Visa First conducts regular salary surveys to find out what skilled migrants are currently earning in Australia. Click here to see real feedback we have received from over 150 skilled migrants who have made their move to Australia on what they are earning.
Salaries will vary depending on where in Australia you work, who you are working for, what hours you work and what trade you work in. In the list below you may also see more than one salary rate for the same job in the same state which shows you that you can clearly earn a different salary for the same occupation in the same state.
Currently over 160,000 migrants move to Australia every year. Australian immigration announced in early 2008 that in order to satisfy current labour requirements Australia it will have to double the numbers entering Australia to work. This is very encouraging for anyone considering making a move to Australia.
In many cases our team can also arrange employment for you during the course of your visa application.
| NSW/Sydney | Snr Business Analyst | $110 000 p/a |
| NSW/Sydney | IT Solutions Architect (contractor) | $85 per hour |
| NSW/Sydney | Marketing | $85 000 + super |
| NSW/Sydney | HR | $125 000, including commission payments |
| NSW/Sydney | Senior accountant | $130,000 to $160,000 per year |
| NSW/Sydney | I.T. procurement manager | $70 000 p/a |
| NSW/Sydney | Building Surveyor | $100 000 + car allowances and benefits. |
| NSW/Sydney | Senior .NET developer | $90 000 |
| NSW/Sydney | Purchasing officer | $60 000 plus superannuation on top |
| NSW/Sydney | Mechanic | $50 000 |
| NSW/Sydney | Electrician | $85 000 |
| NSW/Sydney | Chef | $60,000 |
| NSW | Airframe Mechanic | $60 000 |
| NSW | Painter | $20 an hour |
| NSW | Ttruck Driving | $25.00 ph |
| SA | Senior Officer (SA Govt) | $66 000+ |
| SA | Nurses | 60,000 – 75 000AUD |
| SA | Forklift Truck Engineer | $21.50 per hour for a 38 hour week |
| SA | Electrician | 25-30per hour |
| SA | Chef (on split shifts) | $37,750 |
| SA | Maintenance fitter/mechanic | $25-27 per hour |
| SA | Maintenance electrician | $26-27 per hour |
| SA | Leading hand/supervisor | $29-30 per hour |
| SA | Trade assistant | $15-16 per hour |
| SA | Clerk/storekeeper | $18 per hour |
| SA | Production worker | $15-16 per hour |
| SA | Maintenance Manager | $32 per hour |
| SA | IT Security Consultant | $90k |
| SA | Oil drilling engineer | $130K + Super + Health benefits |
| SA | Restaurant Supervisor | $46 000 pa |
| SA | Optometrists | $90k + super |
| WA/Perth | Carpenter | $1000-1500 a week |
| WA/Perth | Carpenter | $25-35 an hr |
| WA/Perth | design engineers | AUD60-80/hour + bonus |
| WA/Perth | design engineers | AUD130-180k/year. |
| WA/Perth | Engineering, Technician | $50k starting Salary |
| WA/Perth | J2EE/Oracle/etc developer i between | $50 and $60 per hour AFTER superannuation |
| WA/Perth | Mining HSEQ - not FIFO | $165,600 pa |
| WA/Perth | Courier | $52,000pa |
| WA/Perth | Welding Inspectors | $113k pa |
| WA/Perth | Apprentice Plasterer | $140 per day |
| WA/Perth | Air Conditioning Engineers | $60k/$70k basic |
| WA/Perth | IT Project Manager | 70-110 per hour |
| WA/Perth | Purchasing manager | $105k |
| WA | Accounting sector | $180,000 to $210,000 |
| WA | Qualified Assistant Accountant | $68,000 |
| WA | Senior Payroll Clerk | $52,000 |
| WA | Anagement Consulting Principal/Director | $160,000. |
| WA | Financial Planner | $115,000 |
| WA | Landscape Architect | $85,000 |
| WA | Senior Customer Service Representative (in a contact center) | $45,000 |
| WA | Team Manager (in a contact center) | $70,000 |
| WA | HR managers | $110,000 |
| WA | HR consultants | $70,000 |
| WA | Network Designer | $95,000 |
| WA | An Analyst Programmer | $75,000. |
| WA | Insurance broker | $87,000 |
| WA | Senior Underwriter. | $76,000 |
| WA | Lawyers with 2 years PAE | $75,000 |
| WA | Document Controllers | $50,000 |
| WA | Site Secretary | $55,000 |
| WA | Metalliferous Geology Mine Geologists | $110,000. |
| WA | Mineral Processing Maintenance Planner | $140,000
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| WA | Mobile Plant Underground Auto Electrician | $140,000 |
| WA | Design Engineer | $70/hr or $145 000 p/a |
| WA | Cooks in a big mining company | $100 000 |
| WA | Police | $52 000 - $110 000 depending on rank |
| WA | Cchildcare Co-ordinator/Director | $51,000 starting |
| WA | Senior Mine Planner | 130K/year |
| Victoria/Melbourne | Sub-editor | $55,000 starting Salary |
| Victoria/Melbourne | Purchasing Manager | $80 000 |
| Victoria/Melbourne | Safeway Coburg | 16-19per hour |
| Victoria/Melbourne | Tele Sales | 18per h + bonus |
| Victoria/Melbourne | IT Service Delivery Manager | $100 000 plus super |
| Victoria/Melbourne | Plumber | $20 to $35 per hour |
| Victoria/Melbourne | House Cleaning | $25-60 per hr |
| Victoria/Melbourne | Senior Water Waste Water Engineer | $85 000 including super. |
| QLD | Constable | $58 000 |
| QLD | Inspector | $90 000 - $100 000 |
| QLD | Superintendant | $100 000 - $110 000 |
| QLD | Mechanic | $60 000 |
| QLD | Electrician | $56 000 |
| QLD | Mine Vehicles Driver | $600 - $700 for a 12 hour shift |
| QLD | Hairdressers | $20 an hour |
| QLD | Admin Officers/Receptionists | $20 an hour, more for temping. |
| QLD | Environmental Health Officer (local gov) | $64 000 |
| QLD | Senior EHO (local gov) | $72 000 |
| QLD | Manager (local gov) | $85 000 - $95 000 |
| QLD | Childcare Assistant | $16.14 an hour. |
| QLD\Gold cost | Carpenter | $30 an hr |
| QLD\Gold cost | Carpenter | $30 an hour |
| QLD\Gold cost | Retail | $20 an hour |
| QLD\Gold cost | Manager of an Engineering Company | $60,000 + 10% of the profits at the end of each tax year |
| QLD\Gold cost | Worker on building site | $25 - $30 hour |
| QLD/Brisbane | Mac Operator in a printing house | $22.50/hr |
| QLD/Brisbane | Registered nurse | $25 an hour |
| QLD/Brisbane | Spraypainter Full Contractor | $700 per day before tax |
| QLD/Brisbane | IT Line Support | $50 000 - $60 000 |
| QLD/Brisbane | University Lecturer | $110 ph |