ADELAIDE / SALARY
AUSTRALIA

SALARY SURVEYS

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

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Net (after tax)

1.47 AUD = 1 USD

115,149 AUD

$78,441 USD

Sydney

136,541 AUD

76,334 AUD

$52,000 USD

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Average Salary / Adelaide

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Average salary in Adelaide is 115,149 AUD per year. The most typical earning is 76,334 AUD. All data are based on 242 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 126,539 AUD. Women receive a salary of 86,610 AUD.

The most paid careers are Engineers & Technicians V with average income 237,957 AUD and Engineers & Technicians IV with income 208,158 AUD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 143,567 AUD. The second most paid education level is Doctorate Degree with salary of 132,851 AUD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 164,853 AUD. Employees with 12-16 Years of experience receive 137,108 AUD.

Levels / Adelaide (Gross AUD)

Salary Levels (AUD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
14,700 AUD - 21,999 AUD	0	n/a
22,000 AUD - 29,399 AUD	1	100% 0.41%
29,400 AUD - 36,699 AUD	4	99.59% 1.65%
36,700 AUD - 43,999 AUD	8	97.93% 3.31%
44,000 AUD - 51,399 AUD	5	94.63% 2.07%
51,400 AUD - 58,699 AUD	13	92.56% 5.37%
58,700 AUD - 66,099 AUD	14	87.19% 5.79%
66,100 AUD - 73,399 AUD	17	81.4% 7.02%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
73,400 AUD - 80,699 AUD	25	74.38% 10.33%
80,700 AUD - 88,099 AUD	9	64.05% 3.72%
88,100 AUD - 95,399 AUD	14	60.33% 5.79%
95,400 AUD - 102,799 AUD	17	54.55% 7.02%
102,800 AUD - 110,099 AUD	14	47.52% 5.79%
110,100 AUD - 117,399 AUD	9	41.74% 3.72%
117,400 AUD - 124,799 AUD	10	38.02% 4.13%
124,800 AUD - 132,099 AUD	11	33.88% 4.55%
132,100 AUD - 139,499 AUD	6	29.34% 2.48%
139,500 AUD - 146,799 AUD	5	26.86% 2.07%
146,800 AUD - 154,099 AUD	10	24.79% 4.13%
154,100 AUD - 161,499 AUD	9	20.66% 3.72%
161,500 AUD - 168,799 AUD	3	16.94% 1.24%
168,800 AUD - 176,199 AUD	4	15.7% 1.65%
176,200 AUD - 183,499 AUD	6	14.05% 2.48%
183,500 AUD - 190,799 AUD	4	11.57% 1.65%
190,800 AUD - 198,199 AUD	0	n/a
198,200 AUD - 205,499 AUD	5	9.92% 2.07%
205,500 AUD - 212,899 AUD	1	7.85% 0.41%
212,900 AUD - 220,199 AUD	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
220,200 AUD - 234,899 AUD	9	7.44% 3.72%
234,900 AUD - 249,599 AUD	0	n/a
249,600 AUD - 264,199 AUD	1	3.72% 0.41%
264,200 AUD - 278,899 AUD	2	3.31% 0.83%
278,900 AUD - 293,599 AUD	2	2.48% 0.83%
293,600 AUD - 308,299 AUD	0	n/a
308,300 AUD - 322,999 AUD	1	1.65% 0.41%
323,000 AUD - 337,599 AUD	0	n/a
337,600 AUD - 352,299 AUD	0	n/a
352,300 AUD - 366,999 AUD	1	1.24% 0.41%
367,000 AUD - 513,799 AUD	2	0.83% 0.83%

Gender / Adelaide (Gross AUD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	146	126,539 AUD
2	Women	51	86,610 AUD

Education / Adelaide (Gross AUD)

#		Surveys
1	Masters Degree	47	143,567 AUD
2	Doctorate Degree	15	132,851 AUD
3	Bachelors Degree	101	110,538 AUD
4	Some College	48	108,923 AUD
5	High School	25	93,069 AUD
6	Bellow H. School	6	67,233 AUD

