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Graduate Salary at RMIT Grads: Which Suburb Can You Afford Post-Study?

Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

RMIT graduates land in median starting salaries that vary widely by faculty - and the question of which Melbourne suburb you can actually afford on a first-job income depends on those numbers. This is the honest 2026 matrix: by RMIT faculty, by realistic graduate salary, by what 30%-of-income looks like in different Melbourne suburbs.

RMIT Graduate Salary by Faculty

From the 2025 Graduate Outcomes Survey (the most recent published): median full-time starting salaries by RMIT faculty - Engineering $72,000, Business $65,000, Computing/IT $75,000, Architecture $58,000, Design $55,000, Health Sciences $66,000. Salaries are 12-month-after-graduation medians, before tax. Variation within each faculty is substantial: senior IT roles hit $90k+, junior design roles below $50k.

Melbourne University Graduates: Which Melbourne Suburb Can You Afford on Your First Job?

Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

If you’re finishing at Melbourne University and looking at where in Melbourne your first salary actually lets you live, this is the 2026 reality check. Median graduate salaries by industry, realistic rent ranges by suburb, and the savings rate that’s actually achievable.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ graduate-salary data (Survey of Education and Work, 2024–2025 release) puts median graduate starting salaries at:

Engineering, IT, finance — $65,000–$78,000
Health (nursing, allied health) — $58,000–$72,000
Law (junior associate) — $70,000–$95,000 (top-tier firms)
Teaching — $74,000–$80,000 (Victorian government schools, EBA-set)
Arts, humanities, social science — $52,000–$62,000
Business and commerce — $58,000–$72,000

After tax in 2026, $65,000 gross is roughly $54,200 net = $1,043 per week in the bank. A $80,000 salary nets to around $63,400, or $1,219/week. The marginal rate kicks in around $135,000 (37% above that threshold), so high earners feel the gap.

RMIT Graduates: Which Melbourne Suburb Can You Afford on Your First Job?

Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

If you’re finishing at RMIT and looking at where in Melbourne your first salary actually lets you live, this is the 2026 reality check. Median graduate salaries by industry, realistic rent ranges by suburb, and the savings rate that’s actually achievable.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ graduate-salary data (Survey of Education and Work, 2024–2025 release) puts median graduate starting salaries at:

Engineering, IT, finance — $65,000–$78,000
Health (nursing, allied health) — $58,000–$72,000
Law (junior associate) — $70,000–$95,000 (top-tier firms)
Teaching — $74,000–$80,000 (Victorian government schools, EBA-set)
Arts, humanities, social science — $52,000–$62,000
Business and commerce — $58,000–$72,000