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Futures Dealer salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a futures dealer is $137,900 per annum, before tax, up $29,000 since 2018.
- Dealing desks usually pay a base salary plus a bonus tied to the desk's profit, so total earnings can move a long way between a good year and a bad one.
- The product you trade and the type of firm matter as much as experience: a rates or energy desk at a large bank, a hedge fund and a small proprietary firm each structure pay differently, and a move into risk or portfolio management brings a different structure again.
The median salary rose by $29,000 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.
How to negotiate a higher futures dealer salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time futures dealer salary is $137,900; 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 Risk and internal controls tend to command a premium over general futures dealer experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- 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."
Futures Dealer salary questions
How much do futures dealers earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a futures dealer is $137,900 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is futures dealer pay rising or falling?
The median futures dealer salary is up $29,000 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
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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.