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Accountant salaries in Australian startups

118 salary figures from 57 funded Australian startups and 97 source pages, each linked. How we built it · How to cite

Prototype, updated 5 November 2026.

Accountant

A$90k
Median salary
Midpoint of each band
115
Annual figures
plus 3 day or hourly rates
96
Source pages
57 companies
A$34k to A$224k
Full range
Lowest to highest figure

Salary range by stage

Reading the chart

Finance salaries by stage: Accountant050k100k150k200k250kBefore first roundA$84kSeedA$81kSeries AA$92kSeries BA$105kSeries CA$80kSeries D+A$90kGrowthA$93kLowest to highest advertised or reported annual figure per stage, with the median of band midpoints marked where 3 or more sources back it.
Finance salaries by stage: Accountant
StageFigures (n)SourcesMedianRange
Before first round2623A$84kA$53k to A$160k
Seed1210A$81kA$60k to A$190k
Series A1614A$92kA$48k to A$180k
Series B1514A$105kA$56k to A$180k
Series C139A$80kA$57k to A$184k
Series D+118A$90kA$34k to A$155k
Growth2218A$93kA$54k to A$224k

The figures behind the chart

118 figures

Role as stated
Industry
Stage
City
Source
CanvaAccountant (average base salary)near AccountantA$184,000TechGrowthSydney (HQ)2025Glassdoor
EmesentSenior Management Accountant / Finance Business Partnernear AccountantA$180,000Deep techSeries ABrisbane2026JobLeads
CanvaAccountantnear AccountantA$122,035 to A$223,905TechGrowthSydney (HQ)Not statedIndeed
CanvaAccountantnear AccountantA$165,300TechGrowthSydney (HQ)Not statedIndeed
Silicon Quantum ComputingSenior Financial AccountantAccountantA$140,000 to A$190,000Deep techSeedSydney2026JobLeads
Culture AmpFinancial Accountant (12 Month FTC / Maternity Cover)AccountantA$145,000 to A$155,000TechSeries D+Melbourne2026SEEK
NEXLSenior Financial AccountantAccountantA$120,000 to A$180,000TechSeries BSydney2026Jobsora
OfloadFinance Reporting ManagerAccountantA$150,000TechSeries BSydney2024Job ad (indeed.com)
EucalyptusTax and Treasury ManagerAccountantA$102,790 to A$183,951TechSeries CSydney2023Job ad (indeed.com)
GXEFund AccountantAccountantA$120,000 to A$160,000FintechBefore first roundMelbourne2024Job ad (indeed.com)
HEOSenior AccountantAccountantA$130,000 to A$145,000Deep techSeries BSydney2026Job ad (heo.breezy.hr)
HEOSenior AccountantAccountantA$137,296Deep techSeries BSydney2026Indeed
ProspaSenior Financial Accountant (12 month contract)AccountantA$120,000 to A$150,000FintechGrowthSydney2026JobLeads
Silicon Quantum ComputingSenior Financial AccountantAccountantA$133,000Deep techSeedSydney2026Glassdoor
Silicon Quantum ComputingSenior Financial AccountantAccountantA$121,000 to A$144,000Deep techSeedSydney2026Glassdoor
Employment HeroFinancial AccountantAccountantA$110,000 to A$150,000TechSeries D+Sydney2026JobLeads
RateMyAgentSenior Financial AccountantAccountantA$120,000 to A$140,000TechBefore first roundMelbourne (HQ)2026Glassdoor
SimproFinancial Accountantnear AccountantA$120,000 to A$140,000TechGrowthBrisbane (HQ)2026SEEK
WeploySystem AccountantAccountantA$130,000TechSeedMelbourne2026SEEK
FLAIM SystemsCompany AccountantAccountantA$128,440Deep techSeries AMelbourne2026LinkedIn
OfloadSenior Financial AccountantAccountantA$119,236 to A$137,262TechSeries CSydney (HQ)2026Indeed
OfloadSenior Financial AccountantAccountantA$127,932TechSeries CSydney (HQ)2026Indeed
MoneyMeSenior Financial Accountantnear AccountantA$113,880 to A$141,714FintechBefore first roundSydney2026Indeed
MoneyMeSenior Financial Accountantnear AccountantA$127,037FintechBefore first roundSydney2026Indeed
BioPakManagement AccountantAccountantA$120,000 to A$130,000OtherBefore first roundSydney2026Job ad (linkedin.com)

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Source: Story Recruitment Startup Finance Salary Database (https://www.storyrecruitment.com.au/insights/finance-salaries)
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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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