The big earners: where are they...

Employees living in the mining areas of Queensland (Broadsound, Belyando and Peak Downs), South Australia (Roxby Downs) and the Northern Territory (Groote Eylandt, Nhulunbuy and Jabiru) had the highest average wage and salary incomes of their respective state/territory.

However the top ten areas with the highest average incomes from wages and salaries were in metropolitan areas of New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia, with Mosman (NSW) the highest ($88,658). The bulk of high earners in these areas were professionals.

Other findings in this week's release were:

Wage and salary earners in the areas of Mosman, Woollahra and Hunter's Hill in New South Wales had the highest average wage and salary incomes in Australia at $88,658, $70,765 and $68,818 respectively. Across Australia, the average wage and salary income was $38,820. Employees in the Australian Capital Territory had the highest average wage and salary income at $44,664, followed by New South Wales ($41,407) and the Northern Territory ($40,027). Wage and salary earners in Mosman and Woollahra also had the highest income from sources other than wages and salaries (egg superannuation and annuities, unincorporated business income, investments). The average total income across Australia was $2,027 higher than the average wage and salary income.

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