Software Roles
Salary benchmarks for software positions across Australian startups
Current Job Family
Software
Software Engineer
Level
Junior
Intermediate
Senior
Lead
Low
Median
High
$80k
$85k
$100k
$90k
$100k
$130k
$120k
$135k
$180k
$150k
$170k
$185k
Junior
Low
$80k
Median
$85k
High
$100k
Intermediate
Low
$90k
Median
$100k
High
$130k
Senior
Low
$120k
Median
$135k
High
$180k
Lead
Low
$150k
Median
$170k
High
$185k
Full Stack Engineer
Level
Junior
Intermediate
Senior
Lead
Low
Median
High
$60k
$70k
$90k
$90k
$110k
$140k
$130k
$145k
$170k
$160k
$170k
$180k
Junior
Low
$60k
Median
$70k
High
$90k
Intermediate
Low
$90k
Median
$110k
High
$140k
Senior
Low
$130k
Median
$145k
High
$170k
Lead
Low
$160k
Median
$170k
High
$180k
Frontend Engineer
Level
Junior
Intermediate
Senior
Lead
Low
Median
High
$60k
$80k
$100k
$90k
$110k
$135k
$130k
$140k
$170k
$170k
$175k
$180k
Junior
Low
$60k
Median
$80k
High
$100k
Intermediate
Low
$90k
Median
$110k
High
$135k
Senior
Low
$130k
Median
$140k
High
$170k
Lead
Low
$170k
Median
$175k
High
$180k
Backend Engineer
Level
Junior
Intermediate
Senior
Lead
Low
Median
High
$60k
$70k
$100k
$100k
$120k
$150k
$140k
$155k
$180k
$170k
$175k
$185k
Junior
Low
$60k
Median
$70k
High
$100k
Intermediate
Low
$100k
Median
$120k
High
$150k
Senior
Low
$140k
Median
$155k
High
$180k
Lead
Low
$170k
Median
$175k
High
$185k
Mobile Engineer
Level
Junior
Intermediate
Senior
Lead
Low
Median
High
$80k
$100k
$120k
$120k
$135k
$160k
$150k
$170k
$200k
$190k
$200k
$210k
Junior
Low
$80k
Median
$100k
High
$120k
Intermediate
Low
$120k
Median
$135k
High
$160k
Senior
Low
$150k
Median
$170k
High
$200k
Lead
Low
$190k
Median
$200k
High
$210k
iOS Engineer
Level
Junior
Intermediate
Senior
Lead
Low
Median
High
$80k
$100k
$120k
$120k
$135k
$160k
$150k
$170k
$200k
$190k
$200k
$210k
Junior
Low
$80k
Median
$100k
High
$120k
Intermediate
Low
$120k
Median
$135k
High
$160k
Senior
Low
$150k
Median
$170k
High
$200k
Lead
Low
$190k
Median
$200k
High
$210k
Android Engineer
Level
Junior
Intermediate
Senior
Lead
Low
Median
High
$80k
$100k
$120k
$120k
$135k
$160k
$150k
$170k
$200k
$190k
$200k
$210k
Junior
Low
$80k
Median
$100k
High
$120k
Intermediate
Low
$120k
Median
$135k
High
$160k
Senior
Low
$150k
Median
$170k
High
$200k
Lead
Low
$190k
Median
$200k
High
$210k
DevOps Engineer
Level
Junior
Intermediate
Senior
Lead
Low
Median
High
$100k
$120k
$150k
$135k
$150k
$170k
$160k
$170k
$190k
$180k
$190k
$200k
Junior
Low
$100k
Median
$120k
High
$150k
Intermediate
Low
$135k
Median
$150k
High
$170k
Senior
Low
$160k
Median
$170k
High
$190k
Lead
Low
$180k
Median
$190k
High
$200k
QA Engineer
Level
Junior
Intermediate
Senior
Lead
Low
Median
High
$80k
$90k
$100k
$100k
$110k
$130k
$120k
$130k
$150k
$140k
$150k
$160k
Junior
Low
$80k
Median
$90k
High
$100k
Intermediate
Low
$100k
Median
$110k
High
$130k
Senior
Low
$120k
Median
$130k
High
$150k
Lead
Low
$140k
Median
$150k
High
$160k
Site Reliability Engineer
Level
Junior
Intermediate
Senior
Lead
Low
Median
High
$100k
$120k
$135k
$135k
$150k
$170k
$160k
$170k
$190k
$180k
$190k
$200k
Junior
Low
$100k
Median
$120k
High
$135k
Intermediate
Low
$135k
Median
$150k
High
$170k
Senior
Low
$160k
Median
$170k
High
$190k
Lead
Low
$180k
Median
$190k
High
$200k
Platform Engineer
Level
Junior
