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Machine Learning Engineer salary in Victoria

Median base salary
$121,100
per year before tax
Market data · 58 salary reports
Updated 22 July 2026
$80,000 · 10th percentile$121,100 median$167,400 · 90th percentile

Nationally, the median is $126,000 Victoria sits $4,900 below the national figure. See the national picture →

What you’d actually keep
$91,560per year after tax

Take-home on the median Machine Learning Engineer salary of $121,100 — after $27,118 income tax and $2,422 Medicare levy (2025–26 resident, no HECS, private hospital cover).

Weekly
$1,761
Fortnightly
$3,522
Monthly
$7,630
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What companies pay

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

Total pay (base + bonus) for Machine Learning Engineer roles, per employer — market estimates, annualised
CompanyMedian total payTypical range
Block3.3$267,000$140,000 – $310,000
Amazon Web Services3.6$248,654$239,538 – $257,770
ANZ3.7$162,500$154,000 – $171,000
Canva3.9$154,898$147,659 – $162,138
Google4.4$150,650$144,281 – $157,020
REA Group3.3$148,500$132,000 – $157,500
Culture Amp3.2$137,500$120,000 – $155,000
Woolworths Group3.5$133,000$110,000 – $156,000
Telstra3.8$132,000$108,000 – $156,000
Xero3.3$127,883$123,116 – $132,650
Coles Group3.5$127,500$90,000 – $165,000
Mantel4.4$126,000$92,000 – $134,000
Zendesk3.6$124,250$118,800 – $153,000
Monash University4.2$103,449$99,212 – $107,686
AGL Energy3.8$96,108$92,364 – $99,852
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation3.7$80,207$77,279 – $83,135
JB Hi-Fi3.9$79,966$76,558 – $83,374

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