WA Government Jobs: 1,044 Vacancies, Median Pay $108,000

Western Australia's public sector was advertising 1,044 jobs on 3 November 2026, and 92% of the ads stated the pay. Across the 901 ads that quoted an annual salary, the median midpoint was $107,958. The Department of Education posted four in ten of all vacancies, and a third of the jobs were outside Perth.

Who is hiring in the WA public sector?

Education dominates. The Department of Education advertised 421 jobs. 161 were teaching roles, and 112 ads quoted the $88,178 to $127,737 classroom teacher range, the most common pay band in the whole snapshot. Our WA teacher salary guide breaks that scale down by level. The health services followed, led by the WA Country Health Service.

Top 10 WA Government advertisers, 3 November 2026. *Median of the midpoint of each ad's annual salary range, for ads quoting an annual salary.

Agency	Live ads	Median salary midpoint*
Department of Education	421	$107,958
WA Country Health Service	69	$119,741
North Metropolitan Health Service	53	$120,000
South Metropolitan Health Service	49	$111,320
Department of Justice	42	$113,272
Department of Communities	41	$113,432
East Metropolitan Health Service	34	$131,172
Child and Adolescent Health Service	33	$131,172
Department of Housing and Works	30	$113,904
Western Australia Police Force	24	$101,452

Browse every current agency vacancy on our WA Government jobs page, or the health services on WA Health jobs.

What do WA Government jobs pay?

Most advertised public sector roles sit between $100,000 and $150,000. That band held 508 of the 901 ads that quoted an annual salary.

Advertised salary midpoints, WA Government ads quoting an annual salary, 3 November 2026 (901 ads).

Salary midpoint	Ads	Share
Under $80,000	87	10%
$80,000 to $99,999	188	21%
$100,000 to $119,999	278	31%
$120,000 to $149,999	230	26%
$150,000 to $199,999	91	10%
$200,000 or more	27	3%

The top of the range is medical. Consultant psychiatrist and emergency medicine roles at the WA Country Health Service advertised up to $539,140 a year, and senior consultant roles at the Child and Adolescent Health Service and East Metropolitan Health Service up to $478,969.

At the other end, 56 ads quoted an hourly rate, with a median of $39.12 an hour. Most were education assistant roles. Our guide to becoming an education assistant in WA covers the qualifications those ads ask for.

Part-time and regional jobs make up a big share

Nearly half of the vacancies weren't full-time roles:

Work type	Ads	Share
Part time	469	45%
Full time	364	35%
Fixed term or contract	173	17%
Casual	20	2%
Not stated	18	2%

Education accounts for much of the part-time work, with 214 part-time ads. A third of all vacancies (341) were outside the Perth metropolitan area. Albany (19), Kalgoorlie (17), Geraldton (13) and Bunbury (11) had the most, plus statewide roles that can be based in several towns.

Closing soon

288 of the ads close between 4 and 11 November. Most WA Government applications ask for a short statement against the role's criteria; our selection criteria examples show the format agencies expect under the 2026 WA Recruitment Standard. See all current government jobs in Perth.

How we counted

• Source: every WA Government job ad live in the Jobs In Perth direct feed on 3 November 2026, collected from the WA Government's public jobs board. Each ad was checked as live that day.
• Salary figures use the midpoint of each ad's advertised annual range. Only the 901 ads quoting an annual salary are included. Hourly-rate ads (56) are reported separately, and 87 ads without a usable pay figure are excluded from pay statistics.
• "Outside Perth" means the ad's location isn't in the Perth metropolitan area. Statewide roles are counted outside Perth.
• Advertised pay is the pay range for the position's classification. It isn't what a successful applicant will necessarily be paid, and it doesn't include super.
• Cover image: AI-generated illustration, not a photo of the event.