Software Engineering Salary Guide Australia 2026
Based on 223 job listings • trending_up Up 3% this month
The median for Software Engineering is 117% above the overall Australia median of A$80,960 per year. The middle 50% of earners fall between A$135,000 and A$220,000 per year, a 48% spread around the median.
Salaries vary notably across Australia, with Canberra leading at A$237,600 per year while Darwin sits at A$122,500. Leading employers include Talenza, Opus Recruitment Solutions and Recruitment Hive, with 27 open positions between them.
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Salary Distribution
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Salaries by City
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Employment Types
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About this data
- Based on 223 listings with advertised salaries.
- Salaries normalised to annual equivalents.
- Median represents the 50th percentile of advertised pay.
- Data refreshed daily from active job listings.