Salary Guide 2026-27

Queensland Tech Salary Guide

Base salaries and contract day rates for 76 technology roles in Brisbane and across Queensland. Every figure is open to read, with no form to fill in.

Base salaries in the guide run from $65k (Service Desk Analyst) to $335k (Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officer) a year before super.

Where Do You Sit?

Five Categories and the Public Service

Each bar shows the spread of base salaries in that category, on one scale from $60k to $340k, so you can compare one with the next.

Software Engineering

21 roles

$90k to $335k

From Test Analyst to Chief Technology Officer

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Data & AI

12 roles

$95k to $235k

From Database Administrator to Head of Data

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Cloud & Platform

15 roles

$65k to $335k

From Service Desk Analyst to Chief Information Officer

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Cyber Security

10 roles

$95k to $305k

From Cyber Security Analyst to Chief Information Security Officer

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Product & Delivery

18 roles

$90k to $230k

From UX / UI Designer to PMO Manager

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Queensland Government AO, PO and SO Salaries

15 pay levels, AO2 to SO3

Public service pay levels from the award and directive, with the technology roles usually hired at three of them. We are an approved Queensland Government supplier.

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Contract or Permanent

What Is a Day Rate Worth as a Salary?

Say how super is paid, then move the sliders to compare a contract day rate with a permanent base salary. The sum is written out, so you can check it.

How is super paid?

Super is paid on top of my rate My rate includes super

Contract day rate $900

Days worked in a year 220 days

220 days is a full year less four weeks of leave, public holidays and ten days between contracts or off sick.

Comparable permanent base

$198,000

plus at least 12% super

How it is worked out

The Figures

How to Read the Figures

Digital Native's own bands, drawn from a number of research points and trusted data sources.

We last reviewed every band on 12 November 2026.

Base salaries

The guide has 76 salary bands, one for each role. Base salaries are before super.

Contract day rates

70 of the 76 roles have a contract day rate in the guide. Day rates are what the contractor is paid for an 8-hour day, before super.

These bands cover Queensland as a whole. Pay on the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast depends on the employer, so ask us for a current figure for your role.

Find a Role

Every Role, A to Z

All 76 roles in the guide. Each one opens on its row in the category table.

Questions

About the Figures

Are the salaries before or after super?

Base salaries are before super. Day rates are what the contractor is paid for an 8-hour day, before super.

What does a contract day rate include?

Day rates are what the contractor is paid for an 8-hour day, before super. A day rate is paid for the days worked, so to compare it with a salary, multiply it by the days you expect to work in a year. The converter on this page does the sum.

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