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Job Description

How much does a Legal Assistant in Melbourne make?

The base salary for a Legal Assistant in Melbourne is 86,600
Also known as: legal assistant, law clerk, corporate legal assistant, judicial assistant, legal aide, corporate law assistant, public administration legal assistant, paralegal, paralegal specialist.

86,600

Median Base Salary (Percentile 50)
231 observations
(Updated: 21 Apr 2025)

Confidence

Excellent

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Salary Table

A Legal Assistant earns a median base salary of 86,600 in Melbourne, but the base salary ...

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(25th percentile)		 Market median
(50th percentile)		 Above median
(75th percentile)		 Top Competitive
(90th percentile)
Junior 60000 60000 60000 60000
Mid 60000 60000 60000 60000
Senior 60000 60000 60000 60000
Lead 60000 60000 60000 60000
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Bonus & Stock options

The role Legal Assistant in Melbourne usually comes with bonuses and the possibility of accessing stock options. Both must be added to ...

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Level Min Avg Max
Junior 60000 60000 60000
Mid 60000 60000 60000
Senior 60000 60000 60000
Lead 60000 60000 60000
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Experience Min Avg Max
Junior 60000 60000 60000
Mid 60000 60000 60000
Senior 60000 60000 60000
Lead 60000 60000 60000

Supply and demand

Highly supplied position in a highly demanded market
Supply | (<100 professionals)
Demand | (<100 job offers)

Gender gap

Unbalanced

Male

30%

Female

70%

Benefits

There are statutory benefits associated with a Legal Assistant in Melbourne according to ...

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Competitive advantages associated with a Legal Assistant in Melbourne

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Additional perks for a Legal Assistant in Melbourne

Statutory Benefits

Mandatory benefits in Melbourne
Employer Payroll Contributions include Payroll Tax (4.95%-6.85%), Medicare (1.50%), Superannuation (11.50%, capped at 30,000 AUD per year), and Total Employment Cost (17.95%-19.85%).
Employee Payroll Contributions include Medicare Levy (2%) and Total Employee Cost (2%).
The national minimum wage in Australia is 23.23 AUD per hour, 882.80 AUD per month for a full-time award-free adult employee as of July 2023.
The maximum number of working hours is 38 hours a week. Employers must communicate if after-hours contact is required.
Income tax rates vary based on income brackets, starting from 0% for incomes up to 18,200 AUD and increasing to 45% for incomes over 180,000 AUD.
Employees are entitled to a minimum of 4 weeks paid leave (5 weeks for shift workers).
Permanent employees are entitled to 10 days paid sick leave and two days of paid compassionate leave a year.
Paid parental leave provides financial support to eligible working parents of newborn or recently adopted children for up to 20 weeks.
Public Holidays include New Year’s Day, Australia Day, Labour Day, Good Friday, etc., totaling approximately 13 days a year.
Severance pay is based on a sliding scale calculated by the length of the employee’s period of continuous service.
Notice period varies with the employee’s length of service, ranging from 1 to 4 weeks.