Experience / Adelaide (Gross AUD)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	42	164,853 AUD
2	12-16 Years	28	137,108 AUD
3	16-20 Years	23	132,117 AUD
4	8-12 Years	33	105,400 AUD
5	4-8 Years	42	104,959 AUD
6	2-4 Years	29	88,518 AUD
7	0-1 Year	27	84,261 AUD
8	1-2 Years	18	74,572 AUD

Age / Adelaide (Gross AUD)

#		Surveys
1	61-65	1	286,107 AUD
2	71-75	1	201,992 AUD
3	51-55	10	158,981 AUD
4	41-45	22	152,815 AUD
5	46-50	21	137,548 AUD
6	36-40	24	120,813 AUD
7	56-60	14	120,667 AUD
8	n/a	45	110,538 AUD
9	26-30	42	104,666 AUD
10	31-35	32	101,583 AUD
11	21-25	20	79,270 AUD
12	14-20	10	73,838 AUD

Work Type / Adelaide (Gross AUD)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	9	126,685 AUD
2	Permanent	193	118,024 AUD
3	Part Time	19	98,794 AUD
4	Contract	21	98,207 AUD

Career Groups / Adelaide (Gross AUD)

#		Surveys
1	Engineers & Technicians V	2	237,957 AUD
2	Engineers & Technicians IV	2	208,158 AUD
3	Management & Business	34	152,668 AUD
4	Engineers & Technicians	21	150,026 AUD
5	Aviation & Shipping	2	133,878 AUD
6	Finance & Banking	9	133,438 AUD
7	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	7	130,355 AUD
8	Human Resources	10	127,126 AUD
9	Properties & Real Estates	2	124,190 AUD
10	Construction & Labor Workers	10	120,960 AUD
11	Engineers & Technicians III	1	119,199 AUD
12	Insurance	6	115,822 AUD
13	IT & Programming II	14	115,382 AUD
14	Public Sector	4	107,602 AUD
15	Security & Fireguard	3	105,987 AUD
16	Military	1	105,106 AUD
17	Salesmen & Saleswomen	6	103,198 AUD
18	Accounting & Administration	30	98,941 AUD
19	IT & Programming	13	98,353 AUD
20	Health Care & Medical	10	98,207 AUD
21	Education & University	16	97,032 AUD
22	Health Care & Medical II	3	95,418 AUD
23	Law	2	95,271 AUD
24	Hotels & Tourism	3	89,105 AUD
25	Automobile	1	85,876 AUD
26	Making Design	4	83,527 AUD
27	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	6	80,444 AUD
28	Sports & Recreation	1	78,683 AUD
29	Agriculture & Fishing	1	67,086 AUD
30	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	3	64,003 AUD
31	Media	1	62,682 AUD
32	Organization & Coordination	4	61,948 AUD
33	Architect Constructions	3	60,333 AUD
34	Customer Services	3	54,314 AUD
35	Logistics, Road, Railway	3	52,406 AUD
36	Arts, Culture, Performance	1	41,543 AUD

Careers / Adelaide (Gross AUD)

