Civil/Structural Engineering Salary Guide Australia 2026

Based on 299 job listings No change this month

Median Salary (per year)
A$125,000
Up 3% this month
25th Percentile (per year)
A$100,600
No change this month
75th Percentile (per year)
A$150,000
No change this month

The median for Civil/Structural Engineering is 54% above the overall Australia median of A$81,000 per year. Over the past month, median pay has risen 3%. The middle 50% of earners fall between A$100,600 and A$150,000 per year, a 40% spread around the median.

Salaries vary notably across Australia, with Canberra leading at A$150,000 per year while Melbourne sits at A$114,700. Leading employers include Aptus Personnel, Ivory Group and Aston Advantage, with 35 open positions between them.

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Salary Distribution

See how Civil/Structural Engineering salaries are distributed across different pay bands in Australia.










Employment Types

Breakdown of Civil/Structural Engineering positions by employment type.




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Top Employers

Companies hiring the most Civil/Structural Engineering professionals.

A
Aptus Personnel
14 open positions
I
Ivory Group
12 open positions
A
Aston Advantage
9 open positions
H
Hays | Engineering
9 open positions
F
Fetch Recruitment
9 open positions
C
City of Launceston
8 open positions
D
Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
7 open positions
F
Fynde Talent Limited
7 open positions
H
Haste Recruitment
5 open positions
A
AirSWIFT
5 open positions
B
Barclay Recruitment
4 open positions
C
City of Swan
4 open positions
S
Sourcey
3 open positions
T
TasWater
3 open positions
S
S&you
3 open positions
A
Aspect Personnel
3 open positions
M
Marble
3 open positions
S
SSA Group
3 open positions
A
Approach Consulting
3 open positions
Z
Zenith Search
2 open positions

About this data

  • Based on 299 listings with advertised salaries.
  • Salaries normalised to annual equivalents.
  • Median represents the 50th percentile of advertised pay.
  • Data refreshed daily from active job listings.

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