Salary Guide.
Your guide to local salaries
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| Sector | Position | Permanent Low Range |
Permanent High Range |
Contracting Low Range |
Contracting High Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | Chief Information Officer (Large / Multi-National) | 280,000 | 400,000 | NA | NA |
| Technology | Chief Information Officer (Small / Med) | 200,000 | 250,000 | NA | NA |
| Technology | Chief Information Security Officer | 200,000 | 270,000 | NA | NA |
| Technology | IT Manager | 150,000 | 190,000 | NA | NA |
| Technology | IT Business Partner | 100,000 | 130,000 | NA | NA |
| Technology | IT Operations Manager | 150,000 | 200,000 | NA | NA |
| Technology | Service Delivery Manager | 140,000 | 180,000 | NA | NA |
| Technology | Enterprise Architect | 170,000 | 230,000 | 125 | 150 |
| Technology | Solutions Architect | 160,000 | 200,000 | 120 | 140 |
| Technology | Head of Data | 180,000 | 220,000 | NA | NA |
| Technology | Data Architect | 160,000 | 200,000 | 100 | 130 |
| Technology | Database Administrator | 100,000 | 120,000 | 60 | 80 |
| Technology | Data Scientist | 120,000 | 160,000 | 80 | 100 |
| Technology | Data Analyst | 95,000 | 140,000 | 58 | 90 |
| Technology | Business Intelligence Developer | 110,000 | 150,000 | 70 | 100 |
| Technology | Reporting Analyst | 95,000 | 130,000 | 58 | 85 |
| Technology | PMO Lead / Manager | 170,000 | 210,000 | 110 | 150 |
| Technology | Program / Portfolio Manager | 170,000 | 210,000 | 110 | 150 |
| Technology | Project Manager | 125,000 | 170,000 | 85 | 110 |
| Technology | Program Coordinator / Scheduler | 100,000 | 125,000 | 70 | 85 |
| Technology | Project Coordinator | 85,000 | 100,000 | 45 | 65 |
| Technology | Change Manager | 120,000 | 180,000 | 80 | 120 |
| Technology | Change Analyst | 90,000 | 120,000 | 50 | 80 |
| Technology | Senior Business Analyst | 120,000 | 160,000 | 80 | 100 |
| Technology | Business Analyst | 100,000 | 130,000 | 70 | 85 |
| Technology | Process Analyst | 100,000 | 130,000 | 70 | 85 |
| Technology | Technical Writer | 90,000 | 120,000 | 50 | 80 |
| Technology | Trainer | 90,000 | 120,000 | 50 | 80 |
| Technology | Development Manager | 160,000 | 200,000 | NA | NA |
| Technology | Development Lead | 140,000 | 180,000 | 90 | 120 |
| Technology | Scrum Master | 140,000 | 160,000 | 90 | 110 |
| Technology | Full Stack Developer (Mid-Senior) | 110,000 | 150,000 | 75 | 100 |
| Technology | Full Stack Developer (Junior) | 75,000 | 95,000 | 40 | 60 |
| Technology | Developer – Front End | 85,000 | 130,000 | 50 | 80 |
| Technology | Developer – Mobile / Apps | 120,000 | 140,000 | 80 | 90 |
| Technology | DevOps Engineer | 115,000 | 160,000 | 70 | 110 |
| Technology | Graduate Software Developer | 65,000 | 85,000 | NA | NA |
| Technology | Product Manager | 130,000 | 180,000 | NA | NA |
| Technology | Web Developer | 85,000 | 120,000 | 50 | 80 |
| Technology | QA Engineer | 105,000 | 130,000 | 68 | 90 |
| Technology | Test Manager | 120,000 | 150,000 | 75 | 100 |
| Technology | Test Analyst | 95,000 | 120,000 | 60 | 75 |
| Technology | Cyber Security Specialist | 160,000 | 210,000 | 110 | 150 |
