Bookkeeper salary in Australia
ANZSCO occupation: Bookkeepers
Last reviewed July 2026
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation Profiles (ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025) · 2025 data. Annual figure derived from median weekly earnings × 52.
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- People employed
- 91,800
- Annual employment growth
- -1,000/yr
- 5-yr projected growth
- +1.3%
- Skills shortage rating
- No national shortage
- Main industry
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
- Works full-time
- 40%
- Avg full-time hours
- 41 hrs/wk
- Works part-time
- 60%
- Female share
- 89%
- Median age
- 52 yrs
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation Profiles (ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025) (2025) · Jobs and Skills Australia — Employment Projections (May 2025 to May 2030), produced with Victoria University (2025) · Jobs and Skills Australia — 2025 Occupation Shortage List (unit-group level) (2025)
What does a bookkeeper do?
Bookkeepers maintain and evaluate records of financial transactions in account books and computerised accounting systems.
- Keeping financial records, and maintaining and balancing accounts using manual and computerised systems
- Monitoring cash flow and lines of credit
- Preparing and producing financial statements, budget and expenditure reports and analyses using account books, ledgers and accounting software packages
- Preparing invoices, purchase orders and bank deposits
- Reconciling accounts against monthly bank statements
- Verifying recorded transactions and reporting irregularities to management
- May be required to prepare forms reporting business tax entitlements and obligations such as the amount of goods and services tax paid and collected
How to become a bookkeeper
Typical education for this occupation, and courses that lead to it.
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Where bookkeepers are employed
Share of workers by state and territory (employment distribution, not pay).
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a bookkeeper earn in Australia?
The median bookkeeper earns $72,800 per year ($1,400 per week, or about $37/hour), based on Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation Profiles (ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025) (2025).
What qualifications do you need to be a bookkeeper?
Most bookkeepers hold a bachelor degree (19.9% of workers). Pathways vary — see typical courses above.
Is bookkeeper a job in demand in Australia?
Around 91,800 bookkeepers are employed in Australia. Employment is changing by about -1,000 workers per year.
Earnings, employment and education data: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation Profiles (ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025) (2025). Used under CC BY 4.0.
Employment projections: Jobs and Skills Australia — Employment Projections (May 2025 to May 2030), produced with Victoria University (2025). Used under CC BY 4.0.
Skills shortage ratings: Jobs and Skills Australia — 2025 Occupation Shortage List (unit-group level) (2025). Used under CC BY 4.0.
The ABS median refers to full-time non-managerial employees paid at the adult rate; individual pay varies. Annual figures derived from median weekly earnings × 52. Figures are estimates for guidance only.