Mining Engineering Salary Guide Australia 2026

Based on 592 job listings No change this month

Median Salary (per year)
A$140,800
No change this month
25th Percentile (per year)
A$118,800
No change this month
75th Percentile (per year)
A$158,400
No change this month

Mining Engineering salaries sit 68% above the market median of A$83,600 per year across Australia. The middle 50% of earners fall between A$118,800 and A$158,400 per year, a 28% spread around the median.

Salaries vary notably across Australia, with Sydney leading at A$151,800 per year while Melbourne sits at A$123,200. Marble Team Mining, Mader Group and Emeco International are among the top hirers for Mining Engineering, offering 82 roles combined.

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Salary Distribution

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










Employment Types

Breakdown of Mining Engineering & Maintenance positions by employment type.




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Top Employers

Companies hiring the most Mining Engineering & Maintenance professionals.

M
Marble Team Mining
33 open positions
M
Mader Group
31 open positions
E
Emeco International
18 open positions
M
Macmahon
16 open positions
T
Techforce Personnel Pty.
14 open positions
W
Whitehaven Coal
12 open positions
M
MacKellar Group
12 open positions
L
Linkforce
11 open positions
F
Fetch Recruitment
11 open positions
C
Chandler Macleod
10 open positions
B
Barminco
9 open positions
S
Silverstone Recruitment
9 open positions
S
Stellar Recruitment & Boggabri
9 open positions
M
MACA
8 open positions
W
WesTrac
7 open positions
T
Technical Maintenance Support
6 open positions
S
Scotford Fennessy
6 open positions
N
NES Fircroft
5 open positions
D
Drive Personnel
5 open positions
N
NUCREW
5 open positions

About this data

  • Based on 592 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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