Can a Embedded Systems Engineer afford to live in Melbourne?

Excellent57% of take-home left to save — you can save aggressively here.
Median salary (gross)
Embedded Systems Engineer · Melbourne
$142,341
Income tax (~32% effective)
Australia
– $45,531
Take-home pay
$8,068/mo
$96,810
Living costs (1 person)
$3,500/mo · derived
– $42,000
Savings potential
$4,568/mo · 57% of take-home
$54,810

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 Embedded Systems Engineer, adjusted for Melbourne.

• Tax: Australia single-filer effective rate (~32%). 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.