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The average salary for a Mid-Career Project Engineer with Project Coordinating skills in Australia is AU$98,991.
10%
A$75k
MEDIAN
A$99k
90%
A$130k
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Salary
AU$75k - AU$130k
Bonus
AU$2k - AU$15k
Profit Sharing
AU$0 - AU$4k
Total Pay
AU$76k - AU$135k
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Popular Skills for Project Engineer
Avg. Salary
Popularity
Project Management
AU$98,555
441 responses
Engineering Design
AU$93,148
224 responses
Microsoft Excel
AU$95,105
181 responses
Microsoft Office
AU$95,421
148 responses
Construction Estimating
AU$100,384
128 responses
Skills in Construction Estimating are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Engineering Design and Project Management.
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$64,040 based on 11 salaries. An early career Project Engineer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of AU$76,519 based on 299 salaries. An experienced Project Engineer with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of AU$105,634 based on 108 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of AU$136,650.
Pay Difference by Location
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Employees with Project Engineer in their job title in Brisbane, Queensland earn an average of 15.9% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Perth, Western Australia (9.6% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Adelaide, South Australia (2.6% less), Melbourne, Victoria (2.1% less) and Sydney, New South Wales (1.0% less).
Years of Experience
This data is based on 429 survey responses.
Entry Level
2.6%
Early Career
69.7%
Experienced
25.2%
Late Career
2.6%
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