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$2,747.35 AUD if it was going to be a 1 to 1 conversion (which it won't).

I'm being priced out of high end smartphones, and I have a well paying job. This does not feel good.

WTF? If you have a high paying job, this is a couple of days work, and it is tax deducible in oz if you work in the industry.

The income required to make that a couple days work is several times more than what I'd consider a "well paying job".

A well-paying job... I don't know if I'd call $168/hr a well-paying job or use some other superlative.