Engineering Salary Guide Australia 2026

Based on 1,031 job listings Down 15% this month

Median Salary (per year)
A$125,000
No change this month
25th Percentile (per year)
A$97,500
Up 3% this month
75th Percentile (per year)
A$154,000
No change this month

The median for Engineering is 50% above the overall Australia median of A$83,600 per year. The middle 50% of earners fall between A$97,500 and A$154,000 per year, a 45% spread around the median.

Among listings with published salaries, Engineering volume has declined by 15% month-on-month. Salaries vary notably across Australia, with Canberra leading at A$148,750 per year while Melbourne sits at A$114,400. Leading employers include Ivory Group, Design & Build and Aptus Personnel, with 65 open positions between them.

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Salary Distribution

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










Employment Types

Breakdown of Engineering positions by employment type.





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Top Employers

Companies hiring the most Engineering professionals.

I
Ivory Group
25 open positions
D
Design & Build
24 open positions
A
Aptus Personnel
16 open positions
A
AirSWIFT
16 open positions
A
Australian Submarine Agency
14 open positions
C
Connexus Recruitment Pty Ltd.
14 open positions
T
Titan Recruitment Pty Ltd
14 open positions
C
Core Talent
14 open positions
R
Randstad - Construction, Property & Engineering
12 open positions
A
Austcorp Executive
11 open positions
F
Fetch Recruitment
11 open positions
A
Aspect Personnel
11 open positions
A
Australia Wide Engineering Recruitment
11 open positions
C
Chandler Macleod
10 open positions
H
Hays | Engineering
9 open positions
A
Alcoa
9 open positions
D
Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
9 open positions
C
CGC Recruitment
9 open positions
S
Scout Talent
8 open positions
B
Blackbook Executive
8 open positions

About this data

  • Based on 1,031 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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