Does Austrade pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Austrade employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Austrade. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Austrade?

54% of Austrade employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Austrade 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Austrade?

Business Development Manager (16) , Investment Director (8) , Adviser (6) , Senior Advisor (6) , Manager (5) , BDM (4) , Advisor (3) , Director (3) , Senior Business Development Manager (3) , Analyst (2) , BDM Manager (2) , Business Analyst (2) , Director EL2 (2) , Policy Adviser (2) , Project Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Austrade according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance as well as healthy living allowances" ((in 14 reviews)); "Work is very commercial minded and people are friendly." ((in 8 reviews)); "Great atmosphere and also multinational colleagues" ((in 7 reviews)); "Flexibility, friendly staff and teams around." ((in 6 reviews)); "The office is modern and there are some decent people working there." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Austrade according to real employee reviews?

"Limited growth opportunities within the organisation" ((in 9 reviews)); "Low salary unfortunately and politics" ((in 9 reviews)); "Current leadership is lacking and there are too many conflicting priorities." ((in 4 reviews)); "Substantial numbers of bad managers throughout, with many teams that do not function well enough." ((in 3 reviews)); "There is limited job security here" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Austrade locations?

Sydney , Canberra , Melbourne , Brisbane , Carnarvon

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Austrade Reviews

3.3

54% would recommend to a friend

(113 total reviews)

61% positive business outlook

Austrade has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 113 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Austrade employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

113 reviews

3.0

29 May 2026

Interesting work with global opportunities, but promotions biased

Adviser

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Interesting work, global opportunities and able to live in any city in Australia

Cons

Promotions can often depend on relationships not merit, can have cliques, somewhat lost agency still finding its identity

3.0

10 Mar 2026

Gov. Trade and investment

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Stable, egalitarian, decent, diverse, changing

Cons

Limited space to move up

3.0

27 Jan 2026

Good

Business development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Decent and work-life balance in the gov

Cons

Low salary unfortunately and politics

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Adviser, Strategic Marketing and Communications