Government & Defence roles within 150km of Canberra— who's advertising, what they pay, and the latest openings.
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What you'd take home
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As a Government & Defence worker in Canberra, the median advertised salary is about $133 more per week than the national median.
Canberra
Take-home after rent
$1,792/wk
National median
≈ +$6,916/year difference in salary alone.
State-capital salary data wasn't available for this classification, so this compares against the national median instead. Canberra's rent is shown for context only — it isn't netted against a capital figure we don't have.
Housing-based estimate. Compares median advertised salary and median weekly rent; excludes food, transport and other living costs. Salary from live listings; rent from ABS regional data.
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112 new roles this week· 538 in the last 30 days
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Amazon
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for an experienced Partner Manager to drive partner-led revenue growth across the National Security and Defence (NSD) territory within ANZ Public Sector. As a Partner Manager withi…
OCRT Consulting
Scheduler – Major Defence Capability Program (Canberra) OCRT Consulting is a sovereign and veteran-owned SME delivering expertise and outcomes to Government, Defence, industry and the private sector. We are a cohort o…
Stolt Group
About the Role This role supports the delivery of a narrowband satellite communications capability program, giving Australian industry the opportunity to contribute to missions that both build domestic industrial capa…
Global Infrastructure Services
Our client is looking for a Project Manager for a Defence project. This role requires any type of security clearance. Kindly send us your DETAILED resume in a Word format. The role requires the following essential ski…
Global Infrastructure Services
Our client is looking for a Project Manager for a Defence project. This role requires any type of security clearance. Kindly send us your DETAILED resume in a Word format. The role requires the following essential ski…
Office of National Assessments
Salary range: $132,005 - $149,206 (plus 15.4% superannuation) Location: Barton ACT, Brisbane QLD, Melbourne VIC Status: Ongoing The Team The Quality Assurance Office (QAO) assures the quality, consistency, and transfe…
