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Infrastructure salaries, 2026

3 to 5% salary growth across the discipline

Modest growth as on-premise migrates to cloud. Cloud-focused roles carry a premium over traditional on-premise positions and multi-cloud is highly valued. Desktop support and helpdesk are under pressure from AI automation.

7 titles, base salary

AUD per year, before super. The bar shows each range on the same scale as the whole guide ($70k to $450k). The day rate is the guide's own formula, annual × 1.35 ÷ 220, on the midpoint. Treat it as a floor, not a market rate.

Title and rangeMinimum day rate
Senior Cloud Engineer$150k–$218k
$1,130/day
Infrastructure Manager$150k–$205k
$1,090/day
System Engineer$130k–$170k
$920/day
Cloud Engineer$130k–$150k
$860/day
Network Engineer$125k–$170k
$910/day
Desktop Support$110k–$180k
$890/day
Helpdesk$70k–$85k
$480/day

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Figures as tekFinder publishes them (2026 Salary Guide and Market Report), read 23 October 2026.