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Engineering salaries in Australia
Median $98k a year across 38 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $92k to $128k. 31% of the 121 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: $92k to $128k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
- Australia (this page)$98k
- United States$190k
- India$23k
- United Kingdom$118k
- Germany$125k
- France$78k
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Hiring the most right now
By job title
| Title | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Production Engineer | $90k | 4 |
| Staff Production Engineer | $90k | 4 |
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Applied AI Engineer - ANZCognition · Remote$180k to $225k
- Manager, Solution ConsultingDocuSign · Sydney, Australia$125k to $265k
- Staff Frontend Engineer, Editing Performance - Design experienceCanva · Sydney, AU$130k to $255k
- Senior Software Engineer (Typescript / Frontend) - AI/MLClickHouse · Remote$147k to $238k
- Professional Services EngineerMatillion · Remote$75k to $265k
- Customer Enablement Architect (Capability Engineering & AI Adoption)Databricks · Sydney, Australia$115k to $220k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for engineering roles in Australia?
$98k a year in base pay, across 38 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $92k to $128k.
How many engineering job posts publish a salary?
31% of the 121 live postings in this segment state a pay range. The figures here are drawn only from those.
Do remote engineering roles in Australia pay less?
Remote postings publish a median of $98k against $105k for on-site and hybrid ones, from 14 and 24 postings respectively.
Which companies pay the most for engineering roles in Australia?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at DocuSign ($155k), Cognition ($150k), Dovetail ($136k).
Where does this data come from?
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Updated daily.
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Read off the live postings on Refolk's job board, where an employer is only counted while the posting is open. Updated daily.