Latrell Mitchell salary and the national full-time average
Latrell Mitchell is one of the most recognisable players in the NRL, but his exact salary is not available from the official sources this site relies on. NRL player contracts are private commercial agreements. While media outlets occasionally report figures, those numbers are not confirmed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Fair Work, or the Australian Taxation Office. This page explains what we do know about Australian earnings and how a high-profile athlete's pay might sit against the national benchmarks.
The national full-time average: a line in the sand
The ABS Average Weekly Earnings survey for May 2026 puts full-time adult ordinary-time earnings at $2,083.70 a week. That works out to about $108,352 a year when multiplied by 52 weeks. This is the figure this site uses as its 'line'. It represents the average gross weekly pay for someone working ordinary hours in a full-time job, before tax.
Men's full-time ordinary-time earnings average about $113,412 a year ($2,181.50 a week). Women's full-time ordinary-time earnings average about $100,594 a year ($1,934.50 a week). These are averages, not medians. The full-time median is lower, at about $90,532 a year (ABS Employee Earnings, August 2025). The all-employees median is about $74,100.
Where would Latrell Mitchell's pay sit?
If Latrell Mitchell's reported salary were in the range often speculated for top NRL players (well above $500,000 a year), it would be far above the national full-time average. But without a confirmed figure from an official source, we cannot say exactly where it sits on the line. The site's tool accepts a yearly salary before tax and shows the weekly equivalent on a 38-hour week, plus the distance from the full-time average. For a player whose work is not a standard 38-hour week, the comparison is illustrative rather than exact.
What would move pay above or below the average?
Several factors can push a salary above or below the national full-time average:
- Industry and occupation: The ABS publishes industry and occupation medians. For example, professional sportspeople are not separately listed in the ABS earnings publications, but the 'Arts and recreation services' industry median is lower than the all-industries median. Top athletes are outliers within their industry.
- Location: State full-time averages vary. New South Wales averages about $109,658, Victoria about $106,137, Queensland about $106,064, South Australia about $102,450, Western Australia about $115,825, Tasmania about $96,008, Northern Territory about $103,173, and the Australian Capital Territory about $119,090. Latrell Mitchell plays for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, based in Sydney (NSW). The NSW average is slightly above the national average.
- Experience and bargaining power: Seniority, performance, and market demand drive individual salaries above award or median rates. For NRL players, the salary cap and club negotiations set the range.
- Hours and overtime: The full-time average is based on ordinary time earnings. Overtime is excluded from the ordinary-time figure but included in total earnings. For a professional athlete, game payments and training hours are not captured in the standard AWE survey.
The minimum wage and award rates as a floor
Fair Work sets the national minimum wage at $26.44 an hour from 1 July 2026, which is $1,004.90 a week or about $52,255 a year on a 38-hour week. Award minimums rose by 4.75% in the same review. Latrell Mitchell's salary, whatever it is, would be many times this floor. The minimum wage is relevant for understanding the bottom of the earnings distribution, not for comparing top earners.
Tax implications
For the 2026–27 income year, resident tax rates are: nil up to $18,200; 15% from $18,201 to $45,000; 30% from $45,001 to $135,000; 37% from $135,001 to $190,000; and 45% above $190,000. The Medicare levy adds 2% (with reductions for low incomes). A salary above $190,000 would be taxed at the top marginal rate on the excess. If Latrell Mitchell's salary is in the reported range, a significant portion would be taxed at 45% plus Medicare.
How this site uses official data
This site builds its salary index from three key sources:
- ABS Average Weekly Earnings – the national full-time ordinary-time average, updated twice a year (May and November).
- ABS Employee Earnings and Hours – medians by occupation and industry, updated annually (most recent August 2025).
- Fair Work – national minimum wage and modern award rates.
We do not use media reports or unverified figures. For Latrell Mitchell, no official source publishes his salary. The best we can do is note that top NRL players are likely well above the national average, but a precise figure is not available.
Further reading
- Place a salary on the line – use the tool to compare any salary to the national full-time average.
- States and territories – see how average earnings differ across Australia.
- Job medians – explore median earnings by occupation.
- Industry medians – see industry-level medians.
- Guides – explainers on how earnings data works.
- How the figures are set – methodology behind the averages and medians.
- About this site – our sources and approach.
Summary
Latrell Mitchell's salary is not confirmed by the ABS, Fair Work, or the ATO. The national full-time average is $108,352 a year. Without an official figure, we cannot say exactly where his pay sits on the line. What we can say is that professional athletes in major leagues typically earn well above the average, but the data to confirm that for any individual player is not publicly available through the sources this site uses.