Intermediate
Senior
Lead
Low
Median
High
$90k
$105k
$120k
$120k
$125k
$140k
$130k
$135k
$150k
$140k
$150k
$160k
Junior
Low
$90k
Median
$105k
High
$120k
Intermediate
Low
$120k
Median
$125k
High
$140k
Senior
Low
$130k
Median
$135k
High
$150k
Lead
Low
$140k
Median
$150k
High
$160k
Data Engineer
Level
Junior
Intermediate
Senior
Lead
Low
Median
High
$90k
$100k
$110k
$110k
$120k
$140k
$140k
$150k
$170k
$170k
$180k
$190k
Junior
Low
$90k
Median
$100k
High
$110k
Intermediate
Low
$110k
Median
$120k
High
$140k
Senior
Low
$140k
Median
$150k
High
$170k
Lead
Low
$170k
Median
$180k
High
$190k
Machine Learning Engineer
Level
Junior
Intermediate
Senior
Lead
Low
Median
High
$100k
$110k
$120k
$120k
$130k
$150k
$150k
$160k
$180k
$180k
$190k
$200k
Junior
Low
$100k
Median
$110k
High
$120k
Intermediate
Low
$120k
Median
$130k
High
$150k
Senior
Low
$150k
Median
$160k
High
$180k
Lead
Low
$180k
Median
$190k
High
$200k
Security Engineer
Level
Junior
Intermediate
Senior
Lead
Low
Median
High
$90k
$105k
$120k
$120k
$135k
$170k
$150k
$160k
$180k
$170k
$180k
$190k
Junior
Low
$90k
Median
$105k
High
$120k
Intermediate
Low
$120k
Median
$135k
High
$170k
Senior
Low
$150k
Median
$160k
High
$180k
Lead
Low
$170k
Median
$180k
High
$190k
Cloud Engineer
Level
Junior
Intermediate
Senior
Lead
Low
Median
High
$136k
$136k
$150k
$152k
$152k
$170k
$183k
$183k
$190k
$185k
$190k
$200k
Junior
Low
$136k
Median
$136k
High
$150k
Intermediate
Low
$152k
Median
$152k
High
$170k
Senior
Low
$183k
Median
$183k
High
$190k
Lead
Low
$185k
Median
$190k
High
$200k
Solutions Architect
Level
Junior
Intermediate
Senior
Lead
Low
Median
High
$150k
$160k
$170k
$153k
$165k
$180k
$180k
$190k
$215k
$200k
$210k
$215k
Junior
Low
$150k
Median
$160k
High
$170k
Intermediate
Low
$153k
Median
$165k
High
$180k
Senior
Low
$180k
Median
$190k
High
$215k
Lead
Low
$200k
Median
$210k
High
$215k
Product Engineer
Level
Junior
Intermediate
Senior
Lead
Low
Median
High
$75k
$85k
$100k
$100k
$107k
$140k
$130k
$140k
$170k
$170k
$180k
$190k
Junior
Low
$75k
Median
$85k
High
$100k
Intermediate
Low
$100k
Median
$107k
High
$140k
Senior
Low
$130k
Median
$140k
High
$170k
Lead
Low
$170k
Median
$180k
High
$190k
Automation Engineer
Level
Junior
Intermediate
Senior
Lead
Low
Median
High
$90k
$100k
$110k
$120k
$130k
$150k
$140k
$150k
$170k
$160k
$170k
$180k
Junior
Low
$90k
Median
$100k
High
$110k
Intermediate
Low
$120k
Median
$130k
High
$150k
Senior
Low
$140k
Median
$150k
High
$170k
Lead
Low
$160k
Median
$170k
High
$180k
Integration Engineer
Level
Junior
Intermediate
Senior
Lead
Low
Median
High
$80k
$90k
$100k
$115k
$125k
$140k
$140k
$150k
$170k
$160k
$170k
$180k
Junior
Low
$80k
Median
$90k
High
$100k
Intermediate
Low
$115k
Median
$125k
High
$140k
Senior
Low
$140k
Median
$150k
High
$170k
Lead
Low
$160k
Median
$170k
High
$180k
Release Engineer
Level
Junior
Intermediate
Senior
Lead
Low
Median
High
$90k
$100k
$110k
$110k
$120k
$140k
$140k
$150k
$160k
$160k
$165k
$170k
Junior
Low
$90k
Median
$100k
High
$110k
Intermediate
Low
$110k
Median
$120k
High
$140k
Senior
Low
$140k
Median
$150k
High
$160k
Lead
Low
$160k
Median
$165k
High
$170k
How to Read This Data
Low Range
25th percentile of market data
Median (Bold)
50th percentile - most common salary
High Range
75th percentile of market data