Highest Wages in New South Wales

Top 100 cities ranked by highest wages

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Highest Wages — New South Wales

1 Nambucca $1,251

2 Central Coast $1,251

3 Bathurst city centre $1,251

4 Sydney Central Business District $1,251

5 Kosciuszko National Park $1,251

6 Wollongong city centre $1,251

7 Kingswood Park $1,251

8 Toongabbie West $1,251

9 Erskineville $1,108

10 Paddington $1,104

11 Elizabeth Bay $1,089

12 Rozelle $1,074

13 Woollahra $1,065

14 Alexandria $1,059

15 St Leonards $1,058

16 Cammeray $1,048

17 Manly $1,037

18 Naremburn $1,035

19 Wollstonecraft $1,034

20 Bondi Beach $1,029

21 Balmain $1,025

22 Bellevue Hill $1,024

23 North Sydney $1,018

24 Bronte $1,015

25 Coogee $1,011

26 Neutral Bay $1,009

27 Darlinghurst $998

28 Potts Point $997

29 Cremorne $976

30 North Bondi $970

31 Fairlight $969

32 Mosman $967

33 Jerrabomberra $965

34 Greenwich $947

35 Annandale $937

36 Surry Hills $937

37 Rose Bay $909

38 Vaucluse $905

39 Drummoyne $902

40 Bondi $901

41 Lane Cove $895

42 Leichhardt $895

43 Northbridge $894

44 Lane Cove North $893

45 Freshwater $881

46 Lilyfield $876

47 Randwick $868

48 Newtown $851

49 Bondi Junction $850

50 Pyrmont $843

51 Camperdown $839

52 Stanmore $834

53 Willoughby $822

54 Balgowlah $822

55 Seaforth $821

56 Zetland $820

57 Newcastle $813

58 Hunters Hill $805

59 Pymble $796

60 Petersham $795

61 The Ponds $785

62 Roseville $782

63 Artarmon $781

64 Gladesville $780

65 Wentworth Point $777

66 Redfern $774

67 Cronulla $766

68 Abbotsford $766

69 Lindfield $763

70 Manly Vale $753

71 Dulwich Hill $752

72 Botany $749

73 Turramurra $744

74 Kellyville Ridge $735

75 Newport $732

76 Rhodes $727

77 Killara $726

78 Sutherland $721

79 West Pymble $720

80 Holsworthy $718

81 Merewether $716

82 Jordan Springs $715

83 Oyster Bay $712

84 Rouse Hill $708

85 Bella Vista $703

86 Five Dock $701

87 Marrickville $700

88 Saint Ives $700

89 Gordon $699

90 Beecroft $699

91 Collaroy $698

92 Newington $696

93 Wolli Creek $696

94 Oatley $692

95 Dee Why $692

96 Warriewood $689

97 Waitara $686

98 Stanhope Gardens $683

99 Kellyville $682

100 Gymea Bay $682

Explore the top 100 cities ranked by highest wages in New South Wales.

City rankings help residents, researchers, and policymakers understand how communities compare across important quality-of-life measures.

Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI Crime Statistics, and NOAA climate records.

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