Developers/Programmers Salary Guide Australia 2026

Based on 156 job listings Down 21% this month

Median Salary (per year)
A$147,890
Down 7% this month
25th Percentile (per year)
A$110,000
Down 4% this month
75th Percentile (per year)
A$187,000
Down 13% this month

The median for Developers/Programmers is 77% above the overall Australia median of A$83,600 per year. Over the past month, median pay has fallen 7%. The middle 50% of earners fall between A$110,000 and A$187,000 per year, a 52% spread around the median.

Among listings with published salaries, Developers/Programmers volume has declined by 21% month-on-month. Salaries vary notably across Australia, with Canberra leading at A$220,000 per year while Adelaide sits at A$105,121. Leading employers include TheDriveGroup, DWS and Opus Recruitment Solutions, with 14 open positions between them.

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Salary Distribution

See how Developers/Programmers salaries are distributed across different pay bands in Australia.










Employment Types

Breakdown of Developers/Programmers positions by employment type.



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Top Employers

Companies hiring the most Developers/Programmers professionals.

T
TheDriveGroup
5 open positions
D
DWS
5 open positions
O
Opus Recruitment Solutions
4 open positions
T
Talent
3 open positions
P
Precision Sourcing
3 open positions
R
Randstad Digital
3 open positions
C
Calleo
3 open positions
D
Davidson
2 open positions
C
Capital Talent Consulting Pty Ltd
2 open positions
R
Reapit
2 open positions
T
The Aquarium
2 open positions
T
The Recruitment Company
2 open positions
H
Hays | Technology
2 open positions
T
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
2 open positions
U
University of Melbourne
2 open positions
A
Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies
2 open positions
F
FinXL IT Professional Services
2 open positions
R
Robert Half
2 open positions
B
Bluefin Resources Pty Limited
2 open positions
T
Talenza
2 open positions

About this data

  • Based on 156 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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