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Testing, Inspection & Compliance salaries
Testing, Inspection & Compliance 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$117,700
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 (Electricians, code 3411). 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 testing, inspection & compliance 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$128,200 | — | Estimate |
| New South Wales | — | A$118,400 | — | Estimate |
| Northern Territory | — | A$121,000 | — | Estimate |
| Queensland | — | A$116,400 | — | Estimate |
| South Australia | — | A$111,100 | — | Estimate |
| Tasmania | — | A$104,000 | — | Estimate |
| Victoria | — | A$116,000 | — | Estimate |
| Western Australia | — | A$128,800 | — | Estimate |
Indicative base ranges in AUD, excluding super, site allowances and FIFO loadings. Resources and energy projects (especially in WA and QLD) and senior commissioning roles sit at the upper end; day rates apply to contract and labour-hire engagements. Indeed reports an average electrical inspector salary of around $126,000, with most figures falling between roughly $79,000 and $199,000.
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