#		Surveys
1	CEO	3	281,556 AUD
2	Electrical Engineer	3	240,013 AUD
3	Other Engineer Career	2	237,957 AUD
4	General Manager	4	211,681 AUD
5	Engineering Manager	5	204,488 AUD
6	Sales Manager	3	197,295 AUD
7	Insurance Underwriter	1	180,119 AUD
8	Other Management Career	2	175,422 AUD
9	Human Resources Manager	4	170,871 AUD
10	Business Development Manager	2	169,844 AUD
11	Project Manager	5	152,668 AUD
12	Risk Manager	2	146,503 AUD
13	Account Manager	4	143,273 AUD
14	Stock Broker	1	137,401 AUD
15	General Insurance	1	137,401 AUD
16	Financial Analyst	2	135,493 AUD
17	Manager	4	127,566 AUD
18	Construction Project Coordinator	2	125,364 AUD
19	Relationship Manager	3	123,749 AUD
20	AutoCAD	2	123,456 AUD
21	Other Constr. & Labor Career	4	116,850 AUD
22	Chartered Accountant	3	116,116 AUD
23	Registered Nurse	3	115,088 AUD
24	Salesmen or Saleswomen	3	114,648 AUD
25	Director	2	113,474 AUD
26	Lecturer	5	112,740 AUD
27	University Professor	3	109,363 AUD
28	Human Resource	1	109,216 AUD
29	System Administrator	2	109,070 AUD
30	Other Public Sector Career	4	107,602 AUD
31	Engineer	3	106,281 AUD
32	Network Specialist	2	102,464 AUD
33	IT Manager	4	101,289 AUD
34	Operations Manager	3	99,528 AUD
35	Audit Manager	5	99,381 AUD
36	Other Human Resource Career	3	98,060 AUD
37	Teacher	3	96,739 AUD
38	Other Law Career	2	95,271 AUD
39	Windows System Administrator	2	92,922 AUD
40	Human Resource Coordinator	2	92,188 AUD
41	Senior Accountant	2	92,188 AUD
42	Software Engineer	4	92,041 AUD
43	Office Manager	2	90,867 AUD
44	Interior Designer	3	90,133 AUD
45	Accountant	7	85,582 AUD
46	Electrical Technician	2	83,233 AUD
47	Manufacturing Worker	1	70,462 AUD
48	Software Developer	3	69,434 AUD
49	Manufacturing Worker Lead	2	66,792 AUD
50	Insurance	2	66,058 AUD
51	Assistant Manager	2	62,388 AUD
52	Other Education Career	2	59,159 AUD
53	Other Security Career	2	59,012 AUD
54	Clinical Coordinator	1	57,250 AUD
55	Nursing Assistant	1	56,076 AUD
56	Architect	2	54,902 AUD
57	Sales in Computer Shops	1	54,902 AUD
58	Food Service	2	40,809 AUD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

General Manager

Posted 22 August 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"General 
Employee Relations
WHS
Organisational Design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	271,400 AUD

Hr Communications

Posted 16 July 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Journalism."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	High School	16-20 Years	Intermediate	109,200 AUD

Commercial Property Underwriter

Posted 21 May 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Property underwriting of large commercial risks."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Some College	16-20 Years	Advanced	180,200 AUD

Account Manager

Posted 12 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Account management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Some College	1-2 Years	Basic	49,800 AUD

Senior Development Manager

Posted 05 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Site acquisition, planning approvals, feasibilities, forecasts, tendering, sales and marketing management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	199,300 AUD

It Assistant Manager

Posted 27 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Looking after and managing all IT in the company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	High School	1-2 Years	Intermediate	53,000 AUD

Management Accountant

Posted 27 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"BAS Filing, payroll, Reconciliation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	76,500 AUD

Sales

Posted 21 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	54,900 AUD

Assoc. Prof

Posted 14 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research and teaching."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	169,400 AUD

General Manager

Posted 12 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage the entire business."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	203,200 AUD

Senior Engineer

Posted 11 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	87,200 AUD

Group Accountant

Posted 06 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"General Accounting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	127,600 AUD

Engineer

Posted 05 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	High School	0-1 Year	Basic	425,400 AUD

Workforce Planner

Posted 25 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Resource planning, management, utilisation, headcount management, recruitment, onboarding."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	117,000 AUD

Student Support Officer

Posted 15 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Support worker for students and teachers with funding."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Some College	2-4 Years	Intermediate	42,600 AUD

Operations Manager

Posted 13 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage business operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	93,500 AUD

Sheet Metal Worker

Posted 05 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Machine operation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	High School	0-1 Year	Intermediate	70,400 AUD

Aged Carer

Posted 26 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Caring for the aged."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Some College	8-12 Years	Advanced	56,100 AUD

Stock Broker

Posted 26 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Click Buttons 
Do stuff."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	137,300 AUD

People & Culture Coordinator

Posted 22 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Recruitment
Onboarding
Training / Development
Performance
Admin."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	85,800 AUD

