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Salary in Engineering on-site in the New South Wales region

Market pay levels based on 34 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median114 400 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average108 024 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile90 000 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile118 052 $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 quartile90 000 $
Median114 400 $
Upper quartile118 052 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 90 000 $ and 118 052 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 118 052 $.
  • The upper quartile is 31% above the lower one.
  • The average (108 024 $) is 6% below the median — many offers sit at the lower end.
  • The estimate uses 34 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Company not specified Sydney ·

Senior AI Engineer

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Company not specified Sydney ·

Senior QA Automation Engineer

$134,626 – $162,153

Senior QA Automation Engineer Full-Time (35hpw) Permanent Opportunity Salary Range: $134,626 - $162,153pa super leave loading Location flexible... Company: NSW Department of Customer Servic…

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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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EILBECK CRANES Ingleburn ·

Mechanical Engineer

$104,000 – $124,800

Eilbeck Cranes is a 100% Australian owned company operating in Australia for 118 years specialising in the design, manufacture and installation of all types of overhead cranes, hoists and w…

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Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (114 400 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (108 024 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 90 000 $ to 118 052 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 90 000 $ and a quarter above 118 052 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 34 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 114 400 $ is the market level, above 118 052 $ is the strong quarter, below 90 000 $ 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.