Take-home on the median Automation Engineer salary of $95,000 — after $19,288 income tax and $1,900 Medicare levy (2025–26 resident, no HECS, private hospital cover).
Reported total pay for Automation Engineer roles by employer — medians include bonuses and other cash compensation, so they sit above base-salary figures.
| Company | Median total pay | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Anglo American★ 4.2 | $200,000 | $190,000 – $210,000 |
| Finite IT Recruitment★ 3.4 | $184,756 | $167,960 – $217,360 |
| Opus Recruitment Solutions★ 3.8 | $155,116 | $126,464 – $183,768 |
| Datacom Systems★ 3.6 | $134,500 | $119,000 – $150,000 |
| Vibrato★ 5.0 | $133,800 |
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Salary figures are market estimates built from third-party data and community submissions — they show what the market pays, not what any individual employer will offer. Take-home figures are 2025–26 estimates for an Australian resident with private hospital cover and no HECS debt. General information only — not financial or tax advice.
| $130,000 – $145,000 |
| Rio Tinto★ 3.8 | $133,500 | $100,000 – $167,000 |
| ANZ★ 3.7 | $130,000 | $90,000 – $163,000 |
| Zone IT Solutions★ 3.5 | $130,000 | $122,276 – $130,000 |
| BlueScope★ 3.5 | $119,500 | $82,000 – $157,000 |
| CSL★ 3.4 | $105,000 | $90,000 – $120,000 |
| Sonic Healthcare★ 3.2 | $102,500 | $85,000 – $120,000 |
| Asahi Group Holdings★ 3.4 | $101,000 | $82,000 – $120,000 |
| Unilever★ 4.0 | $100,000 | $100,000 – $100,000 |
| Cromarty★ 4.7 | $89,000 | $70,000 – $115,000 |
| PwC★ 3.6 | $87,001 | $87,001 – $138,000 |
| Planit★ 3.4 | $85,000 | $66,000 – $108,000 |
| NCS★ 3.6 | $78,500 | $69,000 – $85,000 |
| AccessHQ★ 3.4 | $70,000 | $60,000 – $79,000 |
| Blackbook.ai★ 3.6 | $70,000 | $65,000 – $80,000 |
| Automated Solutions Australia★ 4.4 | $68,000 | $65,000 – $80,000 |