Finance and Accounting salaries in Australia
The median lead Finance and Accounting salary in Australia is A$111,500 per year, with the market band from A$68,500 to A$172,000 (data.gov.au, 2026-08-30).
By seniority
lead (High quality data)
- P25
- A$68,500
- Median
- A$111,500
- P75
- A$172,000
- per month
- A$9,292
About A$9,292 per month at the median.
ATO Table 15A published median for 132211 Finance manager, n=68,544; p25/p75 interpolated from unit-group 1322 bands and rescaled; taxable income basis. Median sits below management accountants because this population includes many SME finance managers; cross-checked with ABS EEH May 2025 finance managers average 3,155.30/wk = 164,076 p.a.
senior (High quality data)
- P25
- A$75,000
- Median
- A$115,500
- P75
- A$165,000
- per month
- A$9,625
About A$9,625 per month at the median.
ATO Table 15A published median for 221112 Management accountant (senior accountant / FP&A tier), n=39,514; p25/p75 interpolated from unit-group 2211 bands and rescaled; taxable income basis, all taxpayers incl. part-time.
Sources for these numbers
- https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/taxation-statistics-2023-24
- https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/faea4485-f407-457d-97f8-3f0822ccd654/resource/3286e287-ee87-4be4-87b2-56c5c6602009/download/ts24individual15occupationsex.xlsx
- https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/faea4485-f407-457d-97f8-3f0822ccd654/resource/3d033f17-e536-4d6f-b6ec-ce40709928d1/download/ts24individual14occupationsextaxableincomerange.xlsx
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