| Technology | Security Engineer | 130,000 | 160,000 | 90 | 110 |
| Technology | Cloud Engineer | 125,000 | 170,000 | 85 | 120 |
| Technology | Network Engineer | 115,000 | 140,000 | 63 | 90 |
| Technology | Systems Engineer | 110,000 | 130,000 | 60 | 85 |
| Technology | System Administrator | 95,000 | 120,000 | 55 | 75 |
| Technology | Service Desk Lead / Manager | 90,000 | 120,000 | 50 | 75 |
| Digital | Digital Product Manager | 120,000 | 150,000 | 75 | 100 |
| Digital | Digital Lead | 110,000 | 150,000 | NA | NA |
| Digital | UX Designer | 90,000 | 120,000 | 55 | 90 |
| Digital | UX Researcher | 90,000 | 120,000 | 55 | 90 |
| Digital | UI Designer | 90,000 | 120,000 | 55 | 90 |
| Digital | Web Designer | 85,000 | 110,000 | NA | NA |
| Digital | Digital Designer | 75,000 | 95,000 | NA | NA |
| Digital | Digital Account Manager | 85,000 | 100,000 | NA | NA |
| Digital | Digital Producer | 85,000 | 110,000 | NA | NA |
| Digital | Performance Marketing Manager | 90,000 | 135,000 | NA | NA |
| Marketing | Chief Marketing Officer (Large / Multi-National) | 250,000 | 350,000 | NA | NA |
| Marketing | Chief Marketing Officer (Small / Med) | 180,000 | 220,000 | NA | NA |
| Marketing | Marketing Manager | 95,000 | 150,000 | NA | NA |
| Marketing | Marketing Coordinator | 65,000 | 85,000 | 30 | 45 |
| Marketing | Marketing Graduate | 50,000 | 60,000 | NA | NA |
| Marketing | Brand Manager | 90,000 | 130,000 | NA | NA |
| Marketing | Digital Marketing Manager | 100,000 | 140,000 | 45 | 80 |
| Marketing | Digital Content Manager | 90,000 | 120,000 | NA | NA |
| Marketing | Digital Marketing Specialist | 80,000 | 110,000 | 40 | 55 |
| Marketing | Social Media Specialist | 75,000 | 100,000 | 35 | 50 |
| Marketing | SEO Specialist | 85,000 | 120,000 | 40 | 55 |
| Marketing | Graphic Designer | 65,000 | 90,000 | 40 | 50 |
| Marketing | Events Coordinator | 65,000 | 85,000 | 30 | 45 |
| Communications | Stakeholder Engagement Manager | 115,000 | 160,000 | 65 | 110 |
| Communications | Community Engagement Manager | 110,000 | 150,000 | 55 | 100 |
| Communications | Communications Manager | 100,000 | 150,000 | NA | NA |
| Communications | Communications Specialist | 85,000 | 110,000 | 42 | 55 |
| Communications | Communications Coordinator | 60,000 | 80,000 | 35 | 45 |
| Communications | Change Communications Specialist | 90,000 | 130,000 | NA | NA |
| Communications | Media Relations Manager | 110,000 | 150,000 | NA | NA |
| Communications | Internal Communications Advisor | 90,000 | 120,000 | NA | NA |
| Engineering | Engineering Manager | 160,000 | 250,000 | NA | NA |
| Engineering | Principal Engineer | 150,000 | 200,000 | 70 | 120 |
| Engineering | Senior Project Manager | 170,000 | 240,000 | 95 | 150 |
| Engineering | Project Manager | 120,000 | 170,000 | 60 | 95 |
| Engineering | Project Coordinator | 80,000 | 110,000 | 40 | 55 |
| Engineering | Senior Project Engineer | 120,000 | 160,000 | 60 | 90 |
| Engineering | Site Engineer | 80,000 | 120,000 | 50 | 70 |
| Engineering | Environmental Engineer | 100,000 | 180,000 | 55 | 110 |
| Engineering | Senior Electrical Engineer | 120,000 | 180,000 | 60 | 110 |
