ANZSCO 224999 · Information and Organisation ProfessionalsMedium AI exposure
Cost Controller
Cost systems typically automate more of the coding and consolidation each year. Forecasting, variations and defending a number still tend to sit with a person.
Median pay
A$2,189 a week
Education
Bachelor degree or higher
AU employment
8,300
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate. Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
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Key employment and risk indicators for Cost Controller in Australia.
Cost Controller
ANZSCO 224999 · Information and Organisation Professionals · Other
Medium AI exposure (40/100)
AU employment
8,300
Typical level
Bachelor degree or higher (ABS skill level 1)
Cost systems typically automate more of the coding and consolidation each year. Forecasting, variations and defending a number still tend to sit with a person.
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