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Cricket Coach salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a cricket coach is $65,000 per annum, before tax, up $13,400 since 2018.
DerivedIndicative estimate, not yet verified against official Jobs and Skills Australia / ABS data · Estimate
- Who employs you matters more than your accreditation level: state associations and elite pathway programs pay best, while school and club roles pay less and are frequently part-time or seasonal.
- Casual and hourly arrangements are common outside the top tiers, so what a coach earns in a year depends on how many squads and programs they pick up.
- Higher accreditation and specialist skills such as strength and conditioning tend to open the better-paid roles.
The median salary rose by $13,400 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 cricket coach
The largest typical pay rise is $25,000 a year, moving into Strength and Conditioning Coach.
- Strength and Conditioning Coach+$25,000/yr
How to negotiate a higher cricket coach salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time cricket coach 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 Fitness coaching and instruction and Teaching and instruction tend to command a premium over general cricket coach experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Strength and Conditioning Coach pays a typical $25,000 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."
Cricket Coach salary questions
How much do cricket coachs earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a cricket coach is $65,000 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is cricket coach pay rising or falling?
The median cricket coach salary is up $13,400 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than cricket coach?
Strength and Conditioning Coach pays a typical $25,000 a year more and draws on similar skills to cricket coach.
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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.