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Estimators & Contracts salaries
Estimators & Contracts 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$122,400
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 (Architectural, Building and Surveying Technicians, code 3121). 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 estimators & contracts 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$133,400 | — | Estimate |
| New South Wales | — | A$123,200 | — | Estimate |
| Northern Territory | — | A$125,900 | — | Estimate |
| Queensland | — | A$121,100 | — | Estimate |
| South Australia | — | A$115,600 | — | Estimate |
| Tasmania | — | A$108,200 | — | Estimate |
| Victoria | — | A$120,700 | — | Estimate |
| Western Australia | — | A$134,000 | — | Estimate |
Indicative ranges for 2025. Figures vary by state, project tier, employer size and whether superannuation is included. Capital-city and major-project rates sit at the upper end; contract day rates are typically plus GST.
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