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IT Project Manager salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for an it project manager is $172,100 per annum, before tax, up $36,400 since 2018.
- What you're paid depends on how you're engaged: permanent roles sit inside an enterprise agreement or a salary band, while contractors and consultants usually charge a day rate for the life of a project.
- Certifications such as PRINCE2 or PMP can influence an offer, and the scale and risk of the projects you've delivered tends to count for more than years of service.
- Contract work trades security for higher rates.
The median salary rose by $36,400 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.
How to negotiate a higher it project manager salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time it project manager salary is $172,100; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Lead with what's scarce, not just tenure. Skills like Project management and Agile delivery tend to command a premium over general it project manager experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- 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."
IT Project Manager salary questions
How much do it project managers earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for an it project manager is $172,100 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is it project manager pay rising or falling?
The median it project manager salary is up $36,400 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
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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.