Where Pep Guardiola's Salary Sits Against the Australian Full-Time Average
Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, is one of the highest-paid football coaches in the world. However, his salary is not recorded in any Australian official dataset used by this site. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Fair Work, and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) collect earnings data for Australian residents and employees, not for overseas football managers. As a result, we cannot place Pep Guardiola's salary on the national full-time average line.
The Australian Full-Time Average: A Benchmark
For context, the national full-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings stood at $2,083.70 per week in May 2026, according to the ABS Average Weekly Earnings survey. That works out to about $108,352 per year (multiplying by 52 weeks). This figure is the site's reference line for comparing any salary.
The full-time median earnings are lower, at about $90,532 per year (ABS Employee earnings, August 2025). The all-employees median (including part-time and casual workers) is about $74,100 per year. These medians give a more typical picture of what Australian workers earn.
Men's full-time average ordinary time earnings are about $113,412 per year, while women's are about $100,594 per year, reflecting the gender pay gap.
The National Minimum Wage and Awards
From 1 July 2026, the national minimum wage is $26.44 per hour, or $1,004.90 per week on a 38-hour week, amounting to about $52,255 per year. Award minimums rose by 4.75% at the same time. These figures are set by Fair Work and apply to employees covered by awards or the national minimum wage order.
Pep Guardiola's reported earnings—often cited in the media as tens of millions of pounds annually—far exceed any Australian award or minimum wage. But without an official Australian source, we cannot give a precise comparison.
State-by-State Averages
Full-time average ordinary time earnings vary across Australia. The ABS May 2026 data shows:
- New South Wales: about $109,658 per year
- 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
- Australian Capital Territory: about $119,090
These state averages are all derived from the ABS survey. Pep Guardiola's salary, if known, would likely exceed every state average, but again, we lack an official figure.
How This Site Works
This site, Average Line, uses only Australian official data: ABS Average Weekly Earnings (published twice a year, for May and November), ABS Employee Earnings and Hours (medians), Fair Work minimum wages and award rates, and ATO tax tables. We do not use media reports or unofficial estimates. Therefore, for any salary not found in these sources, we cannot draw a line.
If you are an Australian employee, you can place a salary on the line to see how it compares to the national average. You can also explore states and territories or job medians for more detailed comparisons.
What About Other High-Profile Salaries?
Many high-profile international figures, such as athletes, entertainers, and executives, have salaries that are not captured by Australian official statistics. The ABS surveys only Australian-based employees and businesses. Fair Work covers employees under Australian workplace laws. The ATO collects tax data for Australian residents. So unless the person is an Australian resident employee, their salary will not appear in these datasets.
Tax Context
For an Australian resident earning the full-time average of $108,352 in 2026–27, the tax would be:
- Nil on the first $18,200
- 15% on the next $26,800 (to $45,000)
- 30% on the next $90,000 (to $135,000)
- Plus 2% Medicare levy
This results in an estimated tax of about $24,667 plus Medicare, leaving around $81,685 after tax. Pep Guardiola's tax situation would be governed by UK law, not Australian.
Conclusion
Pep Guardiola's salary is not available from the official Australian sources used on this site. Therefore, we cannot say where it sits against the Australian full-time average. For any salary that is published in ABS, Fair Work, or ATO data, you can use this site to see the comparison. For more on how the figures are set, see the guides and about this site.
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