Mining & resources salary guide
How much do FIFO, DIDO, and residential mining jobs actually pay? It depends heavily on commodity, site type, and roster: a 2:1 swing on a remote iron ore or gold operation pays differently to a residential coal role, and international postings add currency and cost-of-living into the mix. Use this guide to see what's typical for each commodity before you apply, then compare it against the roster and site details on the job ad itself.
Typical pay ranges by commodity, drawn from live job ads posted on FiFoDiDo, not a formal industry survey. Figures are shown separately by currency and pay period rather than converted, and only once there are enough ads to be meaningful.
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A public reference point for context while live job-ad data builds up: national average mining pay vs. the whole-economy average, from each country's own statistics agency. Figures are shown in each country's own currency and period rather than converted, and only for countries where a credible official source exists; not every mining country is covered yet.
Australia: mining vs. all industries
Mining
$3,174.40/wk
All industries
$2,051.10/wk
Mining Industry Award 2020 (MA000011) sets a Level 1 (Basic) minimum of $1,047.30/week before allowances; most employers pay well above this, especially FIFO/DIDO and enterprise-agreement sites.
Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics: Average Weekly Earnings, Australia (full-time adult ordinary time earnings, November 2025, released 26 February 2026), Fair Work Ombudsman: Mining Industry Award 2020 (MA000011) (as of 1 July 2026). Checked 14 August 2026.