Management Salary Guide Australia 2026

Based on 78 job listings No change this month

Median Salary (per year)
A$156,500
No change this month
25th Percentile (per year)
A$137,761
No change this month
75th Percentile (per year)
A$187,438
Up 6% this month

The median for Management is 93% above the overall Australia median of A$81,000 per year. The middle 50% of earners fall between A$137,761 and A$187,438 per year, a 32% spread around the median.

Salaries vary notably across Australia, with Sydney leading at A$175,000 per year while Canberra sits at A$132,354. Leading employers include Northern Territory PHN, Gold Coast Hospital & Health Service and Department of Corporate and Digital Development NT, with 10 open positions between them.

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Salary Distribution

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










Employment Types

Breakdown of Management positions by employment type.



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Top Employers

Companies hiring the most Management professionals.

N
Northern Territory PHN
4 open positions
G
Gold Coast Hospital & Health Service
3 open positions
D
Department of Corporate and Digital Development NT
3 open positions
C
Cox Purtell Staffing Services
3 open positions
T
Talenza
2 open positions
C
Cerebral Palsy Alliance
2 open positions
A
Australian Submarine Agency
2 open positions
L
Lawson Elliott Recruitment
1 open position
A
Allura Partners
1 open position
U
u&u. Recruitment Partners
1 open position
F
FourQuarters Recruitment
1 open position
D
Department of Education VIC
1 open position
C
Children's Ground
1 open position
A
AirSWIFT
1 open position
N
NSW Department of Customer Service
1 open position
C
Chandler Macleod
1 open position
S
Southern Cross Support Services
1 open position
H
Holmesglen Institute
1 open position
W
Western Sydney University
1 open position
U
University of New South Wales
1 open position

About this data

  • Based on 78 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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