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Salary in Engineering in the New South Wales region

Market pay levels based on 40 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median117 728 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average114 793 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile92 500 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile123 478 $25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile); the line marks the median.

Lower quartile92 500 $
Median117 728 $
Upper quartile123 478 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 92 500 $ and 123 478 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 123 478 $.
  • The upper quartile is 33% above the lower one.
  • The average is close to the median, so offers are spread evenly.
  • The estimate uses 40 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Company not specified Sydney ·

Senior QA Automation Engineer

$134,626 – $162,153

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Company not specified Newcastle ·

Electrical Engineer - A.I.R Recruitment

$140,000 – $160,000

$140k-$160k + super (neg) Full-time permanent role Hybrid opport unity (flexibility to work from home and office) Work across mine... Location: NSW Salary: $140000.00 - $160000.00 Annual sa…

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Heston MRO Pty Ltd Mascot ·

Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (LAME) - Sydney

from $152,481

Heston MRO Heston MRO Pty Ltd (Heston MRO) is a provider of world class aircraft maintenance services to a wide variety of domestic and international airlines. With operations at all major…

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Company not specified Wellington ·

Electrician

from $135,200

Electrician - Utility Scale Solar Farm $135-140k + super (contract considered at $65ph) Overtime earnings upwards of $190k inclusive 38 hour week... Location: Wellington NSW View more detai…

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11 Recruitment Pty Ltd Yagoona ·

Project Engineer – Civil Engineer Technician

$90,000 – $130,000

Full-time Project Engineer – Civil Engineer Technician position available with competitive salary. Work in a dynamic team in Yagoona NSW 2199, Australia. • Full-Time Project Engineer – Civi…

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Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (117 728 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (114 793 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 92 500 $ to 123 478 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 92 500 $ and a quarter above 123 478 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 40 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 117 728 $ is the market level, above 123 478 $ is the strong quarter, below 92 500 $ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.