CEO Pay vs Average Australian Worker
How many times the average Australian salary does each CEO earn? The average Australian professional earns $110,000/year. These CEOs earn between 45x and 271x that amount — while their companies send thousands of jobs offshore.
| # | CEO | Company | CEO Total Pay | x Average Worker | Known Offshore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shemara Wikramanayake | Macquarie | $29.8M | 271x | 1,800+ |
| 2 | Robert Thomson | News Corporation | $23.0M | 209x | 250+ |
| 3 | Troy Rudd | AECOM | $22.4M | 204x | 3,200+ |
| 4 | Mick Farrell | ResMed | $21.8M | 198x | 200+ |
| 5 | Bob Pragada | Jacobs | $21.8M | 198x | 3,500+ |
| 6 | Mike Henry | BHP Group | $19.3M | 175x | 1,200+ |
| 7 | Jakob Stausholm | Rio Tinto | $19.1M | 173x | 2,090+ |
| 8 | Matt Wilson | Light and Wonder | $15.0M | 136x | 2,000+ |
| 9 | Rob Scott | Wesfarmers | $13.0M | 118x | 350+ |
| 10 | Stuart Irving | Computershare | $11.4M | 104x | 350+ |
| 11 | Trevor Croker | Aristocrat Leisure | $10.5M | 95x | 1,206+ |
| 12 | Matt Comyn | Commonwealth Bank | $9.1M | 83x | 10,000+ |
| 13 | Amanda Bardwell | Woolworths Group | $8.7M | 79x | 500+ |
| 14 | Anthony Miller | Westpac Banking Corporation | $7.9M | 72x | 2,000+ |
| 15 | Inaki Berroeta | TPG Telecom | $7.1M | 65x | 2,900+ |
| 16 | John McBain | Centuria Capital | $7.0M | 63x | 116+ |
| 17 | Leah Weckert | Coles Group | $6.8M | 62x | 378+ |
| 18 | Chris Hulls | Life360 | $6.8M | 62x | 50+ |
| 19 | Vicki Brady | Telstra | $6.7M | 61x | 10,000+ |
| 20 | Steve Johnston | Suncorp | $6.5M | 59x | 4,140+ |
| 21 | Sanjeev Gandhi | Orica | $6.5M | 59x | 600+ |
| 22 | Nick Hawkins | Insurance Australia Group | $5.9M | 54x | 200+ |
| 23 | Owen Wilson | REA Group | $5.7M | 52x | 752+ |
| 24 | Shayne Elliott | ANZ | $5.6M | 51x | 13,740+ |
| 25 | Frank Calabria | Origin Energy | $5.6M | 51x | 100+ |
| 26 | Andrew Horton | QBE | $5.3M | 48x | 2,383+ |
| 27 | Michelle Jablko | Transurban Group | $5.3M | 48x | 100+ |
| 28 | Andrew Irvine | NAB | $5.0M | 45x | 6,000+ |
| 29 | Ian Narev | Seek | $4.9M | 45x | 1,500+ |
| 30 | Alexis George | AMP | $5.0M | 45x | 1,000+ |
All figures from public sources. CEO compensation includes salary, bonuses, and share-based payments from annual reports and the ACSI CEO Pay in ASX200 Companies report. Average Australian professional salary of $110,000/year based on ABS data.