Salary guide / Electrical Engineers

Electrical Engineers salaries

Electrical Engineers pay in Australia from official ABS EEH (via JSA) figures, until ElectricalRoles.com.au has enough job ads with pay to publish its own.

Median salary · Australia

A$137,100

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile; median weekly earnings, full-time non-managerial adult employees, from ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025 customised report, May 2025 (Electrical Engineers, code 2333). Moved to Jun Qtr 2026 with the ABS Wage Price Index, private sector construction. The source publishes a median only for this occupation. Figures are annual, in AUD. We switch to live job-ad figures once we have five or more electrical engineers ads with pay.

By state

Official figures. Estimates scale the national figure by each state's published pay level.

	25th	Median	75th	Source
Australian Capital Territory	—	A$149,400	—	Estimate
New South Wales	—	A$138,000	—	Estimate
Northern Territory	—	A$141,000	—	Estimate
Queensland	—	A$135,600	—	Estimate
South Australia	—	A$129,400	—	Estimate
Tasmania	—	A$121,200	—	Estimate
Victoria	—	A$135,200	—	Estimate
Western Australia	—	A$150,100	—	Estimate

Indicative ranges for 2025 based on advertised salaries and market data (Indeed, Glassdoor and industry sources). Actual pay varies by state, sector (resources, utilities, consulting, building services), specialisation and chartered status. Resources and remote/FIFO roles often pay above these ranges.