Average Mechanical Design Engineer with Computer Aided Design (CAD) Skills Salary in Australia

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

For Mechanical Design Engineer working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around $60,287.96.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of $8,147.82 which would give a total wage of AUD68,435.78.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Mechanical Design Engineer salary would increase again to a total of $88,858.18, adding $20,422.40 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, decrease in salary is noted to a total of $83,814.32.

And finally, once the Mechanical Design Engineer gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach $96,832.00.

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

The most vital skill expected of Mechanical Design Engineer is Microsoft Office which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 8% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Microsoft Office.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Finite Element Analysis (FEA) with 1%. It can be said that Finite Element Analysis (FEA) skill will unlikely impact the salary.

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Mechanical 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 $62,525.00 whereas the highest earning is $96,913.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Experienced person will earn the maximum salary of $96,913.00 at 24%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 20% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 9% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 17% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 9% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 24% more than the average salary.