| Engineering | Electrical Engineer | 70,000 | 120,000 | 40 | 65 |
| Engineering | Senior Control Systems Engineer | 130,000 | 170,000 | 65 | 100 |
| Engineering | Control System Engineer | 90,000 | 120,000 | 55 | 60 |
| Engineering | Project Engineer | 100,000 | 140,000 | 50 | 80 |
| Engineering | Senior Process Engineer | 150,000 | 220,000 | 85 | 120 |
| Engineering | Process Engineer | 110,000 | 170,000 | 55 | 100 |
| Engineering | Chemical Engineer | 90,000 | 160,000 | 55 | 95 |
| Engineering | Senior Mechanical Engineer | 130,000 | 180,000 | 65 | 110 |
| Engineering | Mechanical Engineer | 90,000 | 140,000 | 55 | 80 |
| Engineering | Senior Reliability Engineer | 140,000 | 200,000 | 70 | 120 |
| Engineering | Reliability Engineer | 110,000 | 180,000 | 55 | 110 |
| Engineering | Principal Architect | 110,000 | 140,000 | NA | NA |
| Engineering | Architect / Drafter | 60,000 | 100,000 | 40 | 50 |
| Engineering | CAD / 12D Designer | 80,000 | 130,000 | 50 | 90 |
| Engineering | Senior Design Engineer | 120,000 | 160,000 | 70 | 100 |
| Engineering | Design Engineer | 90,000 | 130,000 | 55 | 90 |
| Engineering | Surveyor | 80,000 | 120,000 | 45 | 70 |
| Engineering | Senior Design/Drafter | 100,000 | 130,000 | 50 | 80 |
| Engineering | Drafter | 70,000 | 110,000 | 40 | 55 |
| Engineering | Graduate Engineer | 70,000 | 100,000 | NA | NA |
| Mining / Resources / Energy | Mine Manager | 250,000 | 400,000 | 200 | 300 |
| Mining / Resources / Energy | Deputy | 150,000 | 250,000 | 100 | 250 |
| Mining / Resources / Energy | Open Cut Supervisor / OCE | 150,000 | 200,000 | 100 | 200 |
| Mining / Resources / Energy | Mining Superintendent | 150,000 | 180,000 | 80 | 120 |
| Mining / Resources / Energy | Maintenance Supervisor | 130,000 | 180,000 | 70 | 110 |
| Mining / Resources / Energy | Reliability Engineer | 130,000 | 170,000 | 70 | 100 |
| Mining / Resources / Energy | Mining Engineer / Planner | 100,000 | 180,000 | 60 | 130 |
| Mining / Resources / Energy | Project Engineer | 100,000 | 150,000 | 50 | 80 |
| Mining / Resources / Energy | Contracts Coordinator | 120,000 | 160,000 | 60 | 90 |
| Mining / Resources / Energy | Drafter | 80,000 | 120,000 | 50 | 80 |
| Mining / Resources / Energy | Surveyor | 80,000 | 120,000 | 50 | 80 |
| Mining / Resources / Energy | Geologist | 70,000 | 150,000 | 40 | 80 |
| Mining / Resources / Energy | Health Safety Environment Officer | 70,000 | 150,000 | 40 | 80 |
| Construction | Construction Manager | 170,000 | 250,000 | 110 | 200 |
| Construction | Project Manager | 140,000 | 220,000 | 80 | 150 |
| Construction | Site Manager | 130,000 | 200,000 | 80 | 150 |
| Construction | Estimator (Senior) | 120,000 | 180,000 | 70 | 120 |
| Construction | Estimator (Junior to Mid) | 70,000 | 100,000 | 40 | 60 |
| Construction | Site Supervisor / Foreman | 80,000 | 130,000 | 60 | 100 |
| Construction | Site / Project Engineer | 70,000 | 150,000 | 50 | 90 |
| Construction | Contracts Administrator | 70,000 | 140,000 | 40 | 80 |
| Construction | Architect (Mid to Principal) | 70,000 | 130,000 | 50 | 80 |
| Construction | Graduate Architect | 58,000 | 65,000 | 30 | 45 |
