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Finance Manager salaries in Australian startups

38 salary figures from 28 funded Australian startups and 34 source pages, each linked. How we built it · How to cite

Prototype, updated 5 November 2026.

Finance Manager

A$145k
Median salary
Midpoint of each band
37
Annual figures
plus 1 day or hourly rates
33
Source pages
27 companies
A$60k to A$240k
Full range
Lowest to highest figure

Salary range by stage

Reading the chart

Finance salaries by stage: Finance Manager050k100k150k200k250kBefore first roundA$148kSeedA$135kSeries AA$145kSeries BA$140kSeries CA$142kGrowthn=2Lowest 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: Finance Manager
StageFigures (n)SourcesMedianRange
Before first round1312A$148kA$74k to A$240k
Seed55A$135kA$60k to A$180k
Series A53A$145kA$105k to A$195k
Series B65A$140kA$110k to A$240k
Series C66A$142kA$93k to A$216k
Growth22Too few sourcesA$169k to A$237k

The figures behind the chart

38 figures

Role as stated
Industry
Stage
City
Source
PropellerFinance ManagerFinance ManagerA$240,000TechBefore first roundSydney2026Glassdoor
AirTrunkSenior Manager, Financenear Finance ManagerA$180,000 to A$240,000TechBefore first roundSydney2026JobLeads
Hola HealthSenior Finance ManagerFinance ManagerA$180,000 to A$240,000TechBefore first roundPerth2026JobLeads
Loam BioFinance Transformation & Systems Managernear Finance ManagerA$180,000 to A$240,000Deep techSeries BNot stated2026Startup Jobs
Firmus TechnologiesSenior Treasury & Cash Management Leadnear Finance ManagerA$180,000 to A$230,000TechGrowthSydney2026JobLeads
CanvaSenior Manager, Finance Transformationnear Finance ManagerA$169,000 to A$237,000TechGrowthSydney (HQ)2026Airtree Job Board
Harrison.aiSenior Commercial Finance ManagerFinance ManagerA$181,000 to A$216,000TechSeries CSydney (HQ)2026Glassdoor
EucalyptusCombined Tax and Treasury Manager (dual-scope managerial position)near Finance ManagerA$160,000 to A$190,000TechSeries CSydney (HQ)2026Glassdoor
AssetiFinance ManagerFinance ManagerA$160,000 to A$180,000TechSeedSydney2026Job ad (linkedin.com)
RateMyAgentFinance ManagerFinance ManagerA$164,924TechBefore first roundMelbourne (HQ)2026Indeed
StakeFinance Manager (Stake)near Finance ManagerA$130,000 to A$195,000FintechSeries ANot stated2026Glassdoor
StakeFinance Manager (Stake)near Finance ManagerA$155,000FintechSeries ANot stated2026Glassdoor
SplendFinance Managernear Finance ManagerA$143,000 to A$158,000OtherBefore first roundNot stated2026Glassdoor
Loam BioFinance Transformation & Systems Managernear Finance ManagerA$110,000 to A$190,000Deep techSeries BSydney2026Glassdoor
PentenFinance Managernear Finance ManagerA$140,000 to A$160,000TechBefore first roundCanberra (HQ)2026SEEK
AirTrunkManager, Financenear Finance ManagerA$148,000TechBefore first roundSydney2026Glassdoor
EucalyptusFinance Managernear Finance ManagerA$145,000 to A$146,000TechSeries CSydney (HQ)2026Glassdoor
PlanCareFinance ManagerFinance ManagerA$140,000 to A$150,000TechSeedPerth (HQ)2026SEEK
StakeFinance Manager at Stakenear Finance ManagerA$145,000FintechSeries ANot stated2026Glassdoor
OfloadFinance ManagerFinance ManagerA$117,541 to A$163,962TechSeries BSydney (HQ)2026Indeed
NEXLFinance Managernear Finance ManagerA$120,000 to A$160,000TechSeries ASydney2026JobLeads
XefcoFinance Managernear Finance ManagerA$140,000Deep techBefore first roundNot stated2025Workforce Australia
HEOFinance ManagerFinance ManagerA$130,000 to A$150,000Deep techBefore first roundSydney2023Job ad (indeed.com)
ConstantinopleFinance Managernear Finance ManagerA$130,000 to A$150,000FintechSeries BSydneyNot statedLinkedIn
OfloadFinance Managernear Finance ManagerA$138,825TechSeries CSydney (HQ)2026Indeed

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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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