Salary Australia - Top grad salaries in Australia
At $60,000, starting salaries for dentists are the highest in Australia. The latest report from Graduate Careers Australia, which lists median annual starting pay for various fields of study, says graduates in medicine and optometry rank next, at $50,000. The median salary for bachelor degree graduates is $38,000. It has gone up marginally, by $1000, from the previous report.

Other areas of study (median annual salary in $'000):
Engineering ...................41
Education .....................40
Mathematics .................. 40
Law ...........................39.5
Earth Sciences ................39
Computer Science ..............38
Paramedical Studies ...........38
Social Work ...................37.4
Psychology ....................38
Physical Science ..............37
Biological Sciences ...........36
Veterinary Science ............36
Accounting ....................35
Economics, Business ...........35
Humanities ....................35
Agricultural Science ..........35
Architecture & Building .......34.5
Social Sciences ...............34
Art & Design ..................32

Explaining the low starting salary for architecture, the study says graduates have to undertake specialist training after completing their degrees. Earnings increase later on, according to the report.
The Weekend Australian July 30-31, 2005.