RESEARCH ENGINEER SALARY IN AUSTRALIA

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Average gross salary for Research Engineer GROSS SALARY
AU$ 87,428
Average gorss salary (USD) for Research Engineer GROSS SALARY (USD)
US$ 80,751
Average net salary for Research Engineer NET SALARY
AU$ 62,957
The most typical salary for Research Engineer MOST TYPICAL GROSS
AU$ 100,666
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  Updated: 11 Apr 2020   Diff. gross vs. net: 27%
  Salary entries: 07

Research Engineer Earnings in Australia

Average salary for Research Engineer in Australia is AU$ 87,428.

Average take home earning is AU$ 62,957 (Net).

The most typical salary is AU$ 100,666 (Gross).

These data are from our visitors surveys (07 individual salaries).

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Percentage of people Earn this salary or more
14 % AU$ 130,000
57 % AU$ 100,666
71 % AU$ 84,000
86 % AU$ 70,000
100 % AU$ 26,000
City Avg. gross salary (USD) Salary entries
Melbourne AU$ 115,000 US$ 120,441 02
Sydney AU$ 101,000 US$ 92,593 02

Salary entries from individual employees for Research Engineer in Australia

Below is the list of 07 individual salary profiles - all added on this website.

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(4/4)  RESEARCH ASSOCIATE


 Posted: 11 Apr 2020

Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "B.E., B.Sc., Chemistry, Chemical engineering, surface science, catalysis, safety, synchrotron, XAS, FTIR, in-situ."
Individual GROSS salary:
AU$ 26,000
US$ 18,013

(3/4)  POST-DOCTORAL


 Posted: 22 Sep 2019

Doctorate Degree, 0-1 year: "Perform research at University after the completion of a doctoral degree."
Individual GROSS salary:
AU$ 70,000
US$ 55,079

(2/4)  POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


 Posted: 12 Jan 2018

Doctorate Degree, 2-4 years: "Scientific research, tutoring, lecturing."
Individual GROSS salary:
AU$ 84,000
US$ 66,095

(1/4)  RESEARCH ENGINEER


 Posted: 22 Nov 2017

Doctorate Degree, 12-16 years: "Medical imaging researcher in MRI."
Individual GROSS salary:
AU$ 102,000
US$ 77,994

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  SALARY BY LEVEL   RESEARCH ENGINEER   AUSTRALIA

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Salary levels Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
135K US$ 139,350 AU$ 130,000
01
105K US$ 95,572 AU$ 100,666
03
85K US$ 66,095 AU$ 84,000
01
75K US$ 55,079 AU$ 70,000
01
25K US$ 18,013 AU$ 26,000
01

  SALARY BY GENDER   RESEARCH ENGINEER   AUSTRALIA

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Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Men US$ 77,287 AU$ 85,333 06
N/A US$ 101,531 AU$ 100,000 01

  SALARY BY EDUCATION   RESEARCH ENGINEER   AUSTRALIA

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Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Doctorate Degree US$ 91,207 AU$ 97,666 06
Bachelors Degree US$ 18,013 AU$ 26,000 01

Research Engineer workers holding Doctorate Degree degrees enjoy the highest average gross salaries in Australia. With an earned Doctorate Degree, they grosses AU$ 97,666. While Research Engineer workers with Bachelors Degree education earn the least, with an average gross income of AU$ 26,000. This is 406.34% lower of what Doctorate Degree degree holders earn.


  SALARY BY EXPERIENCE   RESEARCH ENGINEER   AUSTRALIA

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Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
16-20 Years US$ 101,531 AU$ 100,000 01
12-16 Years US$ 77,994 AU$ 102,000 01
8-12 Years US$ 78,681 AU$ 78,000 02
2-4 Years US$ 66,095 AU$ 84,000 01
0-1 Year US$ 81,136 AU$ 85,000 02

Research Engineer workers in Australia with more years of work experience outperform their counterparts with less experience. Workers with 16-20 Years of experience earn a gross average of AU$ 100,000 compared to AU$ 84,000 for their counterparts with 2-4 Years of experience. The difference between workers with 16-20 Years of experience and 2-4 Years is 53.61%.


  SALARY BY AGE   RESEARCH ENGINEER   AUSTRALIA

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Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
33-38 US$ 75,363 AU$ 85,500 04
27-32 US$ 81,136 AU$ 85,000 02
N/A US$ 101,531 AU$ 100,000 01
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  SALARY BY JOB TYPE   RESEARCH ENGINEER   AUSTRALIA

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Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Permanent US$ 106,292 AU$ 110,666 03
Contract US$ 76,122 AU$ 84,666 03
Part Time US$ 18,013 AU$ 26,000 01
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  SALARY BY CITY   RESEARCH ENGINEER   AUSTRALIA

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# Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. Melbourne Research Engineer in Melbourne US$ 120,441 AU$ 115,000 02
2. Sydney Research Engineer in Sydney US$ 92,593 AU$ 101,000 02

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  SALARY BY COUNTRY    RESEARCH ENGINEER

# Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. United States United States Research Engineer US$ 85,569 US$ 85,569 37
2. Australia Australia US$ 80,751 AU$ 87,428 07
3. Germany Germany Research Engineer in Germany US$ 74,543 EUR 60,857 44
4. Mexico Mexico Research Engineer in Mexico US$ 64,953 MXN 966,086 06
5. New Zealand New Zealand Research Engineer in New Zealand US$ 55,806 NZ$ 72,820 05
6. United Kingdom United Kingdom Research Engineer in United Kingdom US$ 53,363 GBP 37,835 14
7. Indonesia Indonesia Research Engineer in Indonesia US$ 43,502 IDR 582,438,016 05
8. Singapore Singapore Research Engineer in Singapore US$ 42,929 SGD 55,333 12
9. Malaysia Malaysia Research Engineer in Malaysia US$ 20,079 MYR 68,788 21

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