The Story Recruitment Startup Finance Salary Database
256 salary figures from 104 funded Australian startups and 219 source pages, each linked. How we built it · How to cite
Prototype, updated 5 November 2026.
All finance roles
A$120k
Median salary
Midpoint of each band
248
Annual figures
plus 8 day or hourly rates
214
Source pages
103 companies
A$34k to A$700k
Full range
Lowest to highest figure
Salary range by role
Reading the chart
| Role | Figures (n) | Sources | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFO | 2 | 2 | Too few sources | A$135k to A$700k |
| Head of Finance | 9 | 9 | A$190k | A$58k to A$501k |
| Financial Controller | 11 | 11 | A$166k | A$117k to A$317k |
| Finance Manager | 37 | 33 | A$145k | A$60k to A$240k |
| FP&A and finance analyst | 59 | 55 | A$130k | A$70k to A$408k |
| Accountant | 115 | 96 | A$90k | A$34k to A$224k |
| Payroll | 15 | 14 | A$90k | A$45k to A$140k |
The figures behind the chart
256 figures
Role as stated | Industry | Stage | City | Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ofload | Chief Financial OfficerCFO | A$350,000 to A$700,000 | Tech | Series C | Sydney | 2026 | Jobslooker |
| Linktree | Strategic Finance & Corporate Development Leadernear Head of Finance | A$458,256 to A$501,217 | Tech | Series C | Sydney | 2026 | JobLeads |
| Canva | Global Head of FP&A (Relocation to Sydney, Australia)near FP&A and finance analyst | A$271,000 to A$408,000 | Tech | Growth | Sydney | 2026 | Blackbird Job Board |
| Canva | Global Head of FP&Anear FP&A and finance analyst | A$271,000 to A$361,000 | Tech | Growth | Sydney (HQ) | 2026 | Blackbird Job Board |
| EatClub | Head of FinanceHead of Finance | A$250,000 to A$300,000 | Tech | Series A | Melbourne (HQ) | 2026 | Careerjet |
| Canva | Global Head of FP&Anear FP&A and finance analyst | A$250,000 to A$280,000 | Tech | Growth | Sydney (HQ) | Not stated | Talent.com |
| Canva | Head of Treasurynear Head of Finance | A$210,000 to A$320,000 | Tech | Growth | Sydney (HQ) | Not stated | Square Peg Job Board |
| Canva | Head of Corporate Accountingnear Financial Controller | A$208,000 to A$317,000 | Tech | Growth | Sydney (HQ) | 2026 | Blackbird Job Board |
| Eucalyptus | Regional Controller: Global Finance LeaderFinancial Controller | A$220,000 to A$300,000 | Tech | Series C | Sydney (HQ) | 2026 | JobLeads |
| Propeller | Finance ManagerFinance Manager | A$240,000 | Tech | Before first round | Sydney | 2026 | Glassdoor |
| Octopus Deploy | VP of Financenear Head of Finance | A$220,000 to A$250,000 | Tech | Growth | Brisbane (HQ) | 2026 | Startup Jobs |
| Canva | Senior Corporate FP&A Managernear FP&A and finance analyst | A$194,000 to A$270,000 | Tech | Growth | Sydney (HQ) | Not stated | General Catalyst |
| Eucalyptus | Regional Controller, International Finance (Sydney)Financial Controller | A$180,000 to A$280,000 | Tech | Series C | Sydney (HQ) | 2026 | JobLeads |
| Lorikeet | Strategic Finance Leadnear FP&A and finance analyst | A$200,000 to A$260,000 | Tech | Series A | Sydney | 2026 | JobLeads |
| Canva | Senior Manager, Product Financenear FP&A and finance analyst | A$180,000 to A$260,000 | Tech | Growth | Sydney (HQ) | Not stated | Startup Jobs |
| Ofload | Financial ControllerFinancial Controller | A$190,000 to A$240,000 | Tech | Series C | Sydney | 2026 | JobLeads |
| AirTrunk | Senior Manager, Financenear Finance Manager | A$180,000 to A$240,000 | Tech | Before first round | Sydney | 2026 | JobLeads |
| Hola Health | Senior Finance ManagerFinance Manager | A$180,000 to A$240,000 | Tech | Before first round | Perth | 2026 | JobLeads |
| Loam Bio | Finance Transformation & Systems Managernear Finance Manager | A$180,000 to A$240,000 | Deep tech | Series B | Not stated | 2026 | Startup Jobs |
| Firmus Technologies | Senior Treasury & Cash Management Leadnear Finance Manager | A$180,000 to A$230,000 | Tech | Growth | Sydney | 2026 | JobLeads |
| Canva | Senior Manager, Finance Transformationnear Finance Manager | A$169,000 to A$237,000 | Tech | Growth | Sydney (HQ) | 2026 | Airtree Job Board |
| Bare | Financial Modelling Consultant (3 month contract)near FP&A and finance analyst | A$200,000 | Other | Series A | Not stated | Not stated | Glassdoor |
| Harrison.ai | Senior Commercial Finance ManagerFinance Manager | A$181,000 to A$216,000 | Tech | Series C | Sydney (HQ) | 2026 | Glassdoor |
| Mutinex | Finance DirectorHead of Finance | A$170,000 to A$210,000 | Tech | Before first round | Sydney | 2024 | Job ad (indeed.com) |
| XY Sense | Head of Finance & OperationsHead of Finance | A$170,000 to A$210,000 | Tech | Seed | Melbourne | Not stated | Blackbird Job Board |
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Salaries by industry and role
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- Finance salaries in tech startups (170 figures)
- Finance salaries in deep tech startups (37 figures)
- Finance salaries in fintech startups (30 figures)
- CFO salaries in Australian startups (2 figures)
- Head of Finance salaries in Australian startups (9 figures)
- Financial Controller salaries in Australian startups (11 figures)
- Finance Manager salaries in Australian startups (38 figures)
- FP&A and finance analyst salaries in Australian startups (61 figures)
- Accountant salaries in Australian startups (118 figures)
- Payroll salaries in Australian startups (17 figures)
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Source: Story Recruitment Startup Finance Salary Database (https://www.storyrecruitment.com.au/insights/finance-salaries)How we built it
- Which companies. Only startups in the Story Recruitment Australian Startup Funding Database. Industry and stage come from there: stage is the last round the company announced before the figure was published.
- Two kinds of figure. 57 are salary bands employers put in their own job ads. 199 are salaries a public page reports for that role at that company (Glassdoor, SEEK, Indeed, the company's own careers page and others), found by searching each role and company pair.
- Exact or near. "Exact" means the source names the same role at the same company. "Near" means a related finance role at the same company (a Senior Financial Analyst figure on an FP&A search, say). Market-wide averages and figures for other companies are left out.
- Small cells. A median shows only when 3 or more separate source pages back it. Below that the row is greyed and marked "Too few sources"; the figures are still listed so you can read them yourself.
- Not converted. Australian dollars only. Base salary as the source states it; super, bonus and equity are not added. Day, hourly and monthly rates are listed but never annualised or counted in a median.
- Counted once. 115 figures appeared both as a job ad and as a reported salary and were merged.
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