| Manufacturing | Operations / General Manager | 140,000 | 250,000 | NA | NA |
| Manufacturing | Maintenance Manager | 140,000 | 180,000 | NA | NA |
| Manufacturing | Maintenance Planner | 120,000 | 150,000 | NA | NA |
| Manufacturing | Procurement Manager | 100,000 | 150,000 | 50 | 75 |
| Manufacturing | Production Manager | 130,000 | 180,000 | 65 | 90 |
| Manufacturing | Production Supervisor | 100,000 | 160,000 | 50 | 80 |
| Manufacturing | Production Administrator | 60,000 | 90,000 | 30 | 50 |
| Manufacturing | Warehouse & Logistics Manager | 90,000 | 120,000 | 45 | 60 |
| Manufacturing | Storeperson | 70,000 | 100,000 | 35 | 50 |
| Manufacturing | Drafter | 70,000 | 100,000 | 35 | 50 |
| Manufacturing | Quality Officer | 75,000 | 100,000 | 35 | 50 |
| Manufacturing | Boilermaker | 90,000 | 130,000 | 45 | 70 |
| Manufacturing | Electrician | 85,000 | 100,000 | 45 | 55 |
| Manufacturing | Qualified Welder | 90,000 | 130,000 | 45 | 70 |
| Manufacturing | Fitter / Machinist / CNC | 88,000 | 100,000 | 50 | 70 |
| Manufacturing | Operators – Fixed / Mobile Plant | 80,000 | 140,000 | 40 | 75 |
| Manufacturing | Formworker | 80,000 | 110,000 | 40 | 60 |
| Administration & Customer Service | Contact Centre Manager | 100,000 | 130,000 | NA | NA |
| Administration & Customer Service | Contact Centre Team Leader | 75,000 | 95,000 | NA | NA |
| Administration & Customer Service | Contact Centre Officer | 58,000 | 70,000 | 35 | 44 |
| Administration & Customer Service | Executive Assistant | 75,000 | 110,000 | 47 | 65 |
| Administration & Customer Service | Office Manager | 70,000 | 90,000 | NA | NA |
| Administration & Customer Service | Senior Administrator | 70,000 | 85,000 | 45 | 55 |
| Administration & Customer Service | Administration Assistant | 55,000 | 70,000 | 28 | 45 |
| Administration & Customer Service | Project Administrator | 60,000 | 75,000 | 40 | 47 |
| Administration & Customer Service | Project Coordinator | 65,000 | 85,000 | 42 | 55 |
| Administration & Customer Service | Document Controller | 65,000 | 80,000 | 42 | 52 |
| Administration & Customer Service | Customer Service Officer | 55,000 | 65,000 | 28 | 42 |
| Administration & Customer Service | Receptionist | 55,000 | 70,000 | 28 | 45 |
| Administration & Customer Service | Data Entry Operator | 50,000 | 60,000 | 25 | 35 |
| People & Culture | Chief People Officer | 220,000 | 350,000 | NA | NA |
| People & Culture | HR Director | 200,000 | 280,000 | NA | NA |
| People & Culture | HR Manager (Large / Multi-National) | 170,000 | 200,000 | NA | NA |
| People & Culture | HR Manager (Small / Med) | 110,000 | 140,000 | NA | NA |
| People & Culture | Senior HR Business Partner | 120,000 | 150,000 | 60 | 90 |
| People & Culture | HR Business Partner | 100,000 | 125,000 | 50 | 62 |
| People & Culture | HR Advisor / Officer | 80,000 | 95,000 | 40 | 45 |
| People & Culture | HR Assistant / Coordinator | 68,000 | 78,000 | 30 | 38 |
| People & Culture | HR Administrator | 60,000 | 68,000 | 27 | 30 |
| People & Culture | Organisational Development Manager | 130,000 | 170,000 | NA | NA |
| People & Culture | Organisational Change Manager | 150,000 | 180,000 | NA | NA |
