Mining & resources salary guide
Typical pay ranges by commodity, drawn from live job ads posted on FiFoDiDo — not a formal industry survey. Figures are shown separately by currency and pay period rather than converted, and only once there are enough ads to be meaningful.
Gold
Not enough data yet
Iron Ore
Not enough data yet
Coal
Not enough data yet
Copper
Not enough data yet
Lithium
Not enough data yet
Nickel
Not enough data yet
Bauxite Alumina
Not enough data yet
Uranium
Not enough data yet
Mineral Sands
Not enough data yet
Rare Earths
Not enough data yet
Zinc Lead
Not enough data yet
Oil Gas
Not enough data yet
Other
Not enough data yet
Industry benchmarks
Two public reference points for context while live job-ad data builds up: Australia's mining award minimums, and national average earnings by industry. Neither comes from FiFoDiDo listings — treat them as a floor and a broad average, not a substitute for the live ranges above once they appear.
Mining Industry Award minimums
Full-time, by classification level — AUD, before allowances or loadings
| Level | Weekly | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 1 — Basic | $1,047 | $27.56 |
| 2 — Intermediate | $1,086 | $28.58 |
| 3 — Competent | $1,119 | $29.45 |
| 4 — Advanced | $1,194 | $31.42 |
| 5 — Advanced specialist | $1,272 | $33.47 |
| 6 — Dual trade | $1,334 | $35.11 |
| 7 — Dual trade instrumentation | $1,388 | $36.53 |
Award minimums only — most mining employers pay well above these rates, especially for FIFO/DIDO rosters and enterprise-agreement sites.
Average earnings, Mining vs. all industries
Full-time adult ordinary time earnings, November 2025
Mining
$3,174/wk≈ $165,069/yr
All industries
$2,051/wk≈ $106,657/yr
National averages across all mining roles and seniority levels — a broad benchmark, not a typical range for any one job.
Sources: Fair Work Ombudsman — Mining Industry Award 2020 (MA000011) (as of 1 July 2026), and Australian Bureau of Statistics — Average Weekly Earnings, Australia (November 2025, released 26 February 2026). Checked 22 July 2026.