Labourers Salary Guide Australia 2026

Based on 975 job listings Down 7% this month

Median Salary (per year)
A$67,760
No change this month
25th Percentile (per year)
A$62,040
No change this month
75th Percentile (per year)
A$74,800
No change this month

The median for Labourers is 19% below the overall Australia median of A$83,600 per year. The middle 50% of earners fall between A$62,040 and A$74,800 per year, a 19% spread around the median.

Among listings with published salaries, Labourers volume has declined by 7% month-on-month. Salaries vary notably across Australia, with Darwin leading at A$77,100 per year while Hobart sits at A$64,020. Leading employers include iStaff Australia, Workfast and Buildsafe Australia, with 52 open positions between them.

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Salary Distribution

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










Employment Types

Breakdown of Labourers positions by employment type.





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Top Employers

Companies hiring the most Labourers professionals.

I
iStaff Australia
19 open positions
W
Workfast
18 open positions
B
Buildsafe Australia
15 open positions
K
Kennards Hire
15 open positions
J
JV Recruitment
15 open positions
B
Buildability Group
11 open positions
S
Service Stream Group
11 open positions
G
Go Traffic
10 open positions
F
Fetch Recruitment
10 open positions
R
Randstad - Trades & Labour
9 open positions
P
Protech SEQ
8 open positions
3
360 Personnel
7 open positions
R
Randstad - Inhouse Services
7 open positions
W
WorkPac - Brisbane
7 open positions
P
Pearl Recruitment Group
7 open positions
R
Rexco People Sydney
7 open positions
R
Randstad - Industrial
6 open positions
W
WorkPac - Newcastle
6 open positions
A
ARG Workforce
6 open positions
W
Workforce Success
6 open positions

About this data

  • Based on 975 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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