Mining, Resources & Energy Salary Guide Australia 2026

Based on 1,433 job listings No change this month

Median Salary (per year)
A$132,000
No change this month
25th Percentile (per year)
A$109,268
No change this month
75th Percentile (per year)
A$156,640
No change this month

The median for Mining, Resources & Energy is 58% above the overall Australia median of A$83,600 per year. The middle 50% of earners fall between A$109,268 and A$156,640 per year, a 36% spread around the median.

Salaries vary notably across Australia, with Sydney leading at A$141,650 per year while Canberra sits at A$103,000. Leading employers include Marble Team Mining, WorkPac - Mining Qld and Fetch Recruitment, with 130 open positions between them.

See how Mining, Resources & Energy compares to other industries on the industry comparison page.

Salary Distribution

See how Mining, Resources & Energy salaries are distributed across different pay bands in Australia.










Employment Types

Breakdown of Mining, Resources & Energy positions by employment type.




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Top Employers

Companies hiring the most Mining, Resources & Energy professionals.

M
Marble Team Mining
49 open positions
W
WorkPac - Mining Qld
44 open positions
F
Fetch Recruitment
37 open positions
M
Mader Group
33 open positions
S
Silverstone Recruitment
24 open positions
C
Chandler Macleod
23 open positions
B
Barminco
21 open positions
T
Techforce Personnel Pty.
20 open positions
B
Brunel
19 open positions
E
Emeco International
19 open positions
M
Macmahon
18 open positions
W
Whitehaven Coal
17 open positions
W
WorkPac - Mining NSW/SA
15 open positions
A
AWX Central Queensland
14 open positions
L
Linkforce
14 open positions
M
Mining People International
14 open positions
M
MacKellar Group
12 open positions
W
WesTrac
11 open positions
A
Aston Advantage
11 open positions
N
NUCREW
11 open positions

About this data

  • Based on 1,433 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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