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A percentile describes a position in an earnings distribution. This tool compares your pay with published ABS May 2025 employee-job figures. It shows a range between the available points, rather than inventing an exact rank.
The full-time and all-job benchmarks
The two groups below come from the same May 2025 Employee Earnings and Hours survey. Full-time employee jobs are useful for a full-time pay comparison. The broader group also includes part-time jobs. These are employee jobs in an employer survey, including incorporated owner-managers, rather than all adults or households.
Earnings include regular overtime and salary sacrificed, while employer super and irregular payments are excluded. Use gross cash earnings before salary sacrifice when comparing. A salary package with super inside it needs to be split first.
| Published point | Full-time jobs | All employee jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $60,632 | $19,656 |
| 25th percentile | $74,048 | $45,656 |
| 50th percentile | $98,124 | $74,672 |
| 75th percentile | $133,120 | $110,344 |
| 90th percentile | $176,696 | $153,504 |
What a range means
If pay falls between the published 50th and 60th percentile points, the tool shows that interval. It does not assume earnings are spread evenly between them. At a published point, the result says “around” that percentile because survey estimates, rounding and people earning the same amount affect the comparison.
Below the lowest point, the tool reports below the 10th percentile. Above the highest, it reports above the 90th percentile. The available data does not establish the 95th or 99th percentile. A very high salary therefore does not produce a fabricated top 1% claim.
Why another median may look different
The newer August 2025 Employee Earnings release uses a household survey and main-job earnings. Its full-time median is $1,741 a week, compared with $1,887 for full-time employee jobs in this May 2025 employer survey. They have different timing, coverage and methods.
Keep the survey name and period attached to a comparison. This tool uses both groups from one employer survey so changing from full-time to all jobs does not quietly change the survey as well. It does not adjust the points for subsequent pay growth.
Use a ranking as context for a better pay discussion
Match your responsibilities, ordinary hours and location when comparing offers. An employee earnings percentile does not show whether a job pays fairly for a particular occupation, or whether its hours and work costs suit you.
Calculate the take-home amount separately, then check housing and other commitments. A high percentile can sit beside a tight household budget. A national rank and a useful salary for your circumstances answer different questions.
Common questions
Does the calculator give an exact percentile?
It gives the interval between published points, or an approximate match to a point. It does not interpolate an unsupported exact rank.
Does it include super?
Employer super is excluded. Regular salary sacrifice is included in the ABS cash earnings measure. Split a package into salary and super before comparing.
Is this a 2026 salary survey?
The comparison uses May 2025 earnings, released in January 2026 and checked on 2 October 2026. The measurement period remains May 2025.
Sources you can check
Sources checked for this page on 2 October 2026. Statistics keep their own measurement dates.