Construction Salary Guide Australia 2026

Based on 2,701 job listings Down 5% this month

Median Salary (per year)
A$120,000
No change this month
25th Percentile (per year)
A$88,000
No change this month
75th Percentile (per year)
A$160,000
No change this month

The median for Construction is 44% above the overall Australia median of A$83,600 per year. The middle 50% of earners fall between A$88,000 and A$160,000 per year, a 60% spread around the median.

Among listings with published salaries, Construction volume has declined by 5% month-on-month. Salaries vary notably across Australia, with Hobart leading at A$250,000 per year while Adelaide sits at A$98,400. Leading employers include Design & Build, CGC Recruitment and Core Talent, with 201 open positions between them.

See how Construction compares to other industries on the industry comparison page.

Salary Distribution

See how Construction salaries are distributed across different pay bands in Australia.










Employment Types

Breakdown of Construction positions by employment type.





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Top Employers

Companies hiring the most Construction professionals.

D
Design & Build
90 open positions
C
CGC Recruitment
57 open positions
C
Core Talent
54 open positions
M
Morson Edge
43 open positions
B
Bluestone Recruitment
42 open positions
R
Randstad - Construction, Property & Engineering
41 open positions
F
Fetch Recruitment
35 open positions
H
Haste Recruitment
35 open positions
I
Ivory Group
28 open positions
H
Hays | Construction
28 open positions
F
Frontline Construction Australia
22 open positions
B
Brunel
21 open positions
D
Deacon Recruitment
21 open positions
E
Enerven
18 open positions
I
Intro Recruitment Solutions
17 open positions
F
Forefront Recruitment
17 open positions
R
Regal Innovations
16 open positions
L
Longreach Recruitment | experts in property, construction, real estate and design
15 open positions
M
Marble
15 open positions
A
Aspect Personnel
15 open positions

About this data

  • Based on 2,701 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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