Occupation median · August 2025

Chief Executives, General Managers and Legislators

Median pay in the main job is $3,223 a week. Times 52, that is about $167,596.

The Australian full-time average is $108,352. This occupation figure is a median for all employees in the group, including people who work part-time, so the two numbers answer different questions.

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Guides

• General Manager Salary in Australia: Weekly, Yearly & Hourly PayThe ABS does not publish a specific median salary for General Managers. For the broader Managers occupation, average weekly total cash earnings are $2,800.90, well above the national full-time average of $2,083.70.
• 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.
• Optus CEO salary: How it compares to the national full-time averageThe precise salary of the Optus CEO is not published in available sources; total key management personnel compensation at Optus was $18.9 million in the year to March 2025, but this covers multiple executives.
• CEO salary in Australia: how it compares to the national full-time averageThe median full-time earnings for Chief Executives and Managing Directors are not published by the ABS due to high standard error, but the national full-time average provides a benchmark.
• Save the Children CEO salary: how it compares to the national full-time averageSave the Children Australia does not publicly disclose its CEO salary. Industry estimates from SEEK suggest a range of $150,000–$161,000 per year, well above the national full-time adult ordinary-time average of $108,352.
• Qantas CEO salary: how it compares to the national full-time averageThe Qantas CEO's base salary of $1.7 million is about 15.7 times the national full-time average of $108,352, while total remuneration of $6.3 million is about 58 times that average.
• Coles CEO salary compared to the national full-time averageThe precise Coles CEO salary is not in the Average line index; the national full-time average is $108,352 a year before tax.