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Average Agricultural Engineer and Scientist Salary / Wages

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Salary and wage information for agricultural engineers and scientists 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) are 234111 for agricultural consultants, 233912 for agricultural engineers, 234112 for agricultural scientists and 311111 for agricultural technicians.

Job titles and exact tasks vary in this work and examples of some occupation titles are agricultural consultant, agricultural scientist, landcare officer, agronomist, natural resources engineer and agricultural technician.

Agricultural consultants, engineers and scientists are all occupations currently on the Australian Combined Skilled Occupation List (Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List MLTSSL). Agricultural technicians are on the Regional Occupation List (ROL).

The average weekly full-time ordinary earnings in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services in mid 2018 were $1,840, giving an annual income of approximately $95,680. This was almost unchanged compared to mid 2017.*

Agricultural Engineer and Scientist Salaries / Wages in 2018

Job TitleSalary / Wage $Location

Senior Soil Scientist

120,000 – 140,000 Sydney

Soil Testing Technician

$30 – $35 per hour New South Wales

Agronomy Research Scientist

65,000 – 75,000 Melbourne, Victoria

Senior Environmental Scientist

80,000 – 120,000 Brisbane, Queensland

Research Officer (Grains Trainee)

60,000 – 74,000 South Australia

Agriculture Graduate – Grain

45,000 – 65,000 Brisbane, Queensland

Senior Quality Technologist

60,000 – 80,000 Western Australia

Soil Testing Technician

$28 – $33 per hour Perth, Western Australia

*Source:ABS

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Comments

  1. joshua burnet says

    June 26, 2019 at 2:10 pm

    hi there, currently working as a farm hand; mainly milking.
    id like to know what the hourly rate is for this work: part-time and casual.
    i’m 43 .
    thanks

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