Average Design Engineer with Engineering Design Skills Salary in Melbourne, Victoria

The line graph shows Design Engineer salary in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on an annual basis. In this graph specifically, it is indicated that as the years of experience increases, so does their wages.

For Design Engineer having experience between 1-4 years, their salary is around $74,544.16.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Design Engineer salary would increase again to a total of $86,823.25, adding $12,279.09 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, another increase in salary will be added to a total of $93,890.05.

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on Design Engineer's salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of Design Engineer when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of Design Engineer is Computer Aided Drafting & Design (CADD) which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 24% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Computer Aided Drafting & Design (CADD).

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Product Development with 7%. It can be said that Product Development skill will unlikely impact the salary.

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Design Engineer. Companies are considering factors like training and education directly affecting the salary offered to you as an employee. The line graph shows the salary increment with the increase in experience whereas the bar graph shows the comparision of how the salary is getting affected based on experience level.

As shown in the trends, lowest earning is $74,092.00 whereas the highest earning is $91,071.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Late Career person will earn the maximum salary of $91,071.00 at 18%. So to summerize, Early Career earns 4% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 11% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 18% more than the average salary.