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• Minimum wageWhat's the minimum wage in Australia? How it compares to the national averageThe national minimum wage from 1 July 2026 is $26.44 per hour, $1,004.9 per week, or about $52,255 per year on a 38-hour week. This is roughly half the national full-time average of $108,352.
• What's the salary? How your pay compares to the national averageThe national full-time adult ordinary-time average is $108,352 per year, but your actual pay may be higher or lower depending on your industry, location, and experience.
• What's the salary? Understanding Australian pay as a year, week and hourThe national full-time adult average ordinary-time salary is about $108,352 per year before tax, based on ABS Average Weekly Earnings, May 2026.
• Salary packagingWhen Is Salary Sacrifice Is Not Worth It? A Guide for Australian WorkersSalary sacrifice can reduce taxable income, but its value depends on your salary relative to the national full-time average about $108,352 a year.
• Where a salary package sits against the Australian full-time averageThe precise figure for a 'salary package' is not in the index. Compare your total remuneration against the national full-time average of $108,352 per year.
• WHS officer salary: How it compares to the Australian averageThe median full-time WHS officer salary is above the national full-time average, based on ABS data for Occupational and Environmental Health Professionals.
• Why your salary might sit above or below the national full-time averageThe national full-time adult ordinary-time average is $2,083.70 a week, or about $108,352 a year, according to the ABS Average Weekly Earnings, May 2026.
• Woolworths CEO salary: How it compares to the national full-time averageThe exact Woolworths CEO salary is not published in the ABS, Fair Work, or ATO data we use, so we cannot place it on the line. CEO pay typically far exceeds the national full-time average of $108,352 a year.
• CalculatorsYearly Salary Calculator: See How Your Pay Compares to the National AverageThe national full-time average salary is about $108,352 a year, based on ABS Average Weekly Earnings for May 2026.
• Youth worker salary: how it compares to the Australian full-time averageThere is no single published average for youth workers, but the award minimum for a Level 1 youth worker is about $54,400 per year, well below the national full-time average of $108,352.
• Zookeeper Salary: How It Compares to the National AverageThe ABS does not publish median weekly earnings for zookeepers, so a precise salary figure is not available. However, we compare the role to national averages and the minimum wage.
• Zoologist Salary: How It Compares to the National Full-Time AverageThe ABS does not publish a specific average weekly earnings figure for zoologists, but as Professionals, their average weekly total cash earnings ($2,049.60 in May 2025) sit slightly below the national full-time ordinary-time average of $2,083.70.