Does IP Australia pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, IP Australia employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at IP Australia. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at IP Australia?

65% of IP Australia employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated IP Australia 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IP Australia?

Patent Examiner (16) , Trade Mark Examiner (5) , Examiner of Patents (3)

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

"Pay is good, and up to an APS 6 level it is easy to advance through paygrades." ((in 4 reviews)); "People are friendly and keen to help." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"It really is due to government bargaining framework rather than the management here but it still means the same" ((in 4 reviews)); "limited career progression opportunities; highly competitive in winning line manager role; recently quite frequent organisational restructure; sometimes unclear which aspect of operations should be prioritised for improving customer satisfaction level; some business groups are losing money (expenditure on employee salary is higher than income generated from application & renewal fees)" ((in 3 reviews))

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IP Australia Reviews

3.9

65% would recommend to a friend

(51 total reviews)

88% positive business outlook

IP Australia has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 51 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IP Australia 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

51 reviews

2.0

16 Jan 2026

Easy to get promoted if you're from the subcontinent

Examiner of patents

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Easy work. Low stress. Flexible.

Cons

Lack of career opportunities. Overly woke culture. Some areas are dominated by southasians and there have been several promotion decisions where raceorgender seems to have been prioritised over merit.

2.0

31 Oct 2025

Interview

Patent examiner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good experience, motivated, driven, intelligent

Cons

Overall interesting, learning experience, Hard, ot prepared

5.0

12 Sept 2025

Flexible and interesting

Patent examiner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

very flexible, respects autonomy, excellent colleagues

Cons

middling salary, difficult to advance

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Jobs at IP Australia

APS Level 5 - Talent Project Officer_EXT

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APS Level 5 - Employee Relations Advisor_EXT

APS Level 6 - Systems Analyst_EXT

Executive Level 1 - Product Manager_EXT

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