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University Salaries 2026: Australia

Academic Jobs, the higher education salary benchmark, based on 227,099 university job posts since January 1, 2026, drawn from millions of historical job posts.

UniversitépaysProfessor medianLecturer medianLive jobs
UniMelbAustralia$210,342$136,34041
USYDAustralia$205,415$139,38231
UNSWAustralia$193,387$139,38955
ANUAustralia$199,697$132,97827
MonashAustralia$207,797$132,40610
UQAustralia$274,500$127,94613
UWAAustralia—$128,9813
UTSAustralia——6
RMITAustralia$198,474$139,08813
QUTAustralia$216,617$137,11121
BondAustralia$185,007$138,15216
JCUAustralia$178,932$122,96019
Australian Public Policy Institute (APPI)Australia——0
University of New South Wales CanberraAustralia—$127,9470
Campus Living VillagesAustralia——0
Marcus Oldham CollegeAustralia——0
DeakinAustralia$200,479$128,4388
UoWAustralia$201,350$136,77717
ECUAustralia$220,621$128,6060
Australian University of TheologyAustralia——0
UniSCAustralia$224,480$129,5244
SwinburneAustralia—$149,7608
FlindersAustralia$193,791$123,59311
College of ManagementAustralia——0
VITAustralia——0
Griffith UniAustralia$197,566$128,0544