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Retail Manager salary in Australian Capital Territory

Median base salary
$65,500
per year before tax
Market data · 8 salary reports
Updated 22 July 2026
$40,000 · 10th percentile$65,500 median$107,523 · 90th percentile

Nationally, the median is $65,000 Australian Capital Territory sits $500 above the national figure. See the national picture →

What you’d actually keep
$53,770per year after tax

Take-home on the median Retail Manager salary of $65,500 — after $10,421 income tax and $1,310 Medicare levy (2025–26 resident, no HECS, private hospital cover).

Weekly
$1,034
Fortnightly
$2,068
Monthly
$4,481
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The Retail Manager job market
Employed in Australia
247,500
Annual growth
▲ 300
+0.1% a year
Median age
42
Work part-time
18%
Gender split
48% women
52% men

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

What companies pay

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

Total pay (base + bonus) for Retail Manager roles, per employer — market estimates, annualised
CompanyMedian total payTypical range
Platypus Shoes3.4$204,564$195,722 – $213,406
Redpath Partners3.6$106,913$102,282 – $111,544
Harvey Norman3.4$86,924$83,288 – $90,560
Coles Group3.5$81,053$78,478 – $83,628
IGA3.6$67,002$64,407 – $69,598
Red Rooster3.5$65,526$62,809 – $68,243
Lindt & Sprüngli3.7$64,804$61,968 – $67,640
Aveda3.6$61,137$58,786 – $63,489
Retailworld Resourcing3.7$55,124$53,285 – $56,963
ALDI3.4$53,668$37,643 – $61,256
Myer3.5$53,352$49,400 – $67,184
Kmart Australia3.5$49,400$43,472 – $51,751
Uniqlo3.1$48,412$46,199 – $49,400
Woolworths Group3.5$47,503$45,389 – $49,617
Chemist Warehouse 3.0$43,472$23,099 – $45,448
Spend-less Shoes2.9$40,114$38,664 – $41,565
Zara3.3$37,544$35,568 – $53,352

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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.