{"id":5400,"date":"2026-01-07T10:55:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T23:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/?page_id=5400"},"modified":"2026-02-17T12:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T01:25:35","slug":"salary-guide-projects-transformation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/salary-guide-projects-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Salary Guide – Projects & Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n

Salary Guide – Projects & Transformation<\/h1>\n\n\t\n \n

Lower band<\/h6>\n \n Suitable for early-career candidates or those gaining experience.\n \n
Mid band<\/h6>\n \n Reflects a fully capable, established performer.\n \n
Upper band<\/h6>\n \n Reflects highly experienced, high-value talent with specialist capability.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n Role Title\n <\/th>\n \n Permanent (Annual base salary*)\n <\/th>\n \n Contracting (Daily rate*)\n <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n\n
Lower<\/th>\n Mid<\/th>\n Upper<\/th>\n Lower<\/th>\n Mid<\/th>\n Upper<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n
Business Analyst<\/td>\n $115,000<\/td>\n $125,000<\/td>\n $140,000<\/td>\n $750<\/td>\n $850<\/td>\n $900<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Senior Business Analyst<\/td>\n $140,000<\/td>\n $160,000<\/td>\n $180,000<\/td>\n $850<\/td>\n $900<\/td>\n $1,000<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Lead Business Analyst<\/td>\n $165,000<\/td>\n $180,000<\/td>\n $200,000<\/td>\n $1,000<\/td>\n $1,050<\/td>\n $1,100<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Project Coordinator<\/td>\n $100,000<\/td>\n $115,000<\/td>\n $130,000<\/td>\n $600<\/td>\n $700<\/td>\n $800<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Project Manager<\/td>\n $130,000<\/td>\n $145,000<\/td>\n $160,000<\/td>\n $850<\/td>\n $1,000<\/td>\n $1,100<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Senior Project Manager<\/td>\n $160,000<\/td>\n $175,000<\/td>\n $190,000<\/td>\n $950<\/td>\n $1,050<\/td>\n $1,250<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Project Director<\/td>\n $180,000<\/td>\n $220,000<\/td>\n $250,000<\/td>\n $1,200<\/td>\n $1,400<\/td>\n $1,650<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Program Manager<\/td>\n $190,000<\/td>\n $250,000<\/td>\n $300,000<\/td>\n $1,100<\/td>\n $1,300<\/td>\n $1,400<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Portfolio Manager<\/td>\n $140,000<\/td>\n $170,000<\/td>\n $200,000<\/td>\n $1,100<\/td>\n $1,250<\/td>\n $1,350<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Program\/Portfolio Director<\/td>\n $180,000<\/td>\n $220,000<\/td>\n $280,000<\/td>\n $1,300<\/td>\n $1,400<\/td>\n $1,500<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
PMO Analyst<\/td>\n $115,000<\/td>\n $125,000<\/td>\n $140,000<\/td>\n $700<\/td>\n $750<\/td>\n $850<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
PMO Manager<\/td>\n $180,000<\/td>\n $250,000<\/td>\n $300,000<\/td>\n $900<\/td>\n $1,000<\/td>\n $1,100<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Portfolio Manager<\/td>\n $180,000<\/td>\n $250,000<\/td>\n $300,000<\/td>\n $1,200<\/td>\n $1,300<\/td>\n $1,400<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Change Analyst<\/td>\n $115,000<\/td>\n $125,000<\/td>\n $140,000<\/td>\n $650<\/td>\n $800<\/td>\n $900<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Change Manager<\/td>\n $140,000<\/td>\n $155,000<\/td>\n $170,000<\/td>\n $900<\/td>\n $950<\/td>\n $1,000<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Senior Change Manager<\/td>\n $165,000<\/td>\n $175,000<\/td>\n $190,000<\/td>\n $1,000<\/td>\n $1,050<\/td>\n $1,100<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Change Lead<\/td>\n $180,000<\/td>\n $200,000<\/td>\n $220,000<\/td>\n $1,100<\/td>\n $1,200<\/td>\n $1,300<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Product Owner<\/td>\n $120,000<\/td>\n $150,000<\/td>\n $190,000<\/td>\n $800<\/td>\n $900<\/td>\n $1,100<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Product Manager<\/td>\n $180,000<\/td>\n $200,000<\/td>\n $220,000<\/td>\n $1,100<\/td>\n $1,200<\/td>\n $1,300<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n \n If you are recruiting for or in a role that is not listed here and wish to discuss the market, please do not hesitate to reach out for a friendly, obligation-free conversation.\n \n \n These figures are designed to cover most of the market; however, anomalies outside these ranges will exist due to factors such as security clearances, niche toolset requirements, on-call loading, and similar considerations.\n \n \n *Figures exclude superannuation, bonuses, benefits and additional allowances. Figures last updated February 2026.\n \n
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Salary Guide – Projects & Transformation Lower band Suitable for early-career candidates or those gaining experience. Mid band Reflects a fully capable, established performer. Upper band Reflects highly experienced, high-value talent with specialist capability. Role Title Permanent (Annual base salary*) Contracting (Daily rate*) Lower Mid Upper Lower Mid Upper Business Analyst $115,000 $125,000 $140,000 $750…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5400","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5400"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5611,"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5400\/revisions\/5611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/au.hudson.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}