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High Voltage, Power & Utilities salaries

High Voltage, Power & Utilities 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$146,700

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 Distribution Trades Workers, code 3422). 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 high voltage, power & utilities 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$159,800	—	Estimate
New South Wales	—	A$147,600	—	Estimate
Northern Territory	—	A$150,800	—	Estimate
Queensland	—	A$145,100	—	Estimate
South Australia	—	A$138,400	—	Estimate
Tasmania	—	A$129,600	—	Estimate
Victoria	—	A$144,600	—	Estimate
Western Australia	—	A$160,500	—	Estimate

Indicative AUD ranges for 2024–25. HV-ticketed trades on mining and FIFO rosters sit at the top of the range once site allowances, overtime and bonuses are included; SEEK advertised averages for HV electricians have exceeded $180,000. Engineering day rates reflect contract/consulting markets and vary by state and project.