Can a DevOps Engineer afford to live in Melbourne?

Excellent43% of take-home left to save — you can save aggressively here.
Median salary (gross)
DevOps Engineer · Melbourne
$101,228
Income tax (~27% effective)
Australia
– $27,740
Take-home pay
$6,124/mo
$73,488
Living costs (1 person)
$3,500/mo · derived
– $42,000
Savings potential
$2,624/mo · 43% of take-home
$31,488

Single professional, after-tax. Salary − tax − living costs = what you could save each year.

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How we calculated this

• Salary: OECD 2024 median for DevOps Engineer, adjusted for Melbourne.

• Tax: Australia single-filer effective rate (~27%). Official calculator.

• Living costs: derived from cost-of-living index for a single professional.

Planning estimates, not financial or tax advice. Updated 2026. Your situation will differ.