Max Verstappen salary and the Australian full-time average
Max Verstappen is a world-champion Formula 1 driver, but his salary is not published in any Australian official earnings survey. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports average weekly earnings for Australian employees, and Fair Work sets minimum wages and award rates. Neither source covers international sports contracts. This page explains how the site works for any salary, using the national full-time average as a reference point.
How the site reads any salary as a year, a week, and an hour
The tool on this page accepts a yearly salary before tax. It then calculates:
- Weekly pay: yearly salary ÷ 52
- Hourly pay: weekly pay ÷ 38 (the standard full-time week used by the ABS)
- Distance from the national full-time average: the difference between the entered salary and the ABS Average Weekly Earnings, May 2026 figure of $2,083.70 per week (about $108,352 per year).
For example, if you enter a salary of $150,000, the tool shows $2,884.62 per week and $75.91 per hour, and tells you how far above or below the national average that is.
Where the national averages sit
The key benchmark is the national full-time adult ordinary-time average from the ABS Average Weekly Earnings survey for May 2026. It was $2,083.70 per week, or about $108,352 per year. This is the line on the site's chart.
Other important figures from the same ABS release:
- Full-time adult average weekly total earnings: $2,160.00 per week (about $112,320 per year)
- All employees average weekly total earnings: $1,579.20 per week (about $82,118 per year)
- Men's full-time ordinary-time average: $2,181.00 per week (about $113,412 per year)
- Women's full-time ordinary-time average: $1,934.50 per week (about $100,594 per year)
The median figures come from the ABS Employee Earnings and Hours survey for August 2025:
- Full-time median weekly earnings: about $1,741 per week ($90,532 per year)
- All-employees median weekly earnings: about $1,425 per week ($74,100 per year)
These medians are different from the averages – they show the middle point of earnings, not the mean.
State and territory averages
The full-time adult ordinary-time average varies across Australia. Using the ABS May 2026 data and multiplying by 52:
- New South Wales: about $109,658 per year
- Victoria: about $106,137 per year
- Queensland: about $106,064 per year
- South Australia: about $102,450 per year
- Western Australia: about $115,825 per year
- Tasmania: about $96,008 per year
- Northern Territory: about $103,173 per year
- Australian Capital Territory: about $119,090 per year
You can see how a salary compares in each state using the States and territories page.
Minimum wage and award rates
Fair Work sets the national minimum wage and modern award minimums. From 1 July 2026:
- National minimum wage: $26.44 per hour, $1,004.90 per week (38 hours), about $52,255 per year
- Award minimums increased by 4.75% in the 2026 Annual Wage Review
Fair Work publishes the Modern Awards Pay Database with detailed rates for each award classification.
Tax on a salary
For the 2026–27 financial year, resident tax rates (before the Medicare levy of 2%) are:
- Nil on the first $18,200
- 15% on income from $18,201 to $45,000
- 30% on income from $45,001 to $135,000
- 37% on income from $135,001 to $190,000
- 45% on income above $190,000
Medicare levy applies at 2% of taxable income, with reductions for low-income earners.
How to use this site for any salary
Even though Max Verstappen's salary is not in our data, you can still enter any figure into the tool. The site will show you the weekly and hourly equivalents and how far it sits from the national full-time average. You can also explore Job medians and Industry medians to see typical pay for specific roles in Australia.
For more detail on how the figures are set, see How the figures are set. To understand the site's approach, visit About this site.
Summary
Max Verstappen's salary is not available from Australian official sources. The site uses ABS, Fair Work, and ATO data only. You can still enter any salary manually to compare it to the national full-time average of $2,083.70 per week. The tool converts between yearly, weekly, and hourly pay, and shows the distance from the line.