Nationally, the median is $100,000 — Western Australia sits $5,000 above the national figure. See the national picture →
Take-home on the median Network Engineer salary of $105,000 — after $22,288 income tax and $2,100 Medicare levy (2025–26 resident, no HECS, private hospital cover).
Reported total pay for Network Engineer roles by employer — medians include bonuses and other cash compensation, so they sit above base-salary figures.
| Company | Median total pay | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| R1i Technology★ 1.8 | $150,000 | $100,000 – $160,000 |
| BHP★ 4.0 | $140,000 | $136,000 – $169,000 |
| Datacom Systems★ 3.6 | $125,504 | $119,881 – $131,126 |
| Hays★ 3.7 | $119,282 | $114,030 – $124,535 |
| Cirrus Networks★ 3.0 | $117,500 | $115,000 – $120,000 |
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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.
| Data#3★ 3.6 | $114,608 | $114,608 – $114,608 |
| Rio Tinto★ 3.8 | $114,000 | $100,000 – $145,000 |
| Nomura Research Institute★ 3.3 | $110,185 | $105,621 – $114,750 |
| NEC Corporation★ 3.8 | $110,000 | $110,000 – $120,000 |
| Infosys★ 3.6 | $107,568 | $103,356 – $111,779 |
| DXC Technology★ 3.4 | $105,555 | $101,583 – $109,527 |
| Bankwest★ 4.0 | $94,979 | $91,401 – $98,557 |
| Telstra★ 3.8 | $93,000 | $70,000 – $1,555,000 |
| Curtin University★ 3.5 | $84,869 | $81,550 – $88,169 |
| Optus★ 3.4 | $82,059 | $79,331 – $84,788 |
| Aqura Technologies★ 3.5 | $79,500 | $65,000 – $100,000 |
| Capgemini★ 4.2 | $53,874 | $51,441 – $56,308 |