Community Development Salary Guide Australia 2026

Based on 387 job listings • Up 3% this month

Median Salary (per year)
A$88,880
No change this month
25th Percentile (per year)
A$77,242
No change this month
75th Percentile (per year)
A$100,402
No change this month

The median for Community Development is 10% above the overall Australia median of A$81,000 per year. The middle 50% of earners fall between A$77,242 and A$100,402 per year, a 26% spread around the median.

Leading employers include Wellways, Neami National and Mission Australia, with 59 open positions between them.

See how Community Development compares to other industries on the industry comparison page.

Salary Distribution

See how Community Development salaries are distributed across different pay bands in Australia.

Under A$60,000
10 jobs (3%)
A$60,000 – A$80,000
94 jobs (24%)
A$80,000 – A$100,000
181 jobs (47%)
A$100,000 – A$120,000
79 jobs (20%)
A$120,000 – A$140,000
15 jobs (4%)
A$140,000 – A$160,000
3 jobs (1%)
A$160,000 – A$180,000
2 jobs (1%)
A$180,000 – A$200,000
0 jobs (0%)
A$200,000 – A$250,000
1 job (<1%)
A$250,000+
2 jobs (1%)

Salaries by City

Compare Community Development salaries across major cities in Australia.

Melbourne
Median: A$85,611 | Range: A$73,770 - A$101,837
100 jobs (26%)
Brisbane
Median: A$85,000 | Range: A$74,479 - A$94,037
95 jobs (25%)
Sydney
Median: A$85,316 | Range: A$76,608 - A$95,463
79 jobs (20%)
Perth
Median: A$95,886 | Range: A$84,300 - A$107,727
51 jobs (13%)
Darwin
Median: A$100,568 | Range: A$90,510 - A$107,500
21 jobs (5%)
Adelaide
Median: A$94,525 | Range: A$80,007 - A$102,731
17 jobs (4%)
Canberra
Median: A$92,118 | Range: A$84,700 - A$94,132
12 jobs (3%)
Hobart
Median: A$96,834 | Range: A$80,516 - A$102,091
12 jobs (3%)

Employment Types

Breakdown of Community Development positions by employment type.

Full-time
192 jobs (50%)
Part-time
107 jobs (28%)
Contract
52 jobs (13%)
Casual
36 jobs (9%)

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Top Employers

Companies hiring the most Community Development professionals.

W
Wellways
25 open positions
N
Neami National
21 open positions
M
Mission Australia
13 open positions
D
Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC
11 open positions
M
Mind Australia
10 open positions
G
Grand Pacific Health
10 open positions
P
PCYC Queensland
8 open positions
D
Drug Arm
7 open positions
Q
Queensland Foster and Kinship Care Inc.
6 open positions
W
West Arnhem Regional Council
6 open positions
F
Flourish Australia
6 open positions
A
ACSO
5 open positions
C
cohealth
5 open positions
O
Open Minds
4 open positions
A
AMES Australia
4 open positions
M
MAYDAY Recruitment
4 open positions
L
Lives Lived Well
4 open positions
A
Anglicare Southern Queensland
4 open positions
A
Anglicare WA
4 open positions
R
Rumbalara Aboriginal Co-operative
4 open positions

About this data

  • Based on 387 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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