Employment Services Salary Guide Australia 2026
Based on 161 job listings • trending_up Up 3% this month
Median Salary (per year)
A$76,689
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25th Percentile (per year)
A$71,500
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75th Percentile (per year)
A$82,192
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The middle 50% of earners fall between A$71,500 and A$82,192 per year.
Salaries vary notably across Australia, with Canberra leading at A$95,600 per year while Hobart sits at A$68,000. Leading employers include The BUSY Group, Bamara and WISE Employment Ltd, with 64 open positions between them.
See how Employment Services compares to other industries on the industry comparison page.
Salary Distribution
See how Employment Services salaries are distributed across different pay bands in Australia.
Under A$60,000
8 jobs (5%)
A$60,000 – A$80,000
106 jobs (66%)
A$80,000 – A$100,000
42 jobs (26%)
A$100,000 – A$120,000
4 jobs (2%)
A$120,000 – A$140,000
1 job (1%)
A$140,000 – A$160,000
0 jobs (0%)
A$160,000 – A$180,000
0 jobs (0%)
A$180,000 – A$200,000
0 jobs (0%)
A$200,000 – A$250,000
0 jobs (0%)
A$250,000+
0 jobs (0%)
Salaries by City
Compare Employment Services salaries across major cities in Australia.
Brisbane
Median: A$76,689 | Range: A$71,500 - A$77,000
64 jobs (40%)
Sydney
Median: A$76,450 | Range: A$71,500 - A$86,000
26 jobs (16%)
Melbourne
Median: A$72,960 | Range: A$72,750 - A$79,593
25 jobs (16%)
Adelaide
Median: A$78,558 | Range: A$75,933 - A$88,733
18 jobs (11%)
Perth
Median: A$78,500 | Range: A$74,900 - A$93,234
16 jobs (10%)
Darwin
Median: A$82,222 | Range: A$74,900 - A$82,500
8 jobs (5%)
Hobart
Median: A$68,000 | Range: A$55,888 - A$69,750
3 jobs (2%)
Canberra
Median: A$95,600 | Range: A$95,600 - A$95,600
1 job (1%)
Employment Types
Breakdown of Employment Services positions by employment type.
Full-time
151 jobs (94%)
Contract
5 jobs (3%)
Part-time
4 jobs (2%)
Casual
1 job (1%)
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Top Employers
Companies hiring the most Employment Services professionals.
The BUSY Group
T
The BUSY Group
43 open positions
Bamara
B
Bamara
11 open positions
WISE Employment Ltd
W
WISE Employment Ltd
10 open positions
MatchWorks
M
MatchWorks
8 open positions
Eighty9 Limited
E
Eighty9 Limited
5 open positions
SYC
S
SYC
5 open positions
CVGT
C
CVGT
5 open positions
AMES Australia
A
AMES Australia
5 open positions
WES.Jobs
W
WES.Jobs
3 open positions
IMPACT Community Services
I
IMPACT Community Services
3 open positions
yourtown
Y
yourtown
3 open positions
Family Services Australia
F
Family Services Australia
3 open positions
Sonder
S
Sonder
3 open positions
ORS Group
O
ORS Group
3 open positions
Afford
A
Afford
3 open positions
Beneficent PL
B
Beneficent PL
2 open positions
Flourish Australia
F
Flourish Australia
2 open positions
AXIS Employment
A
AXIS Employment
2 open positions
SSI
S
SSI
2 open positions
The Personnel Group
T
The Personnel Group
2 open positions
About this data
- Based on 161 listings with advertised salaries.
- Salaries normalised to annual equivalents.
- Median represents the 50th percentile of advertised pay.
- Data refreshed daily from active job listings.