Average Research & Development (R&D) Manager Salary in Australia

The line graph shows Research & Development (R&D) Manager 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 Research & Development (R&D) Manager having experience between 1-4 years, their salary is around $84,234.60.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Research & Development (R&D) Manager salary would increase again to a total of $101,547.48, adding $17,312.88 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 $117,359.32.

And finally, once the Research & Development (R&D) Manager gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach $148,712.09.

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on Research & Development (R&D) Manager's salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of Research & Development (R&D) Manager when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of Research & Development (R&D) Manager is People Management which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 38% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in People Management.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Project Management with 2%. It can be said that Project Management skill will unlikely impact the salary.

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Research & Development (R&D) Manager. 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 $85,072.00 whereas the highest earning is $150,669.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Experienced person will earn the maximum salary of $150,669.00 at 47%. So to summerize, Early Career earns 17% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 1% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 16% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 47% more than the average salary.