| People & Culture | Learning & Development Manager | 120,000 | 150,000 | 60 | 90 |
| People & Culture | Learning & Development Officer | 75,000 | 95,000 | 36 | 50 |
| People & Culture | Instructional Designer | 120,000 | 150,000 | 60 | 90 |
| People & Culture | Remuneration & Benefits Manager | 120,000 | 150,000 | NA | NA |
| People & Culture | Remuneration & Benefits Officer | 80,000 | 100,000 | 40 | 50 |
| People & Culture | Industrial Relations Manager | 130,000 | 180,000 | NA | NA |
| People & Culture | Talent Acquisition Manager | 130,000 | 160,000 | NA | NA |
| People & Culture | Talent Acquisition Specialist | 115,000 | 130,000 | 55 | 65 |
| People & Culture | Recruitment Assistant / Coordinator | 70,000 | 90,000 | 32 | 45 |
| People & Culture | Workforce Planner | 85,000 | 120,000 | NA | NA |
| WHS | WHS Manager | 140,000 | 180,000 | NA | NA |
| WHS | WHS Business Partner | 110,000 | 140,000 | NA | NA |
| WHS | WHS Consultant / Manager | 110,000 | 150,000 | NA | NA |
| WHS | WHS Officer | 65,000 | 85,000 | 32 | 42 |
| WHS | Health Safety & Environment Officer | 70,000 | 150,000 | 40 | 80 |
| WHS | Hygiene Specialist | 120,000 | 150,000 | 70 | 90 |
| Accounting & Finance | Chief Financial Officer (Large / Multi-National) | 280,000 | 450,000 | NA | NA |
| Accounting & Finance | Chief Financial Officer (Small/ Med) | 200,000 | 280,000 | NA | NA |
| Accounting & Finance | Commercial Manager | 180,000 | 220,000 | 90 | 110 |
| Accounting & Finance | Financial Controller | 150,000 | 200,000 | 70 | 100 |
| Accounting & Finance | Procurement Manager | 160,000 | 250,000 | 75 | 120 |
| Accounting & Finance | Procurement Officer | 90,000 | 120,000 | 45 | 60 |
| Accounting & Finance | Finance Business Partner Senior | 150,000 | 180,000 | 70 | 90 |
| Accounting & Finance | Finance Business Partner | 140,000 | 160,000 | 65 | 80 |
| Accounting & Finance | Finance / Business Analyst | 120,000 | 150,000 | 55 | 75 |
| Accounting & Finance | Business Services Manager | 130,000 | 160,000 | NA | NA |
| Accounting & Finance | Financial Accountant Senior | 120,000 | 140,000 | 60 | 70 |
| Accounting & Finance | Financial Accountant | 100,000 | 130,000 | 50 | 65 |
| Accounting & Finance | Management Accountant Senior | 120,000 | 150,000 | 60 | 75 |
| Accounting & Finance | Management Accountant | 110,000 | 130,000 | 50 | 65 |
| Accounting & Finance | Systems Accountant Senior | 120,000 | 140,000 | 65 | 70 |
| Accounting & Finance | Systems Accountant | 100,000 | 120,000 | 50 | 60 |
| Accounting & Finance | Financial Analyst | 90,000 | 140,000 | 45 | 70 |
| Accounting & Finance | Client Services Manager | 100,000 | 150,000 | NA | NA |
| Accounting & Finance | Payroll Manager | 90,000 | 120,000 | 45 | 60 |
| Accounting & Finance | Payroll Officer | 70,000 | 85,000 | 35 | 45 |
| Accounting & Finance | Bookkeeper | 73,000 | 90,000 | 37 | 50 |
| Accounting & Finance | Assistant Accountant | 60,000 | 80,000 | 30 | 40 |
| Accounting & Finance | Accounts Receivable Officer | 68,000 | 80,000 | 33 | 40 |
| Accounting & Finance | Accounts Payable Officer | 68,000 | 80,000 | 33 | 40 |
| Accounting & Finance | Accountant - Senior CA | 90,000 | 130,000 | NA | NA |
