Oil & Gas Operations Salary Guide Australia 2026

Based on 13 job listings Down 4% this month

Median Salary (per year)
A$113,520
No change this month
25th Percentile (per year)
A$85,000
No change this month
75th Percentile (per year)
A$143,000
No change this month

The median for Oil & Gas Operations is 40% above the overall Australia median of A$80,960 per year. The middle 50% of earners fall between A$85,000 and A$143,000 per year, a 51% spread around the median.

Salaries vary notably across Australia, with Adelaide leading at A$143,000 per year while Sydney sits at A$71,289. Leading employers include Brunel, Core Talent and Altrad, with 4 open positions between them.

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Salary Distribution

See how Oil & Gas Operations salaries are distributed across different pay bands in Australia.










Employment Types

Breakdown of Oil & Gas Operations positions by employment type.



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Top Employers

Companies hiring the most Oil & Gas Operations professionals.

B
Brunel
2 open positions
C
Core Talent
1 open position
A
Altrad
1 open position
S
Silverstone Recruitment
1 open position
W
WorkPac - Mining Qld
1 open position
L
Labour Solutions Australia
1 open position
H
Halliburton
1 open position
I
Indigeco Pty Ltd
1 open position
P
Puma Bitumen
1 open position
E
Eftech International
1 open position
N
NES Fircroft
1 open position
R
Royal Mechanical Group Pty. Ltd.
1 open position

About this data

  • Based on 13 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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