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Updated: 8 Feb 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	AU$0	AU$50K	AU$100K	AU$150K
Salary	AU$39,078 - AU$93,480
Bonus	AU$150.34 - AU$15,250
Profit Sharing	AU$509 - AU$34,392
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	AU$39,611 - AU$101,232
Country: Australia \| Currency: AUD \| Updated: 8 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 554

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Companies and Industries for Software Developer Jobs

Popular Employers

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Dialog It	Not enough data
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Flight Centre LTD	Not enough data

Popular Industries

Salary Range


Software Development	AU$33,229 - AU$85,221
Software Applications	AU$38,072 - AU$88,306
Financial Services	AU$37,433 - AU$89,763
Financial Services Software	AU$32,901 - AU$86,374
IT Consulting	AU$36,132 - AU$87,572

Key Statistics for Software Developer Jobs

Gender

	Female 13%			Male 87%
Salary:	AU$47,533 - AU$75,979			AU$48,488 - AU$73,943

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

51%

5-9 years

29%

10-19 years

15%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	AU$38,332 - AU$79,613
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	AU$44,698 - AU$109,985
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng / BE), Software Engineering	AU$48,474 - AU$79,865
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng / BE), Computer Science (CS)	AU$49,920 - AU$60,984
Master of Computer Science (MCS), Software Engineering	Not enough data

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 24%		Dental: 9%
	Vision: 5%		None: 76%

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Career Path for Software Developer Jobs

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Software Developer

Salary Range

AU$39,611 - AU$101,232

Software Engineer
AU$42,081 - AU$97,576

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Software Developer

Salary Range

AU$39,611 - AU$101,232

	Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer AU$49,000 - AU$129,018
	Software Engineer AU$42,081 - AU$97,576
	.NET Software Developer / Programmer AU$39,919 - AU$93,872

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Salary Map for Software Developer Jobs

Highest Salaries By City for Software Developer Jobs

Top Cities by Popularity for Software Developer Jobs

Highest Salaries By City

Top Cities by Popularity

Highest Salaries By City

1. Sydney, New South Wales

2. Perth, Western Australia

3. Brisbane, Queensland

4. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

5. Melbourne, Victoria

6. Adelaide, South Australia

7. Hobart, Tasmania

Software Developer Job Description

People with the job title Software Developer typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Computer Programmers

Convert project specifications and statements of problems and procedures to detailed logical flow charts for coding into computer language. Develop and write computer programs to store, locate, and retrieve specific documents, data, and information. May program web sites.

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