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Industrial Engineer salary in Australia

Median base salary
$85,500
per year before tax
Market data · 33 salary reports
Updated 22 July 2026
$50,000 · 10th percentile$85,500 median$142,100 · 90th percentile
What you’d actually keep
$67,352per year after tax

Take-home on the median Industrial Engineer salary of $85,500 — after $16,438 income tax and $1,710 Medicare levy (2025–26 resident, no HECS, private hospital cover).

Weekly
$1,295
Fortnightly
$2,590
Monthly
$5,613
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The Industrial Engineer job market
Employed in Australia
4,700
Median age
39
Work part-time
11%
Gender split
18% women
82% men

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

What companies pay

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

Total pay (base + bonus) for Industrial Engineer roles, per employer — market estimates, annualised
CompanyMedian total payTypical range
Huon Aquaculture2.8$161,368$154,992 – $167,744
Connect3i5.0$142,500$140,000 – $145,000
Boeing3.8$121,000$117,000 – $143,000
Mars4.3$115,170$110,470 – $119,871
EMPLOYERS3.6$100,014$95,570 – $104,457
5B Australia3.8$93,543$90,159 – $96,927
Thales3.9$92,974$88,901 – $97,046
Knorr-Bremse3.4$90,835$87,225 – $94,444
PACCAR3.7$89,639$85,668 – $93,610
Youfoodz4.1$89,581$85,575 – $93,587
Ricoh3.4$85,781$82,618 – $88,944
Unilever4.0$85,520$81,843 – $89,197
Lactalis3.7$79,968$77,176 – $82,759
Evolve Group3.8$75,075$72,151 – $77,999
GHD3.4$70,594$67,793 – $73,394
Robert Bosch4.1$70,365$67,387 – $73,344
Lynch Group3.2$69,787$67,092 – $72,482
Hazeldene's3.7$60,154$57,976 – $62,332
Star Entertainment Group3.2$55,328$52,641 – $57,996
University of New South Wales4.4$38,052$36,536 – $39,569

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