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Coffee Roaster salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a coffee roaster is $65,000 per annum, before tax, up $13,600 since 2018.
DerivedIndicative estimate, not yet verified against official Jobs and Skills Australia / ABS data · Estimate
- Pay moves with the employer and the size of the operation: a one-machine specialty roastery usually pays less than a wholesale business roasting for many cafes, and head roasters and production managers earn above the figure.
- Weekend and early-morning roasting sometimes attracts penalty rates or overtime, depending on the award or enterprise agreement covering the workplace.
The median salary rose by $13,600 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 coffee roaster
The largest typical pay rise is $20,600 a year, moving into Brewer.
How to negotiate a higher coffee roaster salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time coffee roaster salary is $65,000; 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 Operations management and Food safety and hygiene tend to command a premium over general coffee roaster experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Brewer pays a typical $20,600 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."
Coffee Roaster salary questions
How much do coffee roasters earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a coffee roaster is $65,000 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is coffee roaster pay rising or falling?
The median coffee roaster salary is up $13,600 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than coffee roaster?
Brewer pays a typical $20,600 a year more and draws on similar skills to coffee roaster.
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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.