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Migration Agent salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a migration agent is $113,800 per annum, before tax, up $24,000 since 2018.
- Pay is set by the practice or firm rather than one award, so it moves with the number and complexity of cases you carry and with whether you are paid a salary or a share of fees.
- Agents who run their own practice carry the overheads and the risk, but keep the fee income, which is why practice owners often earn more than employed case managers.
- Specialising in a demanding visa category or in corporate sponsorship work tends to pay better than handling general enquiries.
The median salary rose by $24,000 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.
Roles that pay more than migration agent
The largest typical pay rise is $11,000 a year, moving into Legislative Drafter.
- Legislative Drafter+$11,000/yr
How to negotiate a higher migration agent salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time migration agent salary is $113,800; 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 Regulatory and administrative law and Drafting and contracts tend to command a premium over general migration agent experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Legislative Drafter pays a typical $11,000 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."
Migration Agent salary questions
How much do migration agents earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a migration agent is $113,800 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is migration agent pay rising or falling?
The median migration agent salary is up $24,000 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than migration agent?
Legislative Drafter pays a typical $11,000 a year more and draws on similar skills to migration agent.
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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.