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Professional Cricketer salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a professional cricketer is $93,600 per annum, before tax, up $19,700 since 2018.
DerivedIndicative estimate, not yet verified against official Jobs and Skills Australia / ABS data · Estimate
- Earnings depend heavily on the level of contract, since a state rookie deal, a full state contract and a national contract are very different arrangements, and match fees and T20 league deals sit on top of them.
- Because most contracts run a season at a time, a long injury or a run of poor form can cut income quickly.
- Where you play matters less than which competition you are playing in.
The median salary rose by $19,700 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 professional cricketer salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time professional cricketer salary is $93,600; 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 Strategy development tend to command a premium over general professional cricketer 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."
Professional Cricketer salary questions
How much do professional cricketers earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a professional cricketer is $93,600 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is professional cricketer pay rising or falling?
The median professional cricketer salary is up $19,700 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.