Remote Software Engineer Salaries in Australia

How much do remote developers in Australia expect to make? $84,415 per year on average (based on self-reported data).

This estimated average salary is based on the expected salaries of Arc Developers in that location. Remote software engineer salaries in Australia are around average for Oceania.
Below are some things to consider when hiring developers based in this location or building your next engineering hub.

$84,415USD
Avg. Developer Salary
$107,666USD
Avg. Senior Developer Salary

Established Companies in Australia

Here are some notable companies with engineering hubs or engineering teams in this location.

Atlassian remote branch in Australia
Atlassian
Sydney, Australia
Google remote branch in Australia
GoogleSource
Sydney, Australia
Cisco remote branch in Australia
CiscoSource
Sydney, Australia
Facebook remote branch in Australia
Facebook
Melbourne, Australia
Square remote branch in Australia
SquareSource
Melbourne, Australia
Zendesk remote branch in Australia
ZendeskSource
Melbourne, Australia

Salary breakdown by expertise

Use the dropdown to compare software engineer salaries in Australia with another location.

Compare with:
Taiwan
Australia remote developer salaryAustralia
Front-end Developer
$82,722
$54,263
Back-end Developer
$85,082
$56,878
Data Scientist
$86,910
$57,859
App Developer
$81,701
$51,876
DevOps Engineer
$91,362
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About software engineer salary in Australia

Work with great developers — who just happen to be outside your zip code.We built this tool to help you understand how much remote developers expect to be paid annually across different countries around the world. Software engineer salary in Australia are calculated using self-reported data from remote developers based in Australia, and may not be representative of local salaries.Learn More

The salary data is based on the expected salary of over 300,000 remote developers in Arc's network. Developers provide us with their expected salary after passing our comprehensive vetting process (click here to learn more about Arc’s vetting process).

In addition to software development experience, our research indicates two other major factors that affect salary expectations:

・Local rent and cost of living.
・English ability (in countries where English is not the primary language, developers with a good command of English can often charge a premium compared to local rates).

In addition to providing a base salary, organizations may offer remote developers a more comprehensive package when hired long-term. This package may include benefits such as health insurance, equipment stipends, cash bonuses for high performance, company equity, etc. (For more information on benefits frequently offered to remote developers, click here.)

Hire remote developers in Australia with Arc

Jayen A. - developer in Australia
Linux power user for over 20 years
5.00 / 5.0
SydneyAustralia

"I consider myself a problem solver, but I am mainly focused on problems that technology can solve. As a tech enthusiast and serial entrepreneur, I enjoy working with startups looking for breakthroughs in their fields. From idea generation to planning to launch and growth, I enjoy collaborating with clients and addressing their concerns. Let's connect and discuss your learning/project requirements. My past ICT roles: systems analyst, analyst programmer, computer network and systems engineer, developer programmer, systems administrator, software engineer, database administrator, network administrator, support engineer, web programmer My computer science specialties: algorithms and data structures, robotics, machine learning, networking, information visualization, Linux, distributed computing, graph theory, operating systems, and computer architecture. Some non-computing specialties: GSD, teaching [people], data science & analytics. "

Shivam T. - developer in Australia
Highly capable and mature IT professional with 5+ years of experience and strong work ethic
5.00 / 5.0
MelbourneAustralia

Highly capable and mature IT professional with 5+ years of experience and strong work ethic. I enjoy solving complex problems and working collaboratively in high performing teams. I am a keen learner receptive to feedback and advice to continually improve and become an asset to your project.

Siddharth A. - developer in Australia
Full Stack JS Developer | Google Developer Expert in Angular
4.97 / 5.0
SydneyAustralia

Developer with nearly a decade worth of experience in full-stack web development and Open Source. Reach out to me with your queries related to: - Angular or React - NodeJS - JavaScript, TypeScript - RxJS - GraphQL - Unit Testing using Karma, Jasmine, Jest, React Testing Library, Enzyme or E2E Testing using Cypress - Git - Firebase - Web Development in general. **Angular Ninja** on *Stack Overflow*, with a reputation score of **35,000+**. I've built scalable and compelling web experiences while working on several digital transformation engagements. Let me help you out building something similar for you as well. 🙂 I am also a mentor, I love teaching programming, especially programming in Angular, React, TypeScript, and JavaScript. I **authored a best-seller course about Angular on Udemy** My **57,000+ Students** can vouch for my mentoring skills. 😇 I have been teaching and mentoring since my college days and I have around ***10 years of experience*** doing just that. I also have a lot of Angular related videos on my YouTube Channel. I write articles about Angular on Dev.to, Indepth.dev, and Medium. You can find me almost anywhere on the web with ***SiddAjmera*** I love empathizing with people to figure out how they see their world, their problems, and then help fill in the gaps. Through mentoring, I accelerate my own constant learning, because there is always something that you want to do better when teaching that knowledge to others!

Salary reports by technologies

Now that you know the software engineer salaries in Australia, take a look at developers’ salary expectations based on the technologies they’re experienced in.

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