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Electronics Technician salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for an electronics technician is $77,000 per annum, before tax, up $16,200 since 2018.
DerivedIndicative estimate, not yet verified against official Jobs and Skills Australia / ABS data · Estimate
- Pay is set by the award or enterprise agreement covering your employer, so a manufacturer, a mine site and a small service business can pay quite differently for the same work.
- Shift work, on-call rosters and remote site allowances add to the base rate, and the registration or licence you hold can open up work that pays more.
The median salary rose by $16,200 between 2018 and 2024; the dashed line shows a projection to 2028 based on the real ABS Wage Price Index growth rate, not a role-specific forecast.
Roles that pay more than electronics technician
The largest typical pay rise is $51,000 a year, moving into Systems Administrator.
- Systems Administrator+$51,000/yr
- Instrumentation Technician+$21,800/yr
- Telecommunications Technician+$14,000/yr
How to negotiate a higher electronics technician salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time electronics technician salary is $77,000; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Use demand as leverage. Electronics Technicians are on the national skills shortage list, so employers are more likely to move on price to keep or attract someone in a role they're struggling to fill.
- Lead with what's scarce, not just tenure. Skills like Installation and maintenance and Plant and equipment operation tend to command a premium over general electronics technician experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Systems Administrator pays a typical $51,000 a year more and draws on similar skills, even mentioning you're weighing it up is a legitimate data point in a pay conversation.
- Time it deliberately. Reviews, the end of a project you delivered, or taking on responsibility beyond your job description are stronger moments to ask than an arbitrary date on the calendar.
- Ask for a number, not a raise. "Based on the market rate and [specific contribution], I'd like to move to X" gets a clearer answer than "I think I deserve more."
Electronics Technician salary questions
How much do electronics technicians earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for an electronics technician is $77,000 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is electronics technician pay rising or falling?
The median electronics technician salary is up $16,200 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than electronics technician?
Systems Administrator pays a typical $51,000 a year more and draws on similar skills to electronics technician.
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Pay advice
- How to ask for a pay rise, and back it up with real numbersWhat national wage growth looks like right now, how to work out a figure for your own role, wording you can adapt for the conversation, and what to do if the answer is no.
- The average salary in Australia (2026)Full-time adults in Australia averaged $2,083.70 a week in May 2026. Several measures get called the average salary, and this explains which one fits your situation.
- Overtime pay, time in lieu and what your award saysOvertime rates come from your award or agreement, not one national rule. How rates work, what happens on a salary, and how time off in lieu works.