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# Working as an architect in Australia

In Australia, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes architects, earns ≈ 4,662 EUR/month (gross, 2021). Architect is a regulated profession in Australia. Foreign qualifications go through: Apply for AACA’s one-stage comprehensive Overseas Qualifications Assessment of tertiary qualifications and competency. A successful comparable assessment may lead to the Architectural Practice Examination subject to its criteria.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 4,662 EUR/month (gross, 2021)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: Apply for AACA’s one-stage comprehensive Overseas Qualifications Assessment of tertiary qualifications and competency. A successful comparable assessment may lead to the Architectural Practice Examination subject to its criteria.
- Recognition authority: AACA for Overseas Qualifications Assessment; the relevant State/Territory architect registration board for registration.
- Language requirement: AACA’s comprehensive OQA includes English-language proficiency; the collected page does not provide a single CEFR level or test score.

## Sources

AACA OQA is used for migration and registration purposes; professional registration is handled by the relevant State/Territory registration board. — https://aaca.org.au/overseas-qualifications-assessment/
ILOSTAT mean earnings by occupation (EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB) — https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator?id=EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_architect-in-australia-salary-and-recognition_765b64d60747,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Architect in Australia: salary and recognition},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {0598b7acdc4ccf824d89add40fcc96c9},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/architect/australia/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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