§ Industry profile
Wages in Engineering.
20 anonymous salaries filed across 12 roles in engineering. Median base salary is $100,000.
Median base
$100,000
25th percentile
$91,500
75th percentile
$131,250
Unique roles
12
§ By experience
Median by level
Junior$68,000n=3
Mid$95,000n=11
Senior$140,000n=6
§ Top-paid roles
Best-paying jobs in Engineering
§ The register
All engineering entries
RoleIndustryCityLevelYoEBase AUDBonusFiled
Mining EngineerEngineeringPerth WASenior12y$200,000$30,000Feb ‘26
Defence Industry EngineerEngineeringAdelaide SASenior10y$150,000$10,000Apr ‘26
Project ManagerEngineeringSydney NSWSenior10y$145,000$10,000Feb ‘26
Mining EngineerEngineeringPerth WAMid5y$140,000$15,000Mar ‘26
Structural EngineerEngineeringMelbourne VICSenior10y$135,000$8,000Mar ‘26
Civil EngineerEngineeringMelbourne VICSenior10y$130,000$5,000Jan ‘26
ArchitectEngineeringMelbourne VICSenior10y$125,000$5,000Feb ‘26
Chemical EngineerEngineeringPerth WAMid5y$120,000$5,000Mar ‘26
Mechanical EngineerEngineeringPerth WAMid5y$110,000$5,000Dec ‘25
Electrical EngineerEngineeringSydney NSWMid4y$100,000$3,000Jan ‘26
Structural EngineerEngineeringSydney NSWMid5y$100,000$5,000Mar ‘26
Civil EngineerEngineeringSydney NSWMid5y$95,000$3,000Jan ‘26
Environmental EngineerEngineeringBrisbane QLDMid4y$95,000—Feb ‘26
Biomedical EngineerEngineeringSydney NSWMid4y$95,000$3,000Apr ‘26
Civil EngineerEngineeringAdelaide SAMid5y$92,000$3,000Apr ‘26
ArchitectEngineeringSydney NSWMid5y$90,000—Mar ‘26
Civil EngineerEngineeringHobart TASMid5y$88,000$3,000Apr ‘26
Graduate EngineerEngineeringPerth WAJunior1y$72,000—Apr ‘26
Graduate EngineerEngineeringSydney NSWJunior1y$68,000—Apr ‘26
Graduate EngineerEngineeringMelbourne VICJunior1y$65,000—Mar ‘26
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