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2024 Salary Guide: Office Support

April 10, 2024

Salary Guide

Want to advance your career in Office Support?

Here are their salaries for each state:

All salary numbers are in ‘000

ADMINISTRATIONAdministration
Assistant
(6-12 mths exp) 		Administration
Assistant
(12+ mths exp)		Project Admin
Assistant
(3+ yrs exp)		Office
Manager		Project
Coordinator
NSW – Sydney 44
41 – 48		 59
49 – 66		 69
59 – 80		 82
71 – 102		 77
61 – 87
NSW – Regional 41
41 – 46		 51
45 – 55		 56
55 – 65		 77
65 – 85		 66
61 – 71
VIC – Melbourne 44
41 – 47		 47
45 – 51		 56
51 – 66		 71
61 – 82		 77
56 – 82
VIC – Regional 46
41 – 51		 51
46 – 56		 56
51 – 56		 71
61 – 82		 61
56 – 66
QLD – Brisbane, Gold Coast & Sunshine Coast 43
41 – 49		 50
45 – 55		 60
55 – 65		 70
60 – 80		 60
55 – 65
QLD – Regional 42
42 – 46		 51
46 – 56		 61
58 – 70		 71
61 – 85		 61
56 – 66
SA – Adelaide 46
41 – 48		 51
46 – 56		 66
56 – 71		 66
56 – 71		 71
61 – 77
WA – Perth 41
41 – 46		 56
46 – 61		 61
60 – 70		 66
61 – 82		 71
66 – 82
ACT – Canberra 56
51 – 61		 61
56 – 66		 77
66 – 82		 87
77 – 92		 77
66 – 77
TAS – Hobart/Launceston 43
41 – 46		 45
44 – 52		 55
48 – 60		 65
56 – 73		 66
56 – 71
NT – Darwin 50
45 – 56		 56
51 – 61		 66
61 – 71		 75
66 – 87		 66
61 – 77
NZ – Auckland 44
41 – 46		 48
44 – 52		 58
55 – 66		 66
60 – 76		 61
55 – 71
NZ – Wellington 44
42 – 45		 48
45 – 50		 58
50 – 65		 78
65 – 90		 71
61 – 80
NZ – Christchurch 41
38 – 43		 46
41 – 49		 53
51 – 56		 61
51 – 66		 59
56 – 66
ADMINISTRATION/SUPPORTTeam Assistant/
Administrator
(12+ mths exp)		Team Assistant/
Administrator
(3+ yrs exp)		Personal Assistant
(Assisting a
number of execs)		Executive Assistant
(Working for
1 person)
NSW – Sydney 56
49 – 61		 61
57 – 71		 71
69 – 82		 92
82 – 122
NSW – Regional 51
49 – 61		 70
60 – 71		 77
66 – 82		 87
77 – 95
VIC – Melbourne 51
46 – 56		 56
51 – 61		 77
66 – 80		 82
77 – 102
VIC – Regional 51
45 – 56		 56
51 – 61		 71
61 – 82		 71
61 – 82
QLD – Brisbane, Gold Coast & Sunshine Coast 55
55 – 60		 60
55 – 65		 75
70 – 80		 80
75 – 90
QLD – Regional 56
51 – 61		 61
56 – 66		 66
61 – 71		 71
61 – 82
SA – Adelaide 56
49 – 61		 61
56 – 66		 66
61 – 71		 71
61 – 82
WA – Perth 51
51 – 61		 56
56 – 71		 71
61 – 82		 87
77 – 102
ACT – Canberra 61
56 – 66		 71
66 – 77		 82
71 – 87		 87
82 – 92
TAS – Hobart/Launceston49
43 – 55		 51
47 – 59		 61
56 – 67		 66
59 – 78
NT – Darwin 56
51 – 61		 60
55 – 66		 69
65 – 77		 78
66 – 90
NZ – Auckland 52
49 – 58		 58
52 – 62		 70
60 – 80		 82
70 – 100
NZ – Wellington 53
49 – 58		 57
52 – 62		 70
60 – 80		82
70 – 100
NZ – Christchurch 49
46 – 51		 54
51 – 56		 56
51 – 61		 66
61 – 71
ADMINISTRATION/SPECIALISTSData Entry Operator
Sales Coordinator
Records Officer
Medical Secretary
NSW – Sydney 43
41 – 46		 61
49 – 71		 71
56 – 82		 61
56 – 77
