Highest Wages in Queensland

Top 100 cities ranked by highest wages

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Highest Wages — Queensland

1 Brisbane $1,251

2 Gold Coast $1,251

3 Sunshine Coast $1,251

4 Logan City $1,251

5 Townsville $1,251

6 Cairns $1,251

7 Toowoomba $1,251

8 Rockhampton $1,251

9 Bundaberg $1,251

10 Hervey Bay $1,251

11 Gladstone $1,251

12 Charters Towers $1,251

13 Yeppoon city centre $1,251

14 Brisbane central business district $1,251

15 Mount Isa $1,178

16 Teneriffe $1,079

17 Moranbah $1,009

18 Bulimba $905

19 Bardon $870

20 Camp Hill $851

21 Norman Park $849

22 Paddington $834

23 Blackwater $824

24 New Farm $797

25 Hamilton $796

26 Morningside $781

27 Wakerley $779

28 Alderley $774

29 Enoggera $772

30 Kangaroo Point $762

31 Tarragindi $759

32 Ascot $756

33 Ashgrove $750

34 Windsor $746

35 Wavell Heights $746

36 West End $740

37 Cannon Hill $737

38 Coorparoo $736

39 Red Hill $729

40 Burdell $728

41 Mount Cotton $724

42 Kedron $720

43 Clayfield $716

44 Bridgeman Downs $710

45 Everton Hills $710

46 Chapel Hill $705

47 Auchenflower $703

48 Holland Park West $692

49 Fortitude Valley $690

50 Nundah $690

51 Greenslopes $688

52 McDowall $688

53 Eatons Hill $681

54 Everton Park $679

55 East Brisbane $678

56 The Gap $675

57 Emerald $673

58 Kenmore $672

59 Mitchelton $670

60 Holland Park $666

61 Warner $666

62 Yeronga $666

63 Mermaid Beach $664

64 Arana Hills $653

65 Redlynch $653

66 Bushland Beach $651

67 North Ward $648

68 Springfield Lakes $646

69 Carina Heights $640

70 Griffin $636

71 Brinsmead $636

72 Taringa $632

73 Moorooka $632

74 Maudsland $631

75 Oxley $630

76 Toowong $628

77 Stafford $627

78 Mango Hill $623

79 Jindalee $623

80 Salisbury $623

81 Annerley $623

82 Roma $622

83 Ferny Hills $622

84 Albany Creek $620

85 Banyo $618

86 Mount Gravatt East $615

87 Mount Louisa $614

88 Spring Hill $614

89 Highgate Hill $613

90 Main Beach $610

91 Tingalpa $609

92 Annandale $605

93 Stafford Heights $604

94 Indooroopilly $603

95 Shailer Park $601

96 Thornlands $598

97 Cornubia $597

98 Miami $597

99 Springfield $597

100 Wynnum $594

Explore the top 100 cities ranked by highest wages in Queensland.

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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