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Financial Controller salaries in Australian startups
11 salary figures from 9 funded Australian startups and 11 source pages, each linked. How we built it · How to cite
Prototype, updated 5 November 2026.
Financial Controller
A$166k
Median salary
Midpoint of each band
11
Annual figures
Each links to its source
11
Source pages
9 companies
A$117k to A$317k
Full range
Lowest to highest figure
Salary range by stage
Reading the chart
| Stage | Figures (n) | Sources | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before first round | 2 | 2 | Too few sources | A$150k to A$180k |
| Series B | 2 | 2 | Too few sources | A$145k to A$172k |
| Series C | 4 | 4 | A$223k | A$150k to A$300k |
| Series D+ | 1 | 1 | Too few sources | A$117k to A$162k |
| Growth | 2 | 2 | Too few sources | A$140k to A$317k |
The figures behind the chart
11 figures
Role as stated | Industry | Stage | City | Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Eucalyptus | Regional Controller, International Finance (Sydney)Financial Controller | A$180,000 to A$280,000 | Tech | Series C | Sydney (HQ) | 2026 | JobLeads |
| Ofload | Financial ControllerFinancial Controller | A$190,000 to A$240,000 | Tech | Series C | Sydney | 2026 | JobLeads |
| Eucalyptus | Regional Controller - Global Finance & SOX Leadnear Financial Controller | A$150,000 to A$200,000 | Tech | Series C | Sydney | Not stated | JobLeads |
| Edrolo | Financial ControllerFinancial Controller | A$160,000 to A$172,000 | Tech | Series B | Melbourne | 2026 | Glassdoor |
| Sharon AI | Financial ControllerFinancial Controller | A$150,000 to A$180,000 | Tech | Before first round | Sydney | 2026 | Job ad (seek.com.au) |
| BiomeBank | Financial ControllerFinancial Controller | A$150,000 to A$180,000 | Deep tech | Before first round | Adelaide | 2023 | Job ad (indeed.com) |
| Plotlogic | Financial Controllernear Financial Controller | A$145,000 to A$155,000 | Deep tech | Series B | Brisbane | 2026 | Glassdoor |
| Octopus Deploy | Financial Controller (Remote, AU)Financial Controller | A$140,000 to A$160,000 | Tech | Growth | Brisbane (HQ) | 2023 | Job ad (startup.jobs) |
| Culture Amp | Senior Director of Financial Controlnear Financial Controller | A$117,000 to A$162,000 | Tech | Series D+ | Melbourne (HQ) | 2026 | Glassdoor |
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https://www.storyrecruitment.com.au/insights/finance-salaries/financial-controllerHow 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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