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Business Broker salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a business broker is $88,400 per annum, before tax, up $18,700 since 2018.
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- Business brokers are usually paid by commission on the sale price, sometimes with a retainer or a share of the listing fee, so income follows settled deals rather than hours worked.
- The fee on a large manufacturing or services business is a different scale of money from one on a corner cafe, and the split between the broker and the firm varies from practice to practice.
- Some brokers are employees on a salary plus bonus, while others run their own brokerage and keep the fee.
The median salary rose by $18,700 between 2018 and 2024; the dashed line shows a projection to 2028 based on the real ABS Wage Price Index growth rate, not a role-specific forecast.
Roles that pay more than business broker
The largest typical pay rise is $45,600 a year, moving into Finance Broker.
- Finance Broker+$45,600/yr
- Mortgage Broker+$45,600/yr
- Insurance Broker+$45,600/yr
How to negotiate a higher business broker salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time business broker salary is $88,400; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Lead with what's scarce, not just tenure. Skills like Financial analysis and modelling and Selling and negotiation tend to command a premium over general business broker experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Finance Broker pays a typical $45,600 a year more and draws on similar skills, even mentioning you're weighing it up is a legitimate data point in a pay conversation.
- Time it deliberately. Reviews, the end of a project you delivered, or taking on responsibility beyond your job description are stronger moments to ask than an arbitrary date on the calendar.
- Ask for a number, not a raise. "Based on the market rate and [specific contribution], I'd like to move to X" gets a clearer answer than "I think I deserve more."
Business Broker salary questions
How much do business brokers earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a business broker is $88,400 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is business broker pay rising or falling?
The median business broker salary is up $18,700 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than business broker?
Finance Broker pays a typical $45,600 a year more and draws on similar skills to business broker.
Related salaries
- Finance Broker salary
- Mortgage Broker salary
- Real Estate Agent salary
- Buyer's Agent salary
- Insurance Broker salary
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Pay advice
- How to ask for a pay rise, and back it up with real numbersWhat national wage growth looks like right now, how to work out a figure for your own role, wording you can adapt for the conversation, and what to do if the answer is no.
- The average salary in Australia (2026)Full-time adults in Australia averaged $2,083.70 a week in May 2026. Several measures get called the average salary, and this explains which one fits your situation.
- Overtime pay, time in lieu and what your award saysOvertime rates come from your award or agreement, not one national rule. How rates work, what happens on a salary, and how time off in lieu works.