General Management and Executive Leadership salaries in Australia

executive (High quality data)

P25

A$44,500

Median

A$94,000

P75

A$174,500

per month

A$7,833

About A$7,833 per month at the median.

ATO Table 15A published median for 111111 Chief executive officer, n=237,168; p25/p75 interpolated from unit-group 1111 bands and rescaled. Population includes many small-business CEOs (median salary or wages alone is 80,000 AUD), so the wide p25-p75 span is real; ABS EEH May 2025 chief executives average 2,962.80/wk = 154,066 p.a. Taxable income basis.

lead (High quality data)

P25

A$64,500

Median

A$106,000

P75

A$164,000

per month

A$8,833

About A$8,833 per month at the median.

ATO Table 15A published median for 111211 Corporate general manager, n=254,556; p25/p75 interpolated from unit-group 1112 bands and rescaled; taxable income basis. ABS EEH May 2025 General managers average 3,476.70/wk = 180,788 p.a.

senior (Medium quality data)

P25

A$84,000

Median

A$120,500

P75

A$172,500

per month

A$10,042

About A$10,042 per month at the median.

ATO Table 15A published median for 132111 Corporate services manager (head-of-function tier; proxy for senior general management), n=13,557; p25/p75 interpolated from unit-group 1321 bands and rescaled; taxable income basis. ABS EEH May 2025 corporate services managers average 3,263/wk = 169,676 p.a.