Can a Product Designer afford to live in Melbourne?

Excellent47% of take-home left to save — you can save aggressively here.
Median salary (gross)
Product Designer · Melbourne
$109,753
Income tax (~28% effective)
Australia
– $31,246
Take-home pay
$6,542/mo
$78,507
Living costs (1 person)
$3,500/mo · derived
– $42,000
Savings potential
$3,042/mo · 47% of take-home
$36,507

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 Product Designer, adjusted for Melbourne.

• Tax: Australia single-filer effective rate (~28%). 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.