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The average salary for a Mid-Career Project Engineer with Microsoft Project skills in Australia is AU$93,724.
10%
A$76k
MEDIAN
A$94k
90%
A$126k
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Salary
AU$76k - AU$126k
Bonus
AU$491 - AU$15k
Profit Sharing
AU$0 - AU$4k
Total Pay
AU$78k - AU$130k
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Job Description for Project Engineer
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Popular Skills for Project Engineer
Avg. Salary
Popularity
Project Management
AU$98,409
432 responses
Project Coordinating
AU$98,887
235 responses
Engineering Design
AU$93,148
216 responses
Microsoft Excel
AU$95,105
181 responses
Microsoft Office
AU$95,420
150 responses
Skills in Project Management, Project Coordinating, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Engineering Design.
Pay by Experience Level for Project Engineer
An entry-level Project Engineer with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of AU$65,899 based on 7 salaries. An early career Project Engineer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of AU$79,092 based on 105 salaries. An experienced Project Engineer with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of AU$105,970 based on 42 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of AU$125,000.
Pay Difference by Location
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Employees with Project Engineer in their job title in Brisbane, Queensland earn an average of 8.5% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Sydney, New South Wales (4.4% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Adelaide, South Australia (16.0% less), Perth, Western Australia (2.9% less) and Melbourne, Victoria (0.2% less).
Years of Experience
This data is based on 159 survey responses.
Entry Level
4.4%
Early Career
66.0%
Experienced
26.4%
Late Career
3.1%
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