What type of Industrial Safety Engineer gets paid the most?

Average Yearly Salary

86,400 AUD

( 7,200 AUD monthly)

A person working as an Industrial Safety and Health Engineer in Australia typically earns around 86,400 AUD per year. Salaries range from 39,800 AUD (lowest) to 137,000 AUD (highest).

This is the average yearly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Industrial Safety and Health Engineer salaries vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.

• Industrial Safety and Health Engineer salaries in Australia range from 39,800 AUD per year (minimum salary) to 137,000 AUD per year (maximum salary).

• The median salary is 93,400 AUD per year, which means that half (50%) of people working as Industrial Safety and Health Engineer(s) are earning less than 93,400 AUD while the other half are earning more than 93,400 AUD. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.

• Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of Industrial Safety and Health Engineer(s) are earning less than 59,900 AUD while 75% of them are earning more than 59,900 AUD. Also from the diagram, 75% of Industrial Safety and Health Engineer(s) are earning less than 125,000 AUD while 25% are earning more than 125,000 AUD.

What is the difference between the median and the average salary?

Both are indicators. If your salary is higher than both of the average and the median then you are doing very well. If your salary is lower than both, then many people are earning more than you and there is plenty of room for improvement. If your wage is between the average and the median, then things can be a bit complicated. We wrote a guide to explain all about the different scenarios. How to compare your salary

The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary. Naturally the more years of experience the higher your wage. We broke down Industrial Safety and Health Engineer salaries by experience level and this is what we found.

An Industrial Safety and Health Engineer with less than two years of experience makes approximately 45,100 AUD per year.

While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 60,300 AUD per year, 34% more than someone with less than two year's experience.

Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 89,100 AUD per year, 48% more than someone with two to five years of experience.

“ On average, a person's salary doubles their starting salary by the time they cross the 10 years* experience mark. ”

Additionally, Industrial Safety and Health Engineer(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 109,000 AUD per year, 22% more than someone with five to ten years of experience.

If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, then the expected wage is 118,000 AUD per year, 9% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.

Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 128,000 AUD per year, 8% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.

Industrial Safety and Health Engineer average salary change by experience in Australia

Percentage increase and decrease are relative to the previous value

We all know that higher education equals a bigger salary, but how much more money can a degree add to your income? We broke down Industrial Safety and Health Engineer salaries by education level in order to make a comparison.

When the education level is Bachelor's Degree, the average salary of an Industrial Safety and Health Engineer is 52,500 AUD per year.

While someone with a Master's Degree gets a salary of 101,000 AUD per year, 93% more than someone having a Bachelor's Degree degree.

Industrial Safety and Health Engineer average salary difference by education level in Australia

Percentage increase and decrease are relative to the previous value

A Master's degree program or any post-graduate program in Australia costs anywhere from 37,800 Australian Dollar(s) to 114,000 Australian Dollar(s) and lasts approximately two years. That is quite an investment.

You can't really expect any salary increases during the study period, assuming you already have a job. In most cases, a salary review is conducted once education is completed and the degree has been attained.

Many people pursue higher education as a tactic to switch into a higher paying job. The numbers seem to support the thoery. The average increase in compensation while changing jobs is approximately 10% more than the customary salary increment.

If you can afford the costs of higher education, the return on investment is definitely worth it. You should be able to recover the costs in roughly a year or so.

Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality, it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? Male Industrial Safety and Health Engineer employees in Australia earn 7% more than their female counterparts on average.

Percentage increase and decrease are relative to the previous value

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Industrial Safety and Health Engineer(s) in Australia are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 10% every 18 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 8% granted to employees every 16 months.

The figures provided here are averages of numbers. Those figures should be taken as general guidelines. Salary increments will vary from person to person and depend on many factors, but your performance and contribution to the success of the organization remain the most important factors in determining how much and how often you will be granted a raise.

The term 'Annual Salary Increase' usually refers to the increase in 12 calendar month period, but because it is rarely that people get their salaries reviewed exactly on the one year mark, it is more meaningful to know the frequency and the rate at the time of the increase.

How to calculate the salary increment percentage?

The annual salary Increase in a calendar year (12 months) can be easily calculated as follows: Annual Salary Increase = Increase Rate x 12 ÷ Increase Frequency

“The average salary increase in one year (12 months) in Australia is 6%.”

Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Australia for the year 2021. Companies within thriving industries tend to provide higher and more frequent raises. Exceptions do exist, but generally speaking, the situation of any company is closely related to the economic situation in the country or region. These figures tend to change frequently.

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Industrial Safety and Health Engineer Bonus and Incentive Rates in Australia

How much and how often are bonuses being awarded?An Industrial Safety and Health Engineer is considered to be a moderate bonus-based job due to the generally limited involvement in direct revenue generation, with exceptions of course. The people who get the highest bonuses are usually somehow involved in the revenue generation cycle.40% of surveyed staff reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 60% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 2% to 7% of their annual salary.Received BonusNo Bonus

What makes a position worthy of good bonuses and a high salary?

Revenue generators usually get more and higher bonuses, higher salaries, and more frequent salary increments. The reason is quite simple: it is easier to quantify your value to the company in monetary terms when you participate in revenue generation.

“Try to work for companies where your skills can generate revenue. We can't all generate revenue and that's perfectly fine.”

Bonus Comparison by Seniority Level

Top management personnel and senior employees naturally exhibit higher bonus rates and frequencies than juniors. This is very predictable due to the inherent responsibilities of being higher in the hierarchy. People in top positions can easily get double or triple bonus rates than employees down the pyramid.

Hourly Wage = Annual Salary ÷ ( 52 x 5 x 8 )

The hourly wage is the salary paid in one worked hour. Usually jobs are classified into two categories: salaried jobs and hourly jobs. Salaried jobs pay a fix amount regardless of the hours worked. Hourly jobs pay per worked hour. To convert salary into hourly wage the above formula is used (assuming 5 working days in a week and 8 working hours per day which is the standard for most jobs). The hourly wage calculation may differ slightly depending on the worked hours per week and the annual vacation allowance. The figures mentioned above are good approximations and are considered to be the standard. One major difference between salaried employees and hourly paid employees is overtime eligibility. Salaried employees are usually exempt from overtime as opposed to hourly paid staff.

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The average salary for Industrial Safety and Health Engineer is 39% more than that of Factory and Manufacturing. Also, Factory and Manufacturing salaries are 32% less than those of All Jobs.

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Industrial Safety and Health Engineer	86,400 AUD	-0%
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Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Australia earn 5% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.

Percentage increase and decrease are relative to the previous value

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