Reward Intelligence · Q2 2026

APAC Salary Guides 2026

Benchmark base salary, read where demand is hottest and understand what talent now expects — across eight specialist practices, grounded in the markets our consultants work in every day.


8
Specialist practice salary guides

55+
Benchmarked role bands across APAC

+5.8%
Median base movement, 2025 → 2026

Q2 2026
Current edition
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Salary guides by industry

Each guide includes visual salary ranges, a hiring-demand trend, talent-shortage analysis and employer guidance — with a full downloadable edition.

Q2 2026

Executive & Leadership

Board, C-suite and senior leadership reward across listed, private and portfolio organisations in APAC.

+6.2%base movement
$130k+top role midpoint
+48.3%demand 5-yr
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Q2 2026

HR & People & Culture

CHRO, People & Culture, talent, reward and organisational development reward across APAC.

+5.4%base movement
$420k+top role midpoint
+31.5%demand 5-yr
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Q2 2026

Finance & Accounting

CFO, finance leadership, FP&A, control, treasury, tax and commercial finance reward across APAC.

+5.9%base movement
$360k+top role midpoint
+35.5%demand 5-yr
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Q2 2026

Business Support

Executive support, office leadership, operations, procurement and corporate enablement reward.

+4.6%base movement
$200k+top role midpoint
+43.8%demand 5-yr
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Q2 2026

Engineering & Infrastructure

Engineering leadership, infrastructure, major projects, asset and operations reward across APAC.

+7.1%base movement
$320k+top role midpoint
+55.0%demand 5-yr
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Q2 2026

Construction & Property

Development, construction delivery, commercial, asset and property management reward across APAC.

+5.7%base movement
$300k+top role midpoint
+33.9%demand 5-yr
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Q2 2026

Professional Services

Consulting, legal, advisory, strategy, risk and partner-track reward across firms and in-house teams.

+5.1%base movement
$450k+top role midpoint
+20.3%demand 5-yr
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Q2 2026

Healthcare & NFP

Clinical leadership, aged care, community services, fundraising and purpose-led executive reward.

+4.9%base movement
$300k+top role midpoint
+40.7%demand 5-yr
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