Startup finance salary database
Payroll salaries in Australian startups
17 salary figures from 10 funded Australian startups and 16 source pages, each linked. How we built it · How to cite
Prototype, updated 5 November 2026.
Payroll
A$90k
Median salary
Midpoint of each band
15
Annual figures
plus 2 day or hourly rates
14
Source pages
9 companies
A$45k to A$140k
Full range
Lowest to highest figure
Salary range by stage
Reading the chart
| Stage | Figures (n) | Sources | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | 1 | 1 | Too few sources | A$80k to A$85k |
| Series A | 3 | 3 | A$83k | A$70k to A$100k |
| Series D+ | 7 | 6 | A$91k | A$45k to A$136k |
| Growth | 4 | 4 | A$124k | A$90k to A$140k |
The figures behind the chart
17 figures
Role as stated | Industry | Stage | City | Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SafetyCulture | Senior Payroll OfficerPayroll | A$122,699 to A$130,758 | Tech | Growth | Sydney (HQ) | 2026 | SEEK |
| Betashares | Senior Payroll & Systems Analyst: 6-Month Contract (ANZ)Payroll | A$110,000 to A$140,000 | Fintech | Growth | Sydney | 2026 | Jobsora |
| Rokt | Payroll Specialistnear Payroll | A$109,000 to A$135,000 | Tech | Growth | Not stated | Not stated | startup.jobs |
| Employment Hero | Payroll Business Partner (Australia) - Remotenear Payroll | A$104,000 to A$112,000 | Tech | Series D+ | Brisbane | Not stated | Glassdoor |
| Employment Hero | Payroll Business Partner (Australia) - Remotenear Payroll | A$102,000 to A$113,000 | Tech | Series D+ | Sydney | 2026 | Glassdoor |
| Employment Hero | Payroll Business Partners or Implementation Consultantsnear Payroll | A$100,000 to A$112,000 | Tech | Series D+ | Sydney (HQ) | Not stated | Glassdoor |
| Employment Hero | Payroll OfficerPayroll | A$45,000 to A$136,000 | Tech | Series D+ | Sydney (HQ) | 2026 | Indeed |
| Guzman y Gomez | Payroll Officer (12 month contract)Payroll | A$90,000 | Other | Growth | Sydney | 2026 | Job ad (jobs.smartrecruiters.com) |
| Employment Hero | Payroll OfficerPayroll | A$89,995 | Tech | Series D+ | Sydney (HQ) | 2026 | Indeed |
| Amber Electric | Payroll Officer (Part-Time)Payroll | A$80,000 to A$95,000 | Tech | Series D+ | Melbourne | Not stated | Entrepreneurs First |
| Arkeus | Payroll AdministratorPayroll | A$70,000 to A$100,000 | Deep tech | Series A | Melbourne | 2026 | JobLeads |
| Arkeus | Payroll AdministratorPayroll | A$70,000 to A$95,000 | Deep tech | Series A | Melbourne | 2026 | JobLeads |
| PlanCare | Payroll and Accounts AssistantPayroll | A$80,000 to A$85,000 | Tech | Seed | Perth | 2026 | Job ad (seek.com.au) |
| Amber Electric | Payroll Officer (Part-Time)Payroll | A$75,000 to A$90,000 | Tech | Series D+ | Melbourne | 2025 | Job ad (seek.com.au) |
| Carma | Payroll and Finance SpecialistPayroll | A$80,000 | Tech | Series A | Sydney | 2024 | Job ad (indeed.com) |
| Culture Amp | Payroll Specialist (6 month FTC)Payroll | A$950 per week | Tech | Series D+ | Sydney | 2024 | Job ad (indeed.com) |
| Culture Amp | Payroll Specialist - FTCPayroll | A$950 per week | Tech | Series D+ | Melbourne | 2024 | Job ad (indeed.com) |
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https://www.storyrecruitment.com.au/insights/finance-salaries/payrollHow 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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