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It is not very common, but many of my friends are close to 200K AUD(not USD) some are above 200K in Sydney. This is not in well known tech companies, but mostly

by mrath 7y ago

It is not very common, but many of my friends are close to 200K AUD(not USD) some are above 200K in Sydney. This is not in well known tech companies, but mostly in finance. If you are contracting, 200K or more is very common in Sydney, Australia.

xs83 7y ago
In Melbourne it is rare to see anything $140k+ if you are not in leadership role (Senior Developer / Tech Lead etc). Contractors obviously demand higher rates and $200k+ is realistic for a decent developer.
tiew9Vii 7y ago
Any details on where to find these jobs? I’m pulling in 150k (AUD) +super, 10+ years in Java, web, streaming data, functional programming, Scala some Haskell, cloud, devops etc. Looking at the common job listings I’m seeing 120-140k for full-time perm. I work for a niche specialised consultancy that bills me out at $1500-2000 per day doing Kafka work for some tier one companies but I’ve not seen any publicly advertised jobs in that salary range advertised. Saying that some of the tier ones in Australia I’d also not want to work for as a perm after spending a few months at them, some are very archaic/disfunctional, so far it’s been 50/50 on good vs bad contracts.
- austhrwy 7y ago
  I think they are few and far between. I find that agents don’t want to help you get them because it’s hard work. Why bother when they can place a dozen 100k c# devs for little effort. I’m on 165+ super and I applied directly. If i wasn’t desperate to leave a shite job I’d probably got more. I think the trick is to find the people who are making good money and aren’t tight. I’ve worked for company’s flush with cash but want to pay market rates. This is stupid in my opinion and is the “European” culture but I think slowly some realise there is effectively a pool auction on good developer and are willing to bid higher. Had an email about SIG 160k plus bonuses and I imagine they’d go higher. I would work for that kind of company though. I think the trick is to filter out companies that don’t want to pay what you want, and wait longer. There is no correlation between pay and how stressful or enjoyable the job is so hold out for the bucks, but of course also filter for lifestyle considerations and career progression. If you are in Sydney looking for a job do us all a favour and add 50k to the highest you’ve seen and make that your baseline. Don’t tell them what you earn. To compensate for the higher rejection rate, increase your application rate.
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by mrath 7y ago

xs83 7y ago

In Melbourne it is rare to see anything $140k+ if you are not in leadership role (Senior Developer / Tech Lead etc). Contractors obviously demand higher rates and $200k+ is realistic for a decent developer.

tiew9Vii 7y ago

Any details on where to find these jobs? I’m pulling in 150k (AUD) +super, 10+ years in Java, web, streaming data, functional programming, Scala some Haskell, cloud, devops etc. Looking at the common job listings I’m seeing 120-140k for full-time perm. I work for a niche specialised consultancy that bills me out at $1500-2000 per day doing Kafka work for some tier one companies but I’ve not seen any publicly advertised jobs in that salary range advertised. Saying that some of the tier ones in Australia I’d also not want to work for as a perm after spending a few months at them, some are very archaic/disfunctional, so far it’s been 50/50 on good vs bad contracts.

austhrwy 7y ago
I think they are few and far between. I find that agents don’t want to help you get them because it’s hard work. Why bother when they can place a dozen 100k c# devs for little effort. I’m on 165+ super and I applied directly. If i wasn’t desperate to leave a shite job I’d probably got more. I think the trick is to find the people who are making good money and aren’t tight. I’ve worked for company’s flush with cash but want to pay market rates. This is stupid in my opinion and is the “European” culture but I think slowly some realise there is effectively a pool auction on good developer and are willing to bid higher. Had an email about SIG 160k plus bonuses and I imagine they’d go higher. I would work for that kind of company though. I think the trick is to filter out companies that don’t want to pay what you want, and wait longer. There is no correlation between pay and how stressful or enjoyable the job is so hold out for the bucks, but of course also filter for lifestyle considerations and career progression. If you are in Sydney looking for a job do us all a favour and add 50k to the highest you’ve seen and make that your baseline. Don’t tell them what you earn. To compensate for the higher rejection rate, increase your application rate.

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