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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$34K	AU$68K	AU$102K
Salary	AU$42,157 - AU$94,707
Bonus	AU$25.76 - AU$11,973
Profit Sharing	AU$679 - AU$9,729
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$44,180 - AU$99,133
Country: Australia \| Currency: AUD \| Updated: 8 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 645

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Job Listings for Software Engineer Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 24	Software Engineers	Shalom Hr Solution	Victoria
	Candidate should have degree or diploma in software engineering, done B.Tech or M.Tech/know well C++, VC++, C#, Networking and java. We are providing Free Food... Indeed
Jan 12	Software Engineers	Google	Sydney, New South Wales
	Software Engineering Google's Software Engineers... Software Engineer Google is expanding its Engineering Centre in Sydney. We need world-class engineers... Indeed
Jan 24	Software Engineers for Australia	Shalom Hr Solution	Victoria
	Food and Accomodation provided . Medical Facilities. Submission Fees Refundable. Salary, best in the Industry Work Experience... 0 - 0 Years Company... Indeed
Jan 24	Software Engineer	Capital Markets CRC
	software in the financial domain. We are looking for talented software engineers to expand our team. We... exist for our software engineers to complete company... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Software Engineer Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


BAE Systems Inc.	AU$64,854 - AU$81,671
Thales	AU$47,658 - AU$71,875
Google, Inc.	Not enough data
Accenture Technology Solutions	Not enough data
Microsoft Corp	Not enough data

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Popular Industries

Salary Range


Software Development	AU$34,281 - AU$86,500
Software Applications	AU$39,073 - AU$89,596
Aerospace and Defense	AU$47,250 - AU$94,570
Financial Services	AU$38,510 - AU$91,116
IT Consulting	AU$37,186 - AU$88,893

Key Statistics for Software Engineer Jobs

Gender

	Female 9%			Male 91%
Salary:	AU$54,655 - AU$77,530			AU$52,858 - AU$77,681

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

49%

5-9 years

36%

10-19 years

11%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	AU$43,045 - AU$90,505
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng / BE), Software Engineering	AU$41,022 - AU$82,225
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	AU$42,819 - AU$107,570
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng / BE), Computer Engineering (CE)	AU$62,006 - AU$76,302
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng / BE), Computer Science (CS) & Engineering	AU$32,657 - AU$66,800

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 26%		Dental: 11%
	Vision: 7%		None: 74%

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Career Path for Software Engineer Jobs

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Software Engineer

Salary Range

AU$44,180 - AU$99,133

	Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer AU$36,259 - AU$84,556
	Software Developer AU$39,592 - AU$100,174
	Graduate Software Engineer AU$35,932 - AU$62,418

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Software Engineer

Salary Range

AU$44,180 - AU$99,133

	Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer AU$49,058 - AU$128,879
	Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer AU$36,259 - AU$84,556
	Software Developer AU$39,592 - AU$100,174

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Salary Map for Software Engineer Jobs

Highest Salaries By City for Software Engineer Jobs

Top Cities by Popularity for Software Engineer Jobs

Highest Salaries By City

Top Cities by Popularity

Highest Salaries By City

1. Sydney, New South Wales

2. Perth, Western Australia

3. Melbourne, Victoria

4. Brisbane, Queensland

5. Adelaide, South Australia

6. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

7. Newcastle, New South Wales

8. Hobart, Tasmania

Software Engineer Job Description

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

Computer and Information Scientists, Research

Conduct research into fundamental computer and information science as theorists, designers, or inventors. Solve or develop solutions to problems in the field of computer hardware and software.

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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