Mining Engineer Salary Australia

Mining Engineer Salary / Wage

Salary and wage information for mining 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 Codes (ANZSCO) for mining engineers is 233611 and for petroleum engineers is 233612.

Job titles and exact tasks vary in this work and examples of some occupation titles are mining engineer, mineral engineer, mine production engineer, petroleum engineer, drilling engineer and reservoir 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.*

Mining Engineer Salaries / Wages in 2011 – 2012

Job Title	Salary / Wage $	Location
Mining Engineer	140,000	New South Wales
Planning Mining Engineer	130,000 – 145,000	New South Wales
Drilling Engineer	130,000 +	Queensland
Mining Engineer Underground	140,000 – 160,000	Adelaide
Principal Mining Engineer	200,000 – 230,000	Perth
Senior Mining Engineer Open Pit	180,000 – 240,000	Perth
Mining Engineer – Intermediate level	145,000	Perth

*Data from Australian Bureau of Statistics