Life Insurance

Posted 17 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Talking to people."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	High School	1-2 Years	Intermediate	137,300 AUD

Reception

Posted 26 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Admin."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	57,200 AUD

Project Leader

Posted 13 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Some College	16-20 Years	Advanced	97,300 AUD

Senior Lecturer

Posted 25 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaching, research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Doctorate Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	156,800 AUD

General Manager

Posted 08 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Purchase stock
Sales
Supervise employees
Banking."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	High School	4-8 Years	Expert	128,700 AUD

Full Stack Developer

Posted 08 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"PHP, MySQL, JS, HTML, CSS, Wordpress."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	80,100 AUD

Administration Assistant

Posted 06 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Spread Sheets, SOP's, data entry, Test and Tag, Word Documents, Excel, Invoicing, WHS, Quality control, Supervision, Job Allocation, Contractor relations, Management reports, Employee reports, Audits."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	High School	4-8 Years	Advanced	60,700 AUD

Chief Executive Officer

Posted 27 April 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage business
Appoint staff 
Report to Board."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	228,900 AUD

Senior Project Manager

Posted 03 April 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage of projects
Cost management 
Risk management
Financial reporting 
Construction management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	184,800 AUD

Restaurant Manager

Posted 25 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Supervise other employees, manage a restaurant, order drinks, count money, bar tender."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	56,400 AUD

Security Concierge

Posted 24 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Certificate 3 in Security Operations, Security license, Customer Service, Manual Labor, First Aid, Fire Warden."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	High School	2-4 Years	n/a	43,400 AUD

Campaigns And Communications Manager

Posted 11 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Communications, community organising, event management, stakeholder engagement, fundraising, grant writing, social media, community engagement."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	80,500 AUD

Centre Manager

Posted 08 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Leasing, budgeting, facilities management, staff management, contractor management, rent reviews, percentage rent, risk management, forecasting, reporting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	96,900 AUD

Development Manager

Posted 14 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Property Development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	169,100 AUD

Landscape Architect

Posted 24 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design, drawings, construction drawings, some minor project management/ site visit."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	71,000 AUD

Electronics Technician

Posted 14 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"PCB loading, erc."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	69,300 AUD

Underwriting Account Manager

Posted 13 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lean management, 
Tier 2 General insurance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	90,200 AUD

Purchasing Officer

Posted 11 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Purchasing, inventory management, negotiation, supplier management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	69,900 AUD

Interior Designer

Posted 29 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Interior Designer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	74,100 AUD

Quantity Surveyor

Posted 04 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Quantity surveyor in defence."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	98,800 AUD

Quantity Surveyor

Posted 02 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Contract administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	98,800 AUD

Supply Chain Coordinator

Posted 04 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"In this role I work with all things supply chain."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	73,100 AUD

Specialist Teacher

Posted 03 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teach languages."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	100,800 AUD

Graduate Mechanical Engineer

Posted 25 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project management
Designing refrigeration systems
Coordinating site works with sub-contractors."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	81,500 AUD

Boilermaker

Posted 16 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Welding Rigging Fabrication."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	128,500 AUD

Supermarket Shelf Staker

Posted 17 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Time management, using folk lift, organizing and bar-coding product shelf's."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bellow H. School	2-4 Years	n/a	32,600 AUD

Graduate Of Architecture

Posted 16 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design, autocad, Revit, Photoshop, development applications."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	59,300 AUD

Dental Assistant

Posted 11 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Chairside and administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	59,300 AUD

Senior Electrical Engineer

Posted 06 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Installation, commissioing, maintenance and trouble shooting of motors & generators."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	53,400 AUD

Production Manager

Posted 15 June 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Many and varied qualifications."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Adelaide	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	158,100 AUD

ECONOMY / Adelaide

Salaries in Adelaide are the lowest between any of Australia’s big five cities. The city has the highest unemployment rate among big five cities. Adelaide's largest employment sectors are social assistance and health care.

Many skilled young people move from Adelaide to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane for better career opportunity.

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Average Salary / Adelaide

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People's individual salary examples (surveys)

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