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Accountant salary in Australia

Median base salary
$70,000
per year before tax
Market data · 5,829 salary reports
Updated 21 July 2026
$50,000 · 10th percentile$70,000 median$104,500 · 90th percentile
What you’d actually keep
$56,812per year after tax

Take-home on the median Accountant salary of $70,000 — after $11,788 income tax and $1,400 Medicare levy (2025–26 resident, no HECS, private hospital cover).

Weekly
$1,093
Fortnightly
$2,185
Monthly
$4,734
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The Accountant job market
Employed in Australia
215,500
Annual growth
▲ 5,800
+2.7% a year
Median age
42
Work part-time
16%
Gender split
54% women
46% men

National figures · February 2026 · Source: Jobs and Skills Australia (© Commonwealth of Australia), CC BY 4.0

What companies pay

Reported total pay for Accountant roles by employer — medians include bonuses and other cash compensation, so they sit above base-salary figures.

Total pay (base + bonus) for Accountant roles, per employer — market estimates, annualised
CompanyMedian total payTypical range
Commonwealth Bank of Australia3.6$85,000$50,000 – $143,000
ABC3.9$75,000$44,400 – $100,000
Grant Thornton3.6$75,000$52,400 – $100,000
Deloitte3.8$70,000$52,000 – $95,000
BDO3.5$68,000$56,200 – $88,000
Bentleys3.7$67,836$50,000 – $78,000
Kelly + Partners2.8$65,500$50,000 – $88,600
PKF International3.3$65,455$45,600 – $90,000
PwC3.6$65,000$50,000 – $100,000
Pitcher Partners4.1$65,000$54,050 – $82,700
EY3.6$65,000$53,100 – $100,000
Nexia International3.4$65,000$50,000 – $92,200
Forvis Mazars Group3.4$65,000$50,400 – $79,400
BlueRock3.0$64,500$49,400 – $80,500
KPMG3.7$62,000$51,600 – $95,400
RSM3.5$62,000$53,800 – $75,000
William Buck4.1$61,000$50,000 – $80,200
Findex3.1$60,000$50,000 – $78,216
ESUPERFUND3.3$60,000$40,000 – $69,400
Hall Chadwick3.0$57,500$46,000 – $90,000

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Salary figures are market estimates built from third-party data and community submissions — they show what the market pays, not what any individual employer will offer. Take-home figures are 2025–26 estimates for an Australian resident with private hospital cover and no HECS debt. General information only — not financial or tax advice.