HR and People salaries in Australia
The median lead HR and People salary in Australia is A$127,000 per year, with the market band from A$91,000 to A$180,000 (data.gov.au, 2026-08-30).
By seniority
lead (High quality data)
- P25
- A$91,000
- Median
- A$127,000
- P75
- A$180,000
- per month
- A$10,583
About A$10,583 per month at the median.
ATO Table 15A published median for 132311 Industrial relations manager (ATO label for the ANZSCO 1323 human resource managers unit), n=34,283; p25/p75 interpolated from unit-group 1323 bands and rescaled; taxable income basis. Cross-checked with ABS EEH May 2025 HR managers average 2,995.70/wk = 155,776 p.a.
senior (Medium quality data)
- P25
- A$64,500
- Median
- A$98,500
- P75
- A$131,000
- per month
- A$8,208
About A$8,208 per month at the median.
ATO Table 15A published median for 922301 Consultant - human resources (ATO contractor coding; proxy for senior HR professionals), n=8,969; p25/p75 interpolated from unit-group 9223 bands and rescaled; taxable income basis.
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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