2025 Water Sector Salary & Workforce Insight Guide

The most comprehensive water industry salary guide in Australia — built for hiring managers, executives, and jobseekers who want to plan better, hire smarter, and stay ahead.

Real salaries. Real trends. Real insights.

Created by Utility Careers, the recruitment firm that’s actually on the ground in treatment plants, control rooms, dams and remote towns, not just watching from the sidelines.

What You'll Get Inside

This isn’t just another PDF. It’s your unfair advantage.
Inside the guide, you’ll find:

• 💰Salary benchmarks for 90+ water sector roles across engineering, ops, HSE, digital, executive, project delivery, and more
• 🔎Insights on workforce shortages and emerging job types (hello, Digital Water Systems Engineers)
• 🚧A look at the $213B+ infrastructure pipeline shaping Australia’s water future
• 📉What’s causing recruitment bottlenecks and how to compete for talent
• Bonus: Real-world commentary from our recruitment team, based on conversations in the field

Who This Guide Is For

Employers navigating budget, board approval, and retention strategy

HR leads shaping workforce plans or salary reviews

Executives assessing where to invest in new roles

Candidates wondering, “What’s my role actually worth right now?”

Why We Created It

This guide was created while travelling across regional Australia, sitting with the people running the plants and pipelines — and those struggling to hire them.

We’re not a faceless agency. Utility Careers is an owner-led recruitment firm that chooses purpose over profit. A percentage of all profits go to WaterAid, helping deliver clean water to vulnerable communities. When you download this guide, you support that work.

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