	$1,034.00	$53,768
Product Assemblers	$1,196	$995.00	$51,740
Product Quality Controllers	$1,404	$1,136.00	$59,072
Recycling and Rubbish Collectors	$1,462	$1,176.00	$61,152
Shelf Fillers	$1,022	$877.00	$45,604
Structural Steel Construction Workers	$2,910	$2,138.00	$111,176
Vending Machine Attendants	$1,150	$964.00	$50,128

Pay data: Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation profiles data (February 2026), ANZSCO basis, using the ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report. CC BY 4.0, (c) Commonwealth of Australia. Source. Take-home figures are our calculations using the ATO's 2026–27 withholding formulas.