Software engineering (general) salaries in Australia

The median yearly salary of software engineering (general) jobs in Australia is USD 208,000, from 5 open positions with a salary. Half of them pay between USD 170,000 and USD 250,000.

Median yearly salary: USD 208,000

Middle half: USD 170,000 – USD 250,000

Most of these positions pay by the hour. The median is USD 100 an hour.

Amounts are yearly, in USD. Hourly, daily, weekly and monthly pay is converted to a yearly amount. Positions in other currencies do not count.

Trend

From USD 130,506 on 2026-10-23 to USD 127,200 on 2026-11-13

Newest positions with a salary

Staff AI Product Engineer

JobgetherAustralia

USD 200–300K
Remote
Staff
Software engineering (general)

JavaScript
TypeScript

+20% vs median

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2D Game Developer (Defold)

JobgetherAustralia

USD 70–130 / hour
Remote
Software engineering (general)

at the median

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Solutions Engineer

RedgateDeveloper tools and infrastructureBrisbane

USD 150–190K
Hybrid
Software engineering (general)

−18% vs median

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Senior Software Engineer, AI Training - AU

G2i Inc.Crypto and web3Australia

USD 100–200 / hour
Remote
Senior
Software engineering (general)

JavaScript
Python
TypeScript

+50% vs median

23 days agooriginal ↗Save

Engineering Manager, Data & Analytics

KarbonFintech and paymentsSydney, NSW, Australia

USD 0 / hour
Staff
Software engineering (general)

29 days agooriginal ↗Save

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