| Accounting & Finance | Accountant - Intermediate CA | 65,000 | 80,000 | NA | NA |
| Accounting & Finance | Financial Planner | 90,000 | 150,000 | NA | NA |
| Accounting & Finance | Paraplanner | 70,000 | 100,000 | NA | NA |
| Accounting & Finance | External Auditor / Advisory | 70,000 | 100,000 | NA | NA |
| Accounting & Finance | Graduate Accountant | 50,000 | 62,000 | NA | NA |
| Strategy & Risk | Chief Risk Officer | 250,000 | 350,000 | NA | NA |
| Strategy & Risk | Chief Strategy Officer | 250,000 | 350,000 | NA | NA |
| Strategy & Risk | Head of Governance | 180,000 | 250,000 | NA | NA |
| Strategy & Risk | Head of Internal Audit | 220,000 | 280,000 | NA | NA |
| Strategy & Risk | Internal Audit Senior Advisor | 140,000 | 180,000 | NA | NA |
| Strategy & Risk | Compliance Manager | 110,000 | 140,000 | NA | NA |
| Strategy & Risk | Compliance Advisor | 90,000 | 120,000 | NA | NA |
| Strategy & Risk | Quality Assurance Analyst | 80,000 | 110,000 | NA | NA |
| Strategy & Risk | Credit Risk Manager | 125,000 | 150,000 | NA | NA |
| Strategy & Risk | Credit Risk Analyst | 90,000 | 120,000 | NA | NA |
| Strategy & Risk | Operational Risk Manager | 125,000 | 150,000 | NA | NA |
| Strategy & Risk | Market / Balance Sheet Risk Analyst | 110,000 | 130,000 | NA | NA |
| Strategy & Risk | Financial Crime (AML / CTF) Manager | 130,000 | 160,000 | NA | NA |
| Strategy & Risk | Financial Crime (AML / CTF) Advisor | 100,000 | 130,000 | NA | NA |
| Legal | Partner | 220,000 | 350,000 | NA | NA |
| Legal | General Counsel / CoSec | 200,000 | 350,000 | NA | NA |
| Legal | In-house Lawyer 5+ PQE | 160,000 | 220,000 | NA | NA |
| Legal | In-house Lawyer 3 to 5 PQE | 145,000 | 165,000 | NA | NA |
| Legal | Lawyer 7+ PQE | 160,000 | 240,000 | NA | NA |
| Legal | Lawyer 5 to 7 PQE | 120,000 | 180,000 | NA | NA |
| Legal | Lawyer 3 to 5 PQE | 80,000 | 130,000 | NA | NA |
| Legal | Lawyer 1 to 3 PQE | 70,000 | 90,000 | NA | NA |
| Legal | Lawyer 0 to 1 PQE | 65,000 | 75,000 | NA | NA |
| Legal | Paralegal | 65,000 | 90,000 | NA | NA |
| Legal | Legal Secretary | 65,000 | 80,000 | 30 | 38 |
| Executive | Chief Executive Officer (Large / Multi-National) | 450,000 | 800,000 | NA | NA |
| Executive | Chief Executive Officer (Small / Med) | 250,000 | 400,000 | NA | NA |
| Executive | Chief Financial Officer (Large / Multi-National) | 280,000 | 450,000 | NA | NA |
| Executive | Chief Financial Officer (Small / Med) | 200,000 | 280,000 | NA | NA |
| Executive | Chief Operating Officer (Large / Multi-National) | 280,000 | 450,000 | NA | NA |
| Executive | Chief Operating Officer (Small / Med) | 200,000 | 280,000 | NA | NA |
| Executive | General Manager | 180,000 | 300,000 | NA | NA |
| Executive | Chief People Officer | 220,000 | 350,000 | NA | NA |
| Executive | Chief Information Officer | 200,000 | 400,000 | NA | NA |
| Executive | Chief Marketing Officer | 180,000 | 350,000 | NA | NA |
| Executive | Chief Risk Officer | 250,000 | 350,000 | NA | NA |
| Executive | Chief Strategy Officer | 250,000 | 350,000 | NA | NA |
| Executive | General Counsel / CoSec | 200,000 | 350,000 | NA | NA |
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