Software Engineer Salary Australia
Software Engineer Salary / Wage
Salary and wage information for software 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 software engineers is 261313 and for software testers is 261314.
Job titles and exact tasks vary in this work and examples of some occupation titles are software engineer, software architect, software designer, software testing engineer and telecommunications software engineer.
Business and system analysts and programmers in 2010 earned an average of $1,525 a week in ordinary earnings rising to $1,538 including overtime and worked an average of 37.9 hours a week.*
Software Engineer Salaries / Wages in 2011 – 2012
| Job Title | Salary / Wage $ | Location |
| Senior .NET Software Engineer | 85,000 – 100,000 | Sydney |
| C++ Linux or Windows Software Engineer | 70,000 – 85,000 | Sydney |
| Senior Software Test Engineer | 80,000 – 85,000 | Sydney |
| Graduate Software Engineer | 55,000 | Newcastle |
| Software / Commissioning Engineer | 90,000 – 130,000 | New South Wales |
| Software Engineer | 60,000 – 75,000 | Adelaide |
| Software Engineer | 100 + per hour | Melbourne |
| Software Training Engineer | 100,000 + | Perth |
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*Data from Australian Bureau of Statistics