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2021 Salary Guide: Retail
Want to advance your career in Retail?
Here are their salaries for each state:
All salary numbers are in ‘000
| MERCHANDISE PLANNING | Merchandise Assistant | Assistant Planner | Merchandise Planner | Senior Merchandise Planner | Planning Manager | Group Planning Manager/ Director |
| Sydney | 53 – 61 | 66 – 82 | 82 – 133 | 112 – 143 | 133 – 204 | 153 – 357 |
| Melbourne | 51 – 61 | 61 – 77 | 82 – 102 | 102 – 143 | 128 – 204 | 153 – 357 |
| BUYING | Buying Assistant | Assistant Buyer | Buyer | Senior Buyer | Buying Manager | Merchandise Manager/Buying Director |
| Sydney | 53 – 66 | 66 – 82 | 92 – 143 | 102 – 163 | 138 – 204 | 153 – 408 |
| Melbourne | 51 – 61 | 61 – 77 | 82 – 102 | 92 – 153 | 128 – 204 | 153 – 408 |
| DESIGN | Assistant Designer | Designer | Senior Designer | Head of Design/Creative Director |
| Sydney | 56 – 66 | 66 – 128 | 92 – 153 | 122 – 255 |
| Melbourne | 51 – 61 | 82 – 153 | 102 – 184 | 184 – 255 |
| PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & TECHNICAL | Pattern Cutter | Garment Technician/QA | Assistant Product Developer | Product Developer | Product Development Manager |
| Sydney | 61 – 92 | 56 – 87 | 56 – 71 | 61 – 92 | 92 – 128 |
| Melbourne | 61 – 92 | 51 – 87 | 51 – 66 | 61 – 92 | 87 – 128 |
| VISUAL MERCHANDISING | Visual Merchandiser Coordinator | Store Visual Merchandiser | Area Visual Merchandiser | State Visual Merchandiser | National Visual Merchandiser Manager |
| Sydney | 48 – 56 | 48 – 56 | 51 – 82 | 66 – 102 | 82 – 204 |
| Melbourne | 46 – 56 | 43 – 56 | 46 – 82 | 66 – 102 | 82 – 204 |
| OPERATIONS | In-store Sales Professional | Assistant SM/2IC (Turnoverup $2 m) | Assistant SM/2IC (Turnover $2-5 m) | Assistant SM/2IC (Turnover $5-10 m) | Assistant SM/2IC (Turnover $10-20 m) | Assistant SM/2IC (Turnover $20+ m) |
| Sydney | 48 – 66 | 48 – 51 | 51 – 56 | 51 – 77 | 66 – 92 | 77 – 112 |
| Melbourne | 46 – 56 | 51 – 56 | 61 – 66 | 51 – 77 | 66 – 92 | 77 – 102 |
| OPERATIONS | Store Manager SM/2IC (Turnoverup $2 m) | Store Manager SM/2IC (Turnover $2-5 m) | Store Manager SM/2IC (Turnover $5-10 m) | Store Manager SM/2IC (Turnover $10-20 m) | Store Manager SM/2IC (Turnover $20+ m) | Cluster/Area Manager 5–10 Stores |
| Sydney | 51 – 61 | 56 – 66 | 66 – 112 | 82 – 117 | 92 – 128 | 61 – 87 |
| Melbourne | 46 – 61 | 51 – 71 | 66 – 112 | 82 – 117 | 92 – 128 | 61 – 87 |
| OPERATIONS | Area/Regional Manager 10-20 Stores | Area/Regional Manager 20+ Stores | State Manager | Big Box – Multi-site 5–10 Stores | Big Box – Multi-site 11–20 Stores | Big Box – Multi-site 20+ Stores |
| Sydney | 82 – 122 | 92 – 153 | 82 – 153 | 77 – 153 | 87 – 184 | 122 – 204 |
| Melbourne | 71 – 112 | 92 – 153 | 82 – 153 | 77 – 153 | 87 – 184 | 122 – 204 |
| HEAD OFFICE | Loss Prevention Manager | E-Commerce Manager | National Operations Manager | Retail Director | General Manager |
| Sydney | 82 – 122 | 87 – 204 | 153 – 306 | 153 – 408 | 204 – 510 |
| Melbourne | 82 – 122 | 92 – 204 | 153 – 306 | 153 – 408 | 204 – 510 |
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Source: HAYS