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Startup Salaries and Equities in Sydney 2026

What is the average startup salary in Sydney? The average expected salary for Sydney-based startups is 105 per year, with a range from 13k to 205k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The startup salary range in Sydney varies depending on factors such as industry, experience, skills, and startup stage.

104.8k

Average Salary

3 years

Average years of experience

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The average startup salary in Sydney is $104,792, which is 18.8% lower than the average startup salary of $129,000. Salaries in Sydney are based on exclusive Wellfound data. All data is updated on a weekly basis. Factors that may influence salary include: role, years of experience, title, size of company, skill-set, and industry.

Top of market

$168,333/yr

Range $125k - $205k

Average

$104,792/yr

Range $70k - $140k

Below Average

$63,583/yr

Range $13k - $115k


Industries

The highest average salary in Sydney employee can get in Bitcoin Mining, that is $212,500. This pay is 27.4% higher than the average Sydney salary in startups, which is $166,750. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Bitcoin Mining (avg $212,500 per year), Data Centers (avg $212,500 per year), High Performance Computing (avg $212,500 per year).

Tech Stack

The highest average salary in Sydney employees can get with SQL, that is $140,000. This pay is 8.5% higher than the average salary in startups, which is $129,000. Salary range for specific skills will vary based on the supply and demand in the current market.
The top-paying developer skills in Sydney of 2026 are:
  • 1. SQL

    $140k

  • 2. Solidity

    $125k

  • 3. Web3.Js

    $122.5k

  • 4. Javascript

    $120k

  • 5. Machine Learning

    $115k

  • 6. Java

    $100k

  • 7. GraphQL

    $97k

  • 8. AWS

    $95k

  • 9. MongoDB

    $90k

  • 10. Redis

    $90k


Years of experience

Below Average

Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary in Sydney employee can get with 10+ years of experience, that is $85,000. This pay is 34.1% lower than the average salary in Sydney startups, which is $129,000. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.