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Telecommunications Technician salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a telecommunications technician is $91,000 per annum, before tax, up $19,100 since 2018.
DerivedIndicative estimate, not yet verified against official Jobs and Skills Australia / ABS data · Estimate
- Pay follows the telecommunications industry award or a company enterprise agreement, so a technician at a carrier and one at a contractor can be on different rates for similar work.
- Overtime, on-call rosters and penalty rates for after-hours fault restoration add to the base, and outage work is where those hours build up.
- The cabling registration you hold and any specialist skills, such as fibre splicing or working at heights, also affect what employers offer.
The median salary rose by $19,100 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 telecommunications technician
The largest typical pay rise is $10,400 a year, moving into Telecommunications Field Engineer.
- Telecommunications Field Engineer+$10,400/yr
- Telecommunications Technologist+$5,200/yr
How to negotiate a higher telecommunications technician salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time telecommunications technician salary is $91,000; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Use demand as leverage. Telecommunications 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 Networks and systems administration tend to command a premium over general telecommunications technician experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Telecommunications Field Engineer pays a typical $10,400 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."
Telecommunications Technician salary questions
How much do telecommunications technicians earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a telecommunications technician is $91,000 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is telecommunications technician pay rising or falling?
The median telecommunications technician salary is up $19,100 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than telecommunications technician?
Telecommunications Field Engineer pays a typical $10,400 a year more and draws on similar skills to telecommunications 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.