Electrical Engineer Salary Australia
Electrical Engineer Salary / Wage
Salary and wage information for electrical 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) is 233311 for electrical engineers.
Job titles and exact tasks vary in this work and examples of some occupation titles are electrical engineer, electrical design engineer, electrical network engineer, test engineer and railway signalling 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.*
Electrical Engineer Salaries / Wages in 2011 – 2012
| Job Title | Salary / Wage $ | Location |
| Electrical Design Engineer | 120,000< - 200,000/td> | Sydney |
| Electrical Site Engineer | 100,000 – 110,000 | Sydney |
| Electrical Engineer | 80,000 – 150,000 | Sydney |
| Experienced Electrical Engineer | 150,000 + | Brisbane |
| Electrical Engineer / Project Leader | 90,000 – 130,000 | Melbourne |
| Test Engineer | 80,000 – 100,000 | Melbourne |
| Senior Electrical Engineer | 100,000 – 150,000 | Perth |
| Senior Electrical Engineer | 90 – 120 per hour | Perth |
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*Data from Australian Bureau of Statistics