Engineering salaries in Australia
Built from 13 employer-stated ranges observed in live postings (as of 2026-10-10). Every number traces to a public source row.
Employers hiring Engineering roles in Australia state a median of $115,955 annual USD (P25 $85,057, P75 $167,196), measured from 13 employer-published ranges as of 2026-10-10.
Beyond base: 8.4% of evaluated postings here mention equity, 3.0% mention bonus/commission (n=332 evaluated excerpts).
Skills mentioned in this market
Tokens that literally appear in the posting text, with n and share of open roles. Not inferred.
| Skill | n | Share of open roles |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 52 | 15.7% |
| AWS | 43 | 13.0% |
| C++ | 36 | 10.8% |
| Roadmapping | 36 | 10.8% |
| CI/CD | 35 | 10.5% |
| Azure | 34 | 10.2% |
| Linux | 34 | 10.2% |
| GCP | 33 | 9.9% |
| iOS | 32 | 9.6% |
| Kubernetes | 27 | 8.1% |
| Agile | 23 | 6.9% |
| Java | 19 | 5.7% |
Where would an offer land?
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- P10
- $81,198
- P20
- $82,027
- P30
- $102,447
- P40
- $107,508
- P50
- $115,955
- P60
- $120,423
- P70
- $131,942
- P80
- $178,017
- P90
- $211,177
Deciles of employer-stated ranges (midpoints, annual USD) for this market. Percentiles interpolate between deciles; sample statistics, not an offer recommendation.
Median over time
What moved here in 30 days
- 2026-09-23 range revised ↑ Senior Observability Architect | Australia | Remote · grafanalabs · 207,000–256,000 AUD → 207,000–270,000 AUD
- 2026-09-15 range stated Chemist · sgs · 75,000–85,000 AUD
Change events derived from consecutive dated observations of this market. Full stream: API →
Who is being hired here
18.7% of open roles here are remote-eligible, and Senior roles are the largest slice at 35.6% of postings.
Companies behind these numbers (Australia)
| Company | Sector | Open roles | Stated ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| decagon | — | 2 | 2 | View roles → |
| sierra | ai | 2 | 2 | View roles → |
| mynrma | — | 4 | 1 | View roles → |
| sgs | — | 4 | 1 | View roles → |
| algolia | software | 1 | 1 | View roles → |
| applied | — | 1 | 1 | View roles → |
| ashby | — | 1 | 1 | View roles → |
| auror | — | 1 | 1 | View roles → |
| blackpoint%20cyber | — | 1 | 1 | View roles → |
| grafanalabs | software | 1 | 1 | View roles → |
| sectigo | — | 1 | 1 | View roles → |
| turnertownsend | — | 35 | 0 | View roles → |
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