Salary insights

Salary at Department for Education in Australia

Market pay levels based on 80 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median103 609 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average104 612 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile87 411 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile123 236 $25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile); the line marks the median.

Lower quartile87 411 $
Median103 609 $
Upper quartile123 236 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 87 411 $ and 123 236 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 123 236 $.
  • The upper quartile is 41% above the lower one.
  • The average is close to the median, so offers are spread evenly.
  • The estimate uses 80 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (103 609 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (104 612 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 87 411 $ to 123 236 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 87 411 $ and a quarter above 123 236 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 80 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 103 609 $ is the market level, above 123 236 $ is the strong quarter, below 87 411 $ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.