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 |
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*Source: ABS