Bookkeeper Salary Australia

Bookkeeper Salary / Wage

Salary and wage information for bookkeepers is compiled regularly by analysis of Australian jobs advertised in major publications. Salaries are annual unless otherwise stated.

The Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations Code (ANZSCO) for bookkeepers is 551211.

Job titles and exact tasks vary in this work and examples of some occupation titles are bookkeeper, accounts payable, MYOB bookkeeper, senior bookkeeper and commercial bookkeeper.

Accounting clerks and bookkeepers in 2010 earned an average of $995 a week in ordinary earnings rising to $1006 including overtime and worked an average of 38 hours a week.*

Bookkeeper Salaries / Wages in 2011 – 2012

Job Title Salary / Wage $ Location
Accounts Payable / Bookkeeper 50,000 – 55,000 Sydney
Bookkeeper 25 – 30 per hour Sydney
Bookkeeper 55,000 – 60,000 Melbourne
Bookkeeper / Office Assistant 25 – 35 per hour Melbourne
Commercial Bookkeeper 58,000 Melbourne
Senior Bookkeeper 60,000 – 70,000 Brisbane
Office Manager / Bookkeeper 60,000 – 72,000 Adelaide
Contract Bookkeeper 25 – 35 per hour Perth
Senior Bookkeeper 55,000 – 65,000 Perth


*Source: ABS