Average Principal Scientist with Research Analysis Skills Salary in Australia

Annual Base Salary - $161,085.00/year

The average annual salary of Principal Scientist is $161,085.00

$140,400.00
Low
$161,085.00
Average
$174,720.00
High

The starting salary of Principal Scientist is between $119,340.00 and $140,400.00 whereas the maximum salary range is between $174,720.00 and $200,928.00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
$119,340.00$200,928.00
Bonus Range: Tooltip
$0.00 - $24,960.00
$0.00
$200,928.00
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  • Currency : AUD
  • Annual Salary : $161,085.00
  • Weekly Pay : $2,979.00
  • Fortnightly Salary : $5,957.00
  • Monthly Salary : $12,907.00

Principal Scientist Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Principal Scientist. As indicated, the golden colour represents the percentage share for women and the green represents the percentage share for men.

As shown in the chart, male employees are involved significantly more as Principal Scientist compared to female. Their involvement is 73% while of female is only 27%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Principal Scientist 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.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, another increase in salary will be added to a total of $144,720.00.

And finally, once the Principal Scientist gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach $182,358.38.

Compensation Statistics Based on Experience Levels

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Principal Scientist. 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 $138,533.00 whereas the highest earning is $173,972.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Experienced person will earn the maximum salary of $173,972.00 at 8%. So to summerize, Late Career earns 14% less than the average salary, Experienced earns 8% more than the average salary.

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