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Engineering jobs in Townsville, QLD

Engineering roles within 150km of Townsville— who's advertising, what they pay, and the latest openings.

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68Roles in region
8 ↑New this week
$120kMedian annual salary

What you'd take home

+$0/week

As a Engineering worker in Townsville vs Brisbane, you keep about $325 more in your pocket each week, after rent.

Townsville

Median salary
$2,308/wk
Median rent
$300/wk

Take-home after rent

$2,008/wk

Brisbane

Median salary
$2,063/wk
Median rent
$380/wk

Take-home after rent

$1,683/wk

≈ +$16,900/year difference.

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.

By the numbers

68 Engineering roles in Townsville

8 new roles this week· 68 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time41 (60%)
  • Other22 (32%)
  • Contract3 (4%)
  • Casual1 (1%)
  • Part-time1 (1%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Townsville.

  • 1townsville.qld.gov.au3
  • 2Concentis2
  • 3Wilmar Sugar Australia Limited2
  • 4BAE Systems1
  • 5Glencore Australia1

Advertised salary

Which Engineering sub-fields pay most.

$120kmedian annualised advertised pay
  • Mining - Engineering & Maintenance$230k
  • Maintenance$186.7k
  • Water & Waste$128.7k
  • Civil/Structural$105k
  • Electrical/Electronic$98.8k

Explore sub-classifications

Engineering broken down by specialism — each tile jumps to the latest roles.

Civil/Structural26 rolesCivil/StructuralWater & Waste10 rolesWater & WasteProject Engineering6 rolesProject EngineeringElectrical/Electronic6 rolesElectrical/ElectronicAerospace4 rolesAerospaceMining - Engineering & Maintenance3 rolesMining - Engineering & MaintenanceMaintenance3 rolesMaintenanceMechanical2 rolesMechanicalProcess2 rolesProcessChemical2 rolesChemicalManagement2 rolesManagementProject Management1 roleProject Management

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