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Civil Engineer salary in Northern Territory

Median base salary
$82,500
per year before tax
Market data · 6 salary reports
Updated 22 July 2026
$70,000 · 10th percentile$82,500 median$150,000 · 90th percentile

Nationally, the median is $85,000 Northern Territory sits $2,500 below the national figure. See the national picture →

What you’d actually keep
$65,312per year after tax

Take-home on the median Civil Engineer salary of $82,500 — after $15,538 income tax and $1,650 Medicare levy (2025–26 resident, no HECS, private hospital cover).

Weekly
$1,256
Fortnightly
$2,512
Monthly
$5,443
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The Civil Engineer job market
Employed in Australia
29,400
Median age
34
Work part-time
11%
Gender split
15% women
85% men

National figures · February 2026 · Source: Jobs and Skills Australia (© Commonwealth of Australia), CC BY 4.0

What companies pay

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

Total pay (base + bonus) for Civil Engineer roles, per employer — market estimates, annualised
CompanyMedian total payTypical range
Pritchard Francis4.5$150,758$145,124 – $156,392
BMD Group3.7$124,687$120,104 – $129,270
Exact Contracting4.0$115,354$111,374 – $119,333
ADG Engineers3.3$85,247$81,577 – $88,916
Aldebaran Contracting5.0$79,798$76,673 – $82,923
City of Palmerston4.0$79,658$76,064 – $83,252
Jacobs4.0$75,206$72,686 – $77,726
Charles Darwin University3.7$70,133$67,113 – $73,154
Halikos Group2.9$69,573$66,833 – $72,314

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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.