2026 | 2027 Guide — Limited Release

Market Insights and Salary Guide 2026 | 2027

Energy sector salary benchmarks and hiring intelligence for Australia’s evolving energy market, covering executive, engineering, project delivery, renewables, BESS, transmission and grid infrastructure roles.

What's Inside

Everything you need to hire and negotiate

in 2026/2027

Built from live placement data and direct market intelligence across Australia's energy and infrastructure landscape.

Salary benchmarks

Salary Benchmarks

Role-by-role salary ranges across executive, engineering, commercial and project delivery functions, benchmarked against current energy sector placements.

Market trends

Market Trends

Clear insight into demand patterns, talent shortages and emerging growth areas across renewables, BESS, transmission and grid infrastructure.

Hiring intelligence

Hiring Intelligence

Time-to-hire insights, candidate availability and counter-offer trends to help employers move quickly and secure high-impact talent.

Executive roles

Executive and Leadership

Senior-level remuneration insights across C-suite, GM and director-level roles, including base salary, superannuation and broader package considerations.

State by state

Talent Availability

Practical insight into where candidate supply is tight, where competition is strongest and which skill sets are becoming increasingly difficult to secure.

Outlook

12-Month Outlook

Forward-looking commentary on project pipelines, policy drivers and workforce planning pressures shaping energy sector hiring over the next year.

Sectors Covered

Spanning the full energy value chain

From generation to grid - data covering every major discipline in Australia's energy transition.

Renewables

Renewables

BESS

BESS & Storage

Transmission

Transmission & Grid

Engineering

Engineering

Project Delivery

Project Delivery

Development

Development

Commercial

Commercial & Finance

Executive

Executive & Leadership

Infrastructure

Grid Infrastructure

About This Guide

Built by specialists. Backed by real data.

Enertia Talent is Australia's specialist energy sector recruiter. This guide is compiled directly from our placement activity, candidate conversations, and client mandates - not third-party surveys or modelled estimates.

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Sourced from live placement and market activity

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Covers permanent, contract, and executive search

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Structured salary tables and market commentary

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Used by hiring managers and HR leads across the sector

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