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Delivery Driver salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a delivery driver is $68,000 per annum, before tax, up $14,500 since 2018.
- How a driver is paid shapes the take-home figure as much as the hours do.
- Employees of large carriers and supermarkets are usually covered by an award or enterprise agreement with penalty rates for evenings and weekends, while owner-drivers and per-drop contractors are paid per parcel and carry their own fuel, insurance and maintenance.
- Vehicle class matters too, since a medium rigid run usually pays more than a car or van round.
The median salary rose by $14,500 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 delivery driver
The largest typical pay rise is $33,900 a year, moving into Truck Driver.
- Truck Driver+$33,900/yr
- Bus Driver+$25,300/yr
- Courier+$10,200/yr
How to negotiate a higher delivery driver salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time delivery driver salary is $68,000; 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 Driving and transport operations and Inventory management tend to command a premium over general delivery driver experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Truck Driver pays a typical $33,900 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."
Delivery Driver salary questions
How much do delivery drivers earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a delivery driver is $68,000 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is delivery driver pay rising or falling?
The median delivery driver salary is up $14,500 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than delivery driver?
Truck Driver pays a typical $33,900 a year more and draws on similar skills to delivery driver.
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- Courier 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.