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🇦🇺 Updated March 2, 2026

Principal Cost Engineer in Australia

Detailed salary information for Principal Cost Engineer positions in Australia, including pay in AUD and USD with national income comparison.

Annual Salary (per year)
87,500 AUD
Salary in USD / year
$56,765.82
National Percentile
Top 48%

Job Details

Job TitlePrincipal Cost Engineer
CategoryEngineering
Country🇦🇺 Australia
CurrencyAUD
Annual Salary (per year)87,500 AUD
Annual Salary in USD (per year)$56,765.82
Income TierMiddle 40%

Income Distribution Comparison

How this salary compares to national income brackets

This Salary
87,500
Bottom 50% Avg
18,705
Middle 40% Avg
129,813
Top 10% Avg
382,498
Top 1% Avg
1,190,740

Salary Insight

0.8x
compared to national average

A Principal Cost Engineer in Australia earns 0.8x the national average income of 108,787 AUD.

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