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Quantity Surveyor salary in New South Wales

Median base salary
$95,000
per year before tax
Market data · 145 salary reports
Updated 21 July 2026
$70,000 · 10th percentile$95,000 median$141,250 · 90th percentile

Nationally, the median is $86,000 New South Wales sits $9,000 above the national figure. See the national picture →

What you’d actually keep
$73,812per year after tax

Take-home on the median Quantity Surveyor salary of $95,000 — after $19,288 income tax and $1,900 Medicare levy (2025–26 resident, no HECS, private hospital cover).

Weekly
$1,419
Fortnightly
$2,839
Monthly
$6,151
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The Quantity Surveyor job market
Employed in Australia
3,500
Median age
37
Work part-time
13%
Gender split
25% women
75% men

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

What companies pay

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

Total pay (base + bonus) for Quantity Surveyor roles, per employer — market estimates, annualised
CompanyMedian total payTypical range
Sydney Water3.4$147,500$130,000 – $165,000
John Holland3.9$131,966$126,676 – $137,256
Laing O'Rourke3.7$125,000$100,000 – $138,000
Wilde & Woollard$120,750$85,000 – $156,500
WT Partnership3.4$100,000$80,000 – $112,260
Altus Group3.7$95,000$69,627 – $255,000
WT (Australia)$92,500$85,000 – $100,000
Ivory Group3.9$91,058$87,115 – $95,000
Honeywell4.1$90,032$86,675 – $93,390
Mitchell Brandtman4.3$85,500$71,000 – $133,500
MBM (Australia)3.3$85,000$60,000 – $105,000
Slattery3.5$85,000$75,000 – $155,000
Linesight 4.3$80,712$80,000 – $81,424
MBM3.5$79,500$66,000 – $93,000
Project Analysis4.8$78,028$56,056 – $100,000
Rider Levett Bucknall3.5$75,500$70,000 – $100,000
Randstad3.6$75,246$72,519 – $77,953
Muller Partnership3.6$75,000$66,500 – $80,000
ABC3.9$49,578$47,720 – $51,416

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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.