NSW – Regional 46
41 – 51		 66
56 – 77		 61
56 – 68		 61
56 – 66
VIC – Melbourne 43
41 – 49		 56
46 – 61		 46
41 – 51		 51
46 – 56
VIC – Regional 43
41 – 46		 43
41 – 51		 44
41 – 46		 46
43 – 51
QLD – Brisbane, Gold Coast & Sunshine Coast 50
41 – 55		 51
46 – 56		 48
45 – 55		 50
45 – 60
QLD – Regional 46
43 – 51		 51
48 – 56		 48
46 – 55		 56
51 – 66
SA – Adelaide 51
46 – 56		 61
56 – 71		 51
46 – 56		 51
46 – 56
WA – Perth 51
41 – 56		 56
51 – 61		 56
46 – 66		 56
51 – 66
ACT – Canberra 51
51 – 56		 61
56 – 66		61
56 – 66		 66
61 – 77
TAS – Hobart/Launceston 45
42 – 47		 46
41 – 51		 49
46 – 53		 51
46 – 56
NT – Darwin 50
45 – 55		 52
45 – 56		 56
51 – 65		56
51 – 61
NZ – Auckland 43
41 – 45		 55
45 – 60		 53
48 – 58		 56
50 – 66
NZ – Wellington 44
41 – 48		 51
46 – 55		 49
45 – 53		 58
55 – 60
NZ – Christchurch38
37 – 39		 51
46 – 53		 46
41 – 51		 51
46 – 61
RECEPTIONSwitchboard
Operator		Receptionist
(Up to 12 mths exp)		Receptionist
(12+ mths exp)		Receptionist/Admin
Assistant
(12+ mths exp)
NSW – Sydney 56
44 – 61		 51
46 – 61		 46 – 61
49 – 63		 58
46 – 66
NSW – Regional 46
45 – 56		51
44 – 56		 56
45 – 60		 56
50 – 65
VIC – Melbourne 51
46 – 56		46
43 – 51		 51
46 – 61		 56
46 – 61
VIC – Regional 43
41 – 46		 49
46 – 51		 56
51 – 61		 56
46 – 61
QLD – Brisbane, Gold Coast & Sunshine Coast 50
45 – 60		 45
45 – 50		 51
46 – 56		 55
50 – 60
QLD – Regional 49
46 – 56		 43
42 – 46		 51
46 – 56		 51
46 – 56
SA – Adelaide 46
41 – 51		 46
43 – 51		 49
46 – 51		 51
46 – 56
WA – Perth 46
41 – 56		 46
41 – 55		 51
46 – 56		 56
51 – 61
ACT – Canberra 61
56 – 61		 51
51 – 56		 61
56 – 61		 66
61 – 71
TAS – Hobart/Launceston 46
41 – 51		45
43 – 49		 50
46 – 56		 50
46 – 56
NT – Darwin 50
45 – 55		 50
44 – 55		 51
46 – 56		53
46 – 56
NZ – Auckland45
42 – 47		 48
43 – 52		 56
51 – 59		 56
51 – 61
NZ – Wellington45
40 – 47		45
40 – 50		 50
45 – 55		 51
48 – 55
NZ – Christchurch 40
38 – 41		 41
37 – 46		43
38 – 46		 49
46 – 51
LEGAL SUPPORTLegal Secretary
(Up to 2 yrs exp)		Legal Secretary
(2-4 yrs exp)		Legal Secretary
(4+ yrs exp)		Legal Personal
Assistant
NSW – Sydney 65
55 – 68		 71
56 – 77		 77
66 – 87		 77
77 – 92
NSW – Regional 61
50 – 68		 66
58 – 77		 66
65 – 82		77
62 – 82
VIC – Melbourne 51
46 – 56		 56
51 – 66		 66
51 – 71		 71
56 – 77
VIC – Regional 43
43 – 45		 46
45 – 51		 51
46 – 56		 51
46 – 56
QLD – Brisbane, Gold Coast & Sunshine Coast 55
55 – 60		 60
55 – 65		 65
55 – 70		 70
65 – 75
QLD – Regional 51
46 – 56		 56
56 – 61		 61
56 – 66		 61
58 – 66
SA – Adelaide 56
51 – 61		 56
51 – 61		 61
56 – 71		 66
56 – 77
WA – Perth 61
56 – 66		 66
60 – 70		 77
70 – 85		77
70 – 85
ACT – Canberra 66
61 – 77		 71
66 – 82		 77
66 – 82		 87
77 – 92
TAS – Hobart/Launceston 50
46 – 56		 50
46 – 56		 58
53 – 65		 63
56 – 69
NT – Darwin 65
60 – 70		 68
65 – 75		 68
65 – 80		 68
65 – 80
NZ – Auckland56
