Side by side
Melbourne vs Sydney
Sydney pays more: a median of $76,000 against $68,500. Demand is comparable on both sides.
Comparison
Side by side
| Measure | Melbourne | Sydney | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open postings | 52,687 | 63,817 | -11,130 |
| Posted this week | 4,178 | 3,735 | |
| Median salary | $68,500 | $76,000 | $-7.5k |
| 25th percentile | $54k | $60k | |
| 75th percentile | $85k | $94k | |
| Salary disclosed | 5.7% | 7.9% | |
| Remote share | 3.9% | 6.6% | -2.7pp |
| Median age of posting | 81d | 78d | |
| Open over 60 days | 48.6% | 36.0% | |
| Visa sponsorship | 11.7% | 21.1% |
Pay
Pay distribution
Melbourne
$31k$119k
Sydney
$34k$131k
Freshness
How old the listings are
Melbourne
just posted81d median90d+
Sydney
just posted78d median90d+
Demand
What each side asks for
Melbourne — technologies
Sydney — technologies
Melbourne — employers
Sydney — employers
Both sides are counted the same way on the same day, so the gap is comparable even where the
absolute numbers move. Salary figures use only postings that publish a range — the disclosure
rate is in the table because a median over 20% of a cohort is a weaker number than one over 70%.