Accounts Officers/Clerks Salary Guide Australia 2026

Based on 287 job listings Up 3% this month

Median Salary (per year)
A$74,800
No change this month
25th Percentile (per year)
A$67,630
No change this month
75th Percentile (per year)
A$82,500
No change this month

The middle 50% of earners fall between A$67,630 and A$82,500 per year, a 20% spread around the median.

Salaries vary notably across Australia, with Darwin leading at A$78,211 per year while Hobart sits at A$59,840. Leading employers include Richard Lloyd Accounting Recruitment, Perigon Group Pty Limited and TwoScots Recruitment, with 20 open positions between them.

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Salary Distribution

See how Accounts Officers/Clerks salaries are distributed across different pay bands in Australia.










Employment Types

Breakdown of Accounts Officers/Clerks positions by employment type.




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Top Employers

Companies hiring the most Accounts Officers/Clerks professionals.

R
Richard Lloyd Accounting Recruitment
8 open positions
P
Perigon Group Pty Limited
7 open positions
T
TwoScots Recruitment
5 open positions
S
Sharp & Carter Accounting Clerical
5 open positions
C
Core Talent
5 open positions
P
Professional Search Group
4 open positions
R
Robert Half
4 open positions
H
HorizonOne Recruitment
4 open positions
H
Hays | Accountancy & Finance
3 open positions
M
Mars Recruitment
3 open positions
G
Gough Recruitment SA
2 open positions
T
ThompsonCook | We Only Do Accounting
2 open positions
M
MyHorizon Recruitment
2 open positions
N
Nerada Tea
2 open positions
T
Thermal Scanners
2 open positions
B
Brisbane Catholic Education Office
2 open positions
R
Randstad - Accounting & Finance
2 open positions
P
People2people - Brisbane
2 open positions
P
P&C Partners Pty Ltd
2 open positions
A
ABC Licence Training
2 open positions

About this data

  • Based on 287 listings with advertised salaries.
  • Salaries normalised to annual equivalents.
  • Median represents the 50th percentile of advertised pay.
  • Data refreshed daily from active job listings.

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