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Australia · FY26-27

ANZSCO 2631 · IT professionals

Computer network professional salary in Australia

Median salary for an Australian computer network professional is $119,149 per year (2022-23 tax return data), with $90,233 take-home after tax at current FY2025-26 rates.

Median salary
$119,149
After tax (yr)
$90,233
Fortnightly
$3,471
Tax returns
35,572

Income distribution

Source: ATO Taxation Statistics 2022-23, Table 15 (ANZSCO unit group 2631, based on 35,572 tax returns).

Metric Taxable income Salary / wages Total income
Median $119,428 $119,149 $123,394
Average (mean) $130,981 $125,762 $135,121

Taxable income = gross income minus allowable deductions. Salary / wages = PAYG-reported income only. Total income = all sources including investment, business, etc.

Take-home pay on the median $computer network professional salary

Gross salary (median) $119,149
Income tax −$26,533
Medicare levy (2%) −$2,383
Take-home pay $90,233
+ Employer super $14,298
See the $120,000 salary page for full breakdown (monthly, fortnightly, weekly, daily and hourly), or open the calculator prefilled with $119,149 to model salary sacrifice, HELP, or novated lease.

Related occupations · IT professionals

Other occupations within the same ANZSCO sub-major group.

Occupation Tax returns Median salary
Software and applications programmer 146,527 $120,658
IT business or systems analyst 59,580 $115,013
Database or systems administrator, or IT security specialist 35,148 $100,266
IT support or test engineer 28,271 $88,076
IT business analyst 22,607 $130,070

Frequently asked questions

How much does a computer network professional earn in Australia?

The median salary or wage income for an Australian computer network professional in 2022-23 was $119,149, based on 35,572 lodged tax returns. The average (mean) was $125,762; the mean is pulled up by high earners so the median is a better guide for a typical computer network professional.

What is a computer network professional salary after tax?

On the median $119,149 salary for a computer network professional, take-home pay in FY2025-26 is about $90,233 per year after income tax and the 2% Medicare levy — roughly $3,471 per fortnight or $1,735 per week.

How much tax does a computer network professional pay?

On the median $119,149 salary, a computer network professional in FY2025-26 pays about $28,916 in total tax — $26,533 income tax plus $2,383 Medicare levy. Effective rate: 24.3%.

How many people work as a computer network professional in Australia?

35,572 Australians lodged a tax return as a computer network professional in 2022-23. This is the count of individuals who classified themselves under ANZSCO unit group 2631 on their return.

What is the average vs median computer network professional salary?

Average (mean): $125,762. Median: $119,149. The median is usually lower because a small number of very high earners pull the average up. For a realistic picture of what a typical computer network professional earns, use the median.

Data sources

Salary data: Australian Taxation Office — Taxation Statistics 2022-23, Table 15. Used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Australia licence.

Take-home pay calculated at paycalculator.page using ATO-published FY2025-26 brackets, 2% Medicare levy, and default settings (Australian resident, private hospital cover, tax-free threshold claimed).