Perth
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Perth is the gateway to Australia's mining and resources sector, which drives some of the highest salaries in the country for engineering and mining roles. The city offers a relaxed lifestyle with moderate living costs.
Median Salary
$48,000.00
CoL Index
62.00
Population
2,125,114
Timezone
Australia/Perth
Cost of Living Breakdown
All indices use New York City = 100 as baseline.
Overall
62.00
Rent
55.00
Groceries
65.00
Restaurants
60.00
Transport
55.00
Salaries by Role
Estimated City salaries are derived from country-level data adjusted for local cost of living.
| Role | Median (USD) | Net (USD) | Entry | Senior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTO | $141,856.00 | $99,299.00 | $103,168.00 | $245,024.00 |
| Engineering Manager | $112,840.00 | $78,988.00 | $87,048.00 | $161,200.00 |
| AI/ML Researcher | $103,168.00 | $72,217.00 | $70,928.00 | $161,200.00 |
| Cloud Architect | $99,944.00 | $69,960.00 | $74,152.00 | $145,080.00 |
| Tech Lead | $99,944.00 | $69,960.00 | $74,152.00 | $141,856.00 |
| ML Engineer | $90,272.00 | $63,190.00 | $64,480.00 | $135,408.00 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | $87,048.00 | $60,933.00 | $61,256.00 | $128,960.00 |
| Security Engineer | $83,824.00 | $58,676.00 | $59,322.00 | $125,736.00 |
| Blockchain Developer | $83,824.00 | $58,676.00 | $58,032.00 | $128,960.00 |
| Product Manager | $83,824.00 | $58,676.00 | $58,032.00 | $128,960.00 |
| Data Scientist | $80,600.00 | $56,420.00 | $54,808.00 | $122,512.00 |
| DevOps Engineer | $80,600.00 | $56,420.00 | $56,742.00 | $122,512.00 |
| Data Engineer | $77,376.00 | $54,163.00 | $52,874.00 | $119,288.00 |
| Software Engineer | $77,376.00 | $54,163.00 | $54,808.00 | $119,288.00 |
| Backend Developer | $74,152.00 | $51,906.00 | $51,584.00 | $112,840.00 |
| Full Stack Developer | $72,218.00 | $50,552.00 | $50,294.00 | $109,616.00 |
| Mobile Developer | $70,928.00 | $49,649.00 | $48,360.00 | $108,326.00 |
| Frontend Developer | $67,704.00 | $47,392.00 | $46,426.00 | $103,168.00 |
| UI/UX Designer | $64,480.00 | $45,136.00 | $43,846.00 | $96,720.00 |
| QA Engineer | $54,808.00 | $38,365.00 | $37,398.00 | $80,600.00 |