Software Engineering salaries in Australia

executive (High quality data)

P25

A$113,500

Median

A$157,000

P75

A$209,000

per month

A$13,083

About A$13,083 per month at the median.

Software executives (CTO/VP Engineering) are coded to 135111 Chief information officer in ANZSCO/ATO, the same official population as the it-executive executive row (n=7,691; p25/p75 interpolated from unit-group 1351 bands). Cross-checked on two independent allowed sources: yourcareer.gov.au CIO median 3,534/wk = 183,768 p.a. and ABS EEH May 2025 ICT managers average 185,817 p.a.; SEEK advertises ICT Engineering Managers at 175,141 AUD average.

lead (Low quality data)

Median

A$175,000

per month

A$14,583

This level publishes a median only; no percentiles are available.

SEEK career-advice salary page (data dated August 2026, no login): average advertised full-time salary for Engineering Managers in Information and Communication Technology 175,141 AUD, from employer-disclosed ranges in job ads (739 openings); average only, no percentiles, so p25/p75 set to 0 (median-only convention). Directionally corroborated by the ATO 135199 ICT Managers distribution (108,000-199,500 AUD).

senior (High quality data)

P25

A$96,500

Median

A$134,500

P75

A$180,000

per month

A$11,208

About A$11,208 per month at the median.

ATO Table 15A published median for 261313 Computing professional - software engineer, n=84,585; p25/p75 interpolated from Table 14 unit-group 2613 band counts and rescaled; taxable income basis. Cross-checked with ABS EEH May 2025: Software and applications programmers average weekly total cash 2,610.20 AUD = 135,730 p.a.