Australian Wages Agricultural Engineer and Scientist

Average Agricultural Engineer and Scientist Salary / Wages

Salary and wage information for agricultural engineers and scientists is compiled regularly by analysis of Australian jobs advertised in major publications. Salaries are annual unless otherwise stated.

The Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations Codes (ANZSCO) are 234111 for agricultural consultants, 233912 for agricultural engineers, 234112 for agricultural scientists and 311111 for agricultural technicians.

Job titles and exact tasks vary in this work and examples of some occupation titles are agricultural consultant, agricultural scientist, landcare officer, agronomist, natural resources engineer and agricultural technician.

The average full time ordinary earnings at the end of 2010 in the professional, scientific and technical services industry were $79,971.

Agricultural Engineer and Scientist Salaries / Wages in 2010-2011

Job Title Salary / Wage $ Location
Agricultural Tractor Engineer 65,000 – 70,000 Melbourne
Research Scientist (Agronomy) 64,000 – 72,000 Victoria
Environmental Engineer 60,000 – 90,000 Brisbane
Soil Scientist (Post Grad) 30,000 Brisbane
Agriculture or Engineering Graduate 40,000 – 60,000 Brisbane
Irrigation Sales Engineer 90,000 – 100,000 Western Australia
Environmental Water Engineer / Scientist Team Manager 134,000 – 152,000 Perth