49 – 61		 61
53 – 66		 66
56 – 71		 69
61 – 77
NZ – Wellington 49
46 – 55		 65
60 – 70		 63
60 – 75		 70
65 – 75
NZ – Christchurch51
46 – 56		 56
51 – 61		 59
56 – 61		 61
56 – 66
BANKING & FINANCE SUPPORTSpecialist Finance PA
Investment Banking
Personal Assistant		Advisor Support
NSW – Sydney 87
78 – 102		 87
77 – 97		 61
56 – 66
NSW – Regional 82
61 – 92		 82
61 – 92		 56
51 – 61
VIC – Melbourne 71
66 – 82		 82
71 – 92		 56
46 – 61
VIC – Regional 51
46 – 56		 51
46 – 56		 49
44 – 54
QLD – Brisbane, Gold Coast & Sunshine Coast 65
60 – 70		 70
60 – 75		 50
48 – 55
QLD – Regional 61
61 – 71		 66
61 – 71		51
46 – 56
SA – Adelaide66
61 – 71		66
61 – 71		56
51 – 61
WA – Perth 66
65 – 75		 66
60 – 77		 51
45 – 60
ACT – Canberra 71
66 – 77		 71
66 – 77		 71
66 – 77
TAS – Hobart/Launceston 56
51 – 61		 56
51 – 61		 56
51 – 61
NT – Darwin 70
61 – 75		70
65 – 80		 56
56 – 61
NZ – Auckland 66
57 – 77		 69
59 – 77		 59
51 – 66
NZ – Wellington 61
56 – 66		 61
56 – 77		53
41 – 59
NZ – Christchurch 61
56 – 66		61
56 – 66		 46
41 – 51
PROPERTY & CONSTRUCTION SUPPORTDocument Controller
Project Secretary/
Administrator		Site Secretary/Administrator
NSW – Sydney 83
72 – 94		 71
61 – 87		 71
61 – 87
NSW – Regional 77
61 – 87		 61
51 – 71		 66
61 – 77
VIC – Melbourne 61
56 – 71		66
56 – 71		 56
51 – 61
VIC – Regional 56
51 – 71		 53
46 – 56		 56
51 – 71
QLD – Brisbane, Gold Coast & Sunshine Coast 70
60 – 80		 60
55 – 65		 60
55 – 65
QLD – Regional 71
56 – 82		 61
58 – 70		 61
58 – 70
SA – Adelaide 71
66 – 77		 71
66 – 77		 61
56 – 66
WA – Perth 77
66 – 87		 66
61 – 77		 82
71 – 102
ACT – Canberra 77
66 – 87		 77
71 – 87		 71
66 – 77
TAS – Hobart/Launceston 56
51 – 61		60
51 – 65		 56
51 – 61
NT – Darwin 71
61 – 82		 66
56 – 80		 75
61 – 90
NZ – Auckland 61
51 – 71		 59
55 – 69		 59
52 – 69
NZ – Wellington 51
46 – 56		 53
51 – 56		 56
51 – 61
NZ – Christchurch51
46 – 56		 56
53 – 61		 54
51 – 56
PROPERTY & CONSTRUCTION SUPPORTFacilities Administrator
Contracts Administrator
(Residential)		Client Liaison
(Residential)
NSW – Sydney 54
44 – 59		 66
61 – 82		 63
59 – 79
NSW – Regional 56
50 – 65		 61
56 – 77		 61
56 – 77
VIC – Melbourne 51
46 – 56		 56
46 – 66		 56
46 – 66
VIC – Regional 46
41 – 51		 49
46 – 56		 48
41 – 51
QLD – Brisbane, Gold Coast & Sunshine Coast 50
45 – 55		 50
41 – 60		55
50 – 60
QLD – Regional 51
48 – 56		 56
52 – 61		 56
51 – 61
SA – Adelaide 55
50 – 60		 56
51 – 66		 59
56 – 61
WA – Perth 46
41 – 50		 66
51 – 77		 56
46 – 66
ACT – Canberra 71
66 – 77		 82
77 – 87		 61
51 – 66
TAS – Hobart/Launceston 51
46 – 56		 56
51 – 61		 56
51 – 61
NT – Darwin 56
50 – 65		 77
66 – 85		 56
56 – 61
NZ – Auckland 57
52 – 63		 63
51 – 71		 56
51 – 61
NZ – Wellington 51
46 – 56		56
51 – 61		 51
46 – 56
NZ – Christchurch 46
43 – 51		 51
41 – 56		 49
44 – 55

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