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Startup Salaries and Equities in Sydney 2024

What is the average startup salary in Sydney? The average expected salary for Sydney-based startups is 93 per year, with a range from 42k to 260k. 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.

93.3k

Average Salary

3 years

Average years of experience

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The average startup salary in Sydney is $93,292, which is 8.0% lower than the average startup salary of $101,417. 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

$160,417/yr

Range $120k - $260k

Average

$93,292/yr

Range $60k - $115k

Below Average

$76,583/yr

Range $42k - $115k


Industries

The highest average salary in Sydney employee can get in Consumer Lending, that is $145,000. This pay is 13.7% higher than the average Sydney salary in startups, which is $127,500. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Consumer Lending (avg $145,000 per year), Personal Finance (avg $145,000 per year), Fin Tech (avg $145,000 per year).

Tech Stack

The highest average salary in Sydney employees can get with Javascript, that is $120,000. This pay is 18.3% higher than the average salary in startups, which is $101,417. 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 2024 are:
  • 1. Javascript

    $120k

  • 2. Machine Learning

    $115k

  • 3. Java

    $100k

  • 4. GraphQL

    $97k

  • 5. AWS

    $95k

  • 6. PostgreSQL

    $90k

  • 7. Node.js

    $80k

  • 8. Python

    $67k

  • 9. TypeScript

    $55k


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 16.2% lower than the average salary in Sydney startups, which is $101,417. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.