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Automation Engineer salary in Western Australia

Median base salary
$123,000
per year before tax
Market data · 9 salary reports
Updated 23 July 2026
$71,000 · 10th percentile$123,000 median$270,000 · 90th percentile

Nationally, the median is $95,000 — Western Australia sits $28,000 above the national figure. See the national picture →

What you’d actually keep
$93,120per year after tax

Take-home on the median Automation Engineer salary of $123,000 — after $27,420 income tax and $2,460 Medicare levy (2026–27 resident, no HECS, private hospital cover).

Weekly
$1,791
Fortnightly
$3,582
Monthly
$7,760
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What companies pay

Reported total pay for Automation Engineer roles by employer — medians include bonuses and other cash compensation, so they sit above base-salary figures.

Total pay (base + bonus) for Automation Engineer roles, per employer — market estimates, annualised
CompanyMedian total payTypical range
Chevron★ 3.6$289,737$279,158 – $300,315
AustCorp Executive★ 4.8$226,212$216,352 – $236,073
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories★ 4.0$164,329$157,880 – $170,778
Telstra★ 3.8$150,386$143,349 – $157,422
Western Power★ 3.0$149,254$144,199 – $154,309
Zone IT Solutions★ 3.5$130,481$124,823 – $136,139
Sedna Industrial IT Solutions★ 4.0$123,355$118,074 – $128,636
Worley★ 3.8$115,704$111,442 – $119,966
Capgemini★ 4.2$110,232$105,382 – $115,081
Rio Tinto★ 3.8$100,007$96,194 – $103,820
FL Smidth★ 3.4$100,000$100,000 – $100,000
FLSmidth|FLSmidth S.A.★ 3.7$90,000$80,000 – $100,000
HBF★ 3.2$83,536$80,217 – $86,856
Alliance Power and Data Engineering★ 3.6$77,152$73,728 – $80,576
Planit★ 3.4$76,500$63,000 – $90,000
Alliance Power & Data★ 2.4$70,493$67,537 – $73,450

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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 2026–27 estimates for an Australian resident with private hospital cover and no HECS debt. General information only — not financial or tax advice.