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


*Data from Australian Bureau of Statistics