The Australia median is US$108,265 per year.
Showing amounts in USD (USD default; source data is AUD). FX as of Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:02:31 +0000. Convert currencies
The Australia national median for a software engineer is A$154,000 a year, or about A$12,800 a month before tax.
The closest technology peer is ux designer at A$149,000, so a software engineer earns 3.4% more at the national median in Australia.
Australia is 4th of 16 countries for this role once medians are converted at the same exchange rate (US$108,300). Canada pays 2% more (A$156,887 at today's rate) and Singapore pays 19% less (A$124,629).
That median is about 1.7× GDP per person (US$65,100, World Bank 2025). That is a rough sign of how far the role pays above the average national income.
If a remote employer paid the U.S. median for the same job (US$136,000), that would be about A$193,451, 1.26× the local median.
Using our take-home calculator for Australia, the A$154,000 median loses income tax A$38,050 and Medicare levy A$3,080, leaving A$112,870 a year or A$9,406 a month. Total deductions: 27% of gross.
Consumer prices in Australia rose 2.9% in 2025 (World Bank). Matching that on the A$154,000 median takes a raise of about A$4,466.
Unemployment was 4.1% of the labour force in 2025.
Australia has 27 public holidays in 2026 (Nager.Date); at the median, one working day is worth about A$592 before tax.
Figures are estimates, updated 2026-11-01. See our methodology for sources and limitations.
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