The FIFO Hub · 2026 market reference

Know the rate.
Understand the offer.

Name: 2026 Australian Mining Salary Guide
Creator: The FIFO Hub
Published: 2026-08-28

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

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90annual role bands

39hourly profiles

12%2026 super rate

17 Sepguide refreshed

Market reference, not a promised rate. Annual bands are broad editorial comparisons. Hourly figures require verified paid hours, overtime rules, loadings, employment basis and utilisation.

AUD annual gross, generally before super

Search the market

Find a mining role.

90 of 90 indicative 2026 bands shown

Role, ticket or keywordRole family

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Estimate the roster

Salary & roster calculator.

Change every assumption. Results are estimates, not award, EBA or contract calculations.

Base hourly rate

RosterShift lengthUnpaid break per shiftNight shifts50%Night loadingWeeks modelledAnnual fixed allowances

Add estimated employer super at 12%

Estimated annual cash earnings$192,855

Modelled paid hours 2,392Modelled shifts 208Employer super estimate $23,143

Estimated total package$215,998

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 AGuaranteed cash

Employer super

Fixed allowances

Variable bonus

Offer BGuaranteed cash

Employer super

Fixed allowances

Variable bonus

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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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

One dataset. Transparent limits.

These are broad editorial market bands, not promised rates or a valuation of one person. They combine current advertised salary evidence with mining-market role, roster and seniority context. Casual shutdown rates are annualised for comparison. Super, bonuses, allowances, overtime and travel treatment vary by employer and may sit inside or outside an advertised figure.

Annual bands

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

Hourly profiles

Indicative August-September 2026 editorial observations. They are not minimum rates or an interpretation of an EBA.

Calculator

A scenario model driven by the assumptions you enter. It does not infer overtime, penalties, tax or legal entitlements.

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.

ABS - Average Weekly Earnings, May 2026

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

ATO - Super guarantee

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

Fair Work - Pay and Conditions Tool

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

Fair Work - Awards and agreements

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

Hays Australia - Salary Checker

Broad occupation and location benchmarking cross-check.

SEEK - Salary insights methodology

Context on salary ranges disclosed in employer job advertisements.

Know the rate.Understand the offer.