Data Engineer Salary in Australia during 2024

💰 The median Data Engineer Salary in Australia during 2024 is USD 123,995

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The average Data Engineer salary lies between USD 102,927 and USD 157,634 in Australia. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Data Engineer
Experience
all levels
Region
Australia
Salary year
2024
Sample size
24
Top 10%
$ 235,000
Top 25%
$ 157,634
Median
$ 123,995
Bottom 25%
$ 102,927
Bottom 10%
$ 60,400

Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Top 20 Job Tags for Data Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Data Engineer job listings are Engineering, Python and SQL. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Engineering | 15497 jobs Python | 14936 jobs SQL | 14833 jobs Pipelines | 12937 jobs ETL | 10249 jobs Data pipelines | 9826 jobs AWS | 9759 jobs Architecture | 8949 jobs Computer Science | 8591 jobs Spark | 8476 jobs Azure | 7463 jobs Big Data | 7244 jobs Agile | 6877 jobs Security | 6699 jobs Machine Learning | 6067 jobs Java | 5613 jobs Data quality | 5605 jobs GCP | 5211 jobs Airflow | 4914 jobs Testing | 4901 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Data Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Data Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and Flex hours. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 12039 jobs Health care | 6306 jobs Flex hours | 5045 jobs Team events | 3696 jobs Startup environment | 3562 jobs Competitive pay | 3502 jobs Equity / stock options | 3353 jobs Flex vacation | 2765 jobs Salary bonus | 2756 jobs Insurance | 2671 jobs Parental leave | 2436 jobs Medical leave | 2191 jobs Wellness | 1726 jobs 401(k) matching | 1385 jobs Fitness / gym | 750 jobs Gear | 569 jobs Transparency | 553 jobs Home office stipend | 548 jobs Relocation support | 537 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 450 jobs

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Data Engineer @ $ 202,900 (United States) - Executive-level / Director Details
Data Engineer @ $ 128,125 (United States) - Mid-level / Intermediate Details
Data Engineer @ $ 22,222 (Slovakia) Details
Data Engineer @ $ 69,333 (Poland) Details
Data Engineer @ $ 84,000 (Netherlands) Details
Data Engineer @ $ 150,000 (Mexico) Details
Data Engineer @ $ 69,466 (Lithuania) Details
Data Engineer @ $ 35,888 (India) Details
Data Engineer @ $ 68,750 (United Kingdom) Details
Data Engineer @ $ 56,096 (United Kingdom) - Entry-level / Junior Details
Data Engineer @ $ 81,250 (United Kingdom) - Senior-level / Expert Details
Data Engineer @ $ 63,183 (United Kingdom) - Mid-level / Intermediate Details
Data Engineer @ $ 56,110 (France) Details
Data Engineer @ $ 78,499 (Spain) Details
Data Engineer @ $ 108,055 (Germany) Details
Data Engineer @ $ 87,022 (Germany) - Mid-level / Intermediate Details
Data Engineer @ $ 204,000 (Germany) - Senior-level / Expert Details
Data Engineer @ $ 87,777 (Canada) - Entry-level / Junior Details
Data Engineer @ $ 193,700 (Canada) - Executive-level / Director Details
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Data Engineer @ $ 140,000 (Canada) - Senior-level / Expert Details
Data Engineer @ $ 62,222 (Austria) Details
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