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The FIFO Hub · 2026 market reference

Mining salaries.
Know the offer.

Search Australian mining salary bands, test an hourly rate against your roster and compare what two offers are really worth.

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97annual role bands
89hourly role guides
12%2026 super rate
28 Sepwebsite refreshed

Market reference, not a promised rate. Annual bands vary with roster, duties and employer. Check the award or agreement and the actual offer before relying on a figure.

AUD annual gross, generally before super

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Find a mining role.

97 of 97 indicative 2026 bands shown

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Estimate the work

Salary & roster calculator.

Model a repeating roster over selected weeks or one shutdown by days worked. Tax is a financial-year estimate, not payroll withholding.

Estimated annual cash earnings$192,855
Gross cash $192,855Estimated income tax −$52,655Estimated Medicare levy −$3,857Total estimated tax −$56,512Estimated net cash $136,343
Modelled paid hours 2,392Modelled shifts 208Employer super estimate $23,143
Gross cash + estimated employer super$215,998

2026–27 Australian resident tax estimate for a single person with no dependants, using income tax bands, the low income tax offset and the Medicare levy. Tax shown is the extra annual tax on this modelled cash after other income entered above. Actual PAYG withholding and final tax can differ. The model excludes HELP repayments, Medicare levy surcharge, other offsets, deductions and individual circumstances. Employer super is excluded from net cash. Check ATO tax tables ↗

This straight-rate model does not infer overtime thresholds, public holidays, casual loading, maximum-contribution-base effects or the ordinary-time-earnings treatment of individual payments. Enter only assumptions you can verify.

Compare what is guaranteed

Two offers, side by side.

Bonus stays outside the guaranteed comparison until you confirm it is contractual.

Offer A
Offer B
Offer A leads by $14,800
A: $189,800B: $175,000
Guaranteed cash + stated super + fixed allowances. Discretionary bonus is shown but excluded.

Location changes the equation

Indicative regional comparisons.

Broad editorial observations, not regional wage minima.

Benchmark

WA - Pilbara

Port Hedland, Newman, Karratha, Tom Price

Iron ore, lithium
Core trades
$60-$100/hr
Electrical
$67-$115/hr
Supervisor
$90-$132/hr
Trades p.a.
$140k-$220k
~85-95%

WA - Goldfields

Kalgoorlie, Leonora, Laverton

Gold, nickel, lithium
Core trades
$40-$90/hr
Electrical
$65-$85/hr
Supervisor
$80-$110/hr
Trades p.a.
$115k-$180k
~80-90%

QLD - Bowen & Surat

Moranbah, Dysart, Mackay, Emerald

Coal, gas
Core trades
$48-$85/hr
Electrical
$60-$80/hr
Supervisor
$80-$105/hr
Trades p.a.
$130k-$185k
~90-100%

NT - Top End

Darwin, Tanami, Groote Eylandt

Gold, gas, base metals
Core trades
$55-$95/hr
Electrical
$70-$100/hr
Supervisor
$90-$120/hr
Trades p.a.
$145k-$210k
~70-85%

SA - Copper Belt

Olympic Dam, Roxby Downs, Carrapateena

Copper, gold, uranium
Core trades
$45-$75/hr
Electrical
$57-$70/hr
Supervisor
$75-$95/hr
Trades p.a.
$110k-$165k
~65-75%

Tasmania

Rosebery, Savage River

Zinc, lead, copper
Core trades
$45-$70/hr
Electrical
$50-$70/hr
Supervisor
$65-$85/hr
Trades p.a.
$110k-$150k
~65-75%

NSW - Hunter & Central West

Hunter Valley, Cobar, Orange

Coal, copper, gold
Core trades
$45-$65/hr
Electrical
$45-$65/hr
Supervisor
$60-$80/hr
Trades p.a.
$110k-$160k

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Take the salary guide with you.

The 32-page field guide brings together market context, 80 annual bands, hourly and regional comparisons, roster maths, offer questions and a printable comparison worksheet.

Methodology

Two pay views. Transparent limits.

These are broad editorial comparisons, not promised rates or a valuation of one person. Annual bands combine advertised salary evidence with mining-market role, roster and seniority context. The hourly section contains 75 owner-supplied day and night / campaign guides that have not been independently validated role by role, plus 14 ranges from selected advertised hourly examples. Eight salary-focused or mixed-scope roles retain annual bands only. None of the hourly figures is an award minimum, and advertised examples may include different shift or casual treatment. Super, bonuses, allowances, overtime and travel vary by employer and may sit inside or outside an advertised figure.

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Annual bands

Rounded comparisons drawn from advertised salary evidence, occupation benchmarks and Australian mining-market context.

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Hourly guides

The 28 September update supplied day and night / campaign ranges for 75 roles. Selected advertised hourly examples add 14 roles, with links on each profile. The remaining eight retain annual bands only. A night band is shown only where one was supplied.

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Calculator

Enter a quoted rate and change roster, paid hours, night share and loading. Shutdowns use days worked; repeating rosters use weeks modelled. The 2026–27 resident tax estimate is based on combined financial-year income, not payslip withholding or a personal tax assessment.

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Review cycle

Material changes are versioned and the evidence date is shown. The website may be newer than the downloadable guide.

Evidence and checks

Use the market band, then verify the instrument.

Actual minimums and entitlements come from the applicable award, enterprise agreement, contract and hours worked.

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ABS - Average Weekly Earnings, May 2026

National mining and all-industry ordinary-time earnings context.

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ATO - Super guarantee

The statutory super guarantee rate is 12% in 2026, subject to the applicable earnings rules.

03

ATO - 2026–27 income tax cut

The Australian resident rate on taxable income from $18,201 to $45,000 is 15% from 1 July 2026.

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ATO - Low income tax offset

The non-refundable low income tax offset phases out as taxable income rises.

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ATO - 2026–27 PAYG formulas

Cross-check resident withholding settings and single-person Medicare levy phase-in thresholds; the calculator estimates annual liability rather than payslip withholding.

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Fair Work - Pay and Conditions Tool

Check current award minimum rates, classifications, penalties and allowances.

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Fair Work - Awards and agreements

Award guides do not replace an applicable enterprise agreement or individual contract.

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Fair Work - Annualised wages and salaries

Annual cash can cover different ordinary hours and penalty arrangements; check the applicable instrument and records.

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Fair Work - Penalty rates

Night, weekend, public-holiday and overtime treatment varies by award or agreement.

10

Hays Australia - Salary Checker

Broad occupation and location benchmarking cross-check.

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SEEK - Salary insights methodology

Context on salary ranges disclosed in employer job advertisements.