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Bookkeeper salary in Queensland

Median base salary
$66,500
per year before tax
Market data · 38 salary reports
Updated 21 July 2026
$51,800 · 10th percentile$66,500 median$80,250 · 90th percentile

Nationally, the median is $65,000 Queensland sits $1,500 above the national figure. See the national picture →

What you’d actually keep
$54,435per year after tax

Take-home on the median Bookkeeper salary of $66,500 — after $10,736 income tax and $1,330 Medicare levy (2025–26 resident, no HECS, private hospital cover).

Weekly
$1,047
Fortnightly
$2,094
Monthly
$4,536
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The Bookkeeper job market
Employed in Australia
91,800
Annual growth
▼ 1,000
−1.1% a year
Median age
52
Work part-time
60%
Gender split
89% women
11% men

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

What companies pay

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

Total pay (base + bonus) for Bookkeeper roles, per employer — market estimates, annualised
CompanyMedian total payTypical range
SelfEmployed.com4.3$95,144$90,891 – $99,398
Woolworths (South Africa)3.9$88,900$85,719 – $92,082
Bentleys3.7$80,579$77,540 – $83,618
Moore Global3.6$80,074$76,970 – $83,178
Private TV4.0$79,674$76,418 – $82,931
people2people3.5$75,404$72,183 – $78,625
Flor-Hanly1.0$74,000$68,000 – $80,000
RoC4.0$71,571$68,870 – $74,273
BDO3.5$70,292$67,351 – $73,233
William Buck4.1$70,099$67,488 – $72,710
The Y (YMCA)3.8$69,934$67,589 – $72,280
AWX4.0$65,228$63,232 – $67,243
Hays3.7$65,173$62,152 – $68,194
empire group5.0$61,939$59,582 – $64,296
Myself4.5$60,402$58,121 – $62,683
Robert Half3.6$55,249$52,720 – $57,778
Muscillo Romano5.0$55,000$45,000 – $60,000
Deloitte3.8$36,075$34,672 – $37,479
Dymocks3.9$35,489$34,185 – $36,813

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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.