Civil Engineer Salary Australia

Civil Engineer Salary / Wage

Salary and wage information for civil engineers 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 Code (ANZSCO) for civil engineers is 233211, for geotechnical engineers is 233212, for structural engineers is 233214 and for transport engineers is 233215.

Job titles and exact tasks vary in this work and examples of some occupation titles are civil engineer, construction engineer, structural engineer, transportation engineer, geodetic engineer and hydraulics engineer.

Engineering professionals in 2010 earned an average of $1855 a week in ordinary earnings rising to $1879 including overtime and worked an average of 38.7 hours a week.*

Civil Engineering Salaries / Wages in 2011 – 2012

Job Title Salary / Wage $ Location
Senior Civil Engineer 90,000 – 130,000 Sydney
Civil Design Engineer 80,000 – 100,000 Sydney
Junior Civil Engineer 80,000 Sunshine Coast
Civil Design Engineer 96,000 – 114,000 Brisbane
Civil Engineer 90,000 – 110,000 Perth
Senior Civil Engineer 160,000 – 180,000 Perth


*Data from Australian Bureau of Statistics