Cybersecurity salaries in Australia

executive (Medium quality data)

P25

A$123,500

Median

A$179,500

P75

A$243,500

per month

A$14,958

About A$14,958 per month at the median.

ATO Table 15A published median for 262117 Cyber security architect, n=664; no CISO occupation code exists, so the architect rung is used as the executive proxy. p25/p75 stretched from parent unit-group 2621 bands; small n and stretched spread, treat as indicative. Taxable income basis.

lead (Medium quality data)

P25

A$102,500

Median

A$149,000

P75

A$201,500

per month

A$12,417

About A$12,417 per month at the median.

ATO Table 15A published median for 262115 Cyber security advice and assessment specialist (governance/risk consulting tier; proxy for security lead), n=1,454; p25/p75 stretched from parent unit-group 2621 bands to the occupation median, so the spread carries wider uncertainty. Taxable income basis.

senior (Medium quality data)

P25

A$95,000

Median

A$132,500

P75

A$177,500

per month

A$11,042

About A$11,042 per month at the median.

ATO Table 15A published median for 261315 Cyber security engineer (newly split ATO/ANZSCO cyber occupation code), n=2,003; p25/p75 interpolated from unit-group 2613 bands and rescaled; small n for a newly split occupation, so Medium. Taxable income basis.