Family Law Salary Guide Australia 2026

Based on 74 job listings Up 8% this month

Median Salary (per year)
A$135,000
Up 4% this month
25th Percentile (per year)
A$115,000
No change this month
75th Percentile (per year)
A$177,500
Up 3% this month

The median for Family Law is 67% above the overall Australia median of A$80,960 per year. Over the past month, median pay has risen 4%. The middle 50% of earners fall between A$115,000 and A$177,500 per year, a 46% spread around the median.

Among listings with published salaries, Family Law volume has grown by 8% month-on-month. Salaries vary notably across Australia, with Canberra leading at A$167,500 per year while Hobart sits at A$107,500. Leading employers include Gorilla Jobs, Victoria Legal Aid and Australia's Leading Recruitment Agency, with 22 open positions between them.

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Salary Distribution

See how Family Law salaries are distributed across different pay bands in Australia.










Employment Types

Breakdown of Family Law positions by employment type.



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Top Employers

Companies hiring the most Family Law professionals.

G
Gorilla Jobs
11 open positions
V
Victoria Legal Aid
6 open positions
A
Australia's Leading Recruitment Agency
5 open positions
T
Tradewind Australia
3 open positions
E
empire group
2 open positions
N
North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service
2 open positions
A
Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT
2 open positions
H
HarperLloyd Recruitment
2 open positions
B
Baldwins Lawyers
2 open positions
P
Pentana Stanton Lawyers
2 open positions
N
Naiman Clarke
2 open positions
L
Local Workforce Hire
1 open position
M
Mills Recruitment
1 open position
A
Alex Correa Executive
1 open position
V
Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service
1 open position
G
GBS Recruitment
1 open position
K
KBE Legal Talent
1 open position
L
Lloyd Recruitment Group
1 open position
N
NGO Recruitment
1 open position
L
Legal Aid Western Australia
1 open position

About this data

  • Based on 74 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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