Industry median · August 2025
Mining
The median in this industry is $2,761 a week, about $143,572 if multiplied by 52. The national full-time average is $108,352. Keep those measures apart: one is a median for everyone in the industry, the other is a full-time average.
Guides
- Mining engineer salary: How it compares to the national averageThe ABS does not publish a specific average salary for mining engineers. However, the mining industry typically pays above the national full-time average of $108,352 per year.
- Mining engineering salary in Australia: what the data showsThe ABS does not publish a specific average salary for mining engineers. The national full-time average is $108,352, and the full-time median is $90,532. Mining engineers typically earn above these figures, but precise data is not available from the sources used on this site.