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thread: Hourly $ ?

  1. #1
    Registered User

    Sep 2008
    Gold Coast
    1,153

    Hourly $ ?

    How much do you earn per hour and what do you do?
    DH and I are both self employed, charging about $40 P/H. He is a floor and wall tiler, I am a saddler
    However, I am "over" being self employed and am looking to go back to being employed, albeit doing the same trade I am now, I was thinking that I can only afford to do this if I get $25 p/h (before tax).
    I have no idea what people get paid these days.

  2. #2

    Jul 2009
    Out North, Vic
    8,538

    You could try googling wageline for your state to give a rough idea of the industry standards?

  3. #3
    Registered User

    Sep 2007
    Brisbane
    5,729

    $66


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  4. #4
    Registered User

    Mar 2006
    7,046

    I'm a nurse on two different pay levels and I earn between $27 and $37 an hour (depending on which job I'm doing).

  5. #5
    Registered User

    Jan 2010
    Shoe Heaven
    4,839

    I get anywhere between $25 and $50 an hour depending on what role I'm doing, if I get the job I interviewed for yesterday (then I'll be on just under $45 an hour), it is for a specialist project role (once that contract is up I'll be on the $50+/hr rate for project roles). At the moment I'm earning a bit under $30 and I'm a cabinet correspondence officer.

    Good luck with it all

  6. #6
    Registered User

    Dec 2006
    In my own private paradise
    15,272

    i'd agree checking the award for your type of work is the only way to know if an offer is a good pay rate for what you do

    i work in a govvy call centre - i am on good money for what i do (compared to previous jobs/award) but not as good as some other call centre positions (both govvy and private).

    i don't consider the dollar value of my role to be the primary driver towards whether i'm being paid the best i can for my job. other conditions definitely help. things like additional super, working in a fantastic office (we are ranked number 1 call centre for gov and combined gov/private for CC our size in both vic and AU), flexibility. yeah, it would be nice to be earning the same as some of the other CC's (we are negotiating at the moment) BUT, there is so much more to what keeps me content there kwim?? days like yesterday - when our supervisor went and got the ingredients to make us raspberry spiders "just because". the fact our team have a morning tea once a month. the massive amount of fundraising we do as a centre. it all contributes to us being happy to show up to work

    definitely something to think about on top of the $$

  7. #7
    Registered User

    Dec 2008
    8,986

    I get $20 an hour as a shop assistant.

  8. #8
    Registered User

    Feb 2008
    Melbourne
    1,021

    i'd agree checking the award for your type of work is the only way to know if an offer is a good pay rate for what you do

    i work in a govvy call centre - i am on good money for what i do (compared to previous jobs/award) but not as good as some other call centre positions (both govvy and private).

    i don't consider the dollar value of my role to be the primary driver towards whether i'm being paid the best i can for my job. other conditions definitely help. things like additional super, working in a fantastic office (we are ranked number 1 call centre for gov and combined gov/private for CC our size in both vic and AU), flexibility. yeah, it would be nice to be earning the same as some of the other CC's (we are negotiating at the moment) BUT, there is so much more to what keeps me content there kwim?? days like yesterday - when our supervisor went and got the ingredients to make us raspberry spiders "just because". the fact our team have a morning tea once a month. the massive amount of fundraising we do as a centre. it all contributes to us being happy to show up to work

    definitely something to think about on top of the $$
    I agree with BG - my job has allowed me to come back from maternity leave part time. They are also really flexible with hours and often will not take time off out of my allowances. My hourly rate is pretty good, but my work conditions are what keeps me at this job.

    Janie xxx

  9. #9
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    Jun 2006
    Gold Coast, Australia
    1,618

    $25 an hour plus super, and I work for a global construction company doing an admin/PA role. I'm only on a contract though, so if I were to be permanent my hourly rate would drop.

  10. #10
    Registered User

    Jul 2007
    Melbourne
    3,660

    Part time; $27.50 - $35 per hour as a business manager / personal assistant / representative of licensee.

  11. #11
    Registered User

    Sep 2008
    Gold Coast
    1,153

    Thankyou everyone.
    AFAIK saddler falls under some miscellaneous and obscure category and I cannot find which one it is lol. But award wage is really not the point. I need to get $25 P/h to justify going back to employment. If it was up to me, I would do it for $20, just so I dont have to run my own business and deal with all of the hassles and petty grievences (sp) that it brings. But the reality is that it would not be fair to DH to have to take up the slack financially just because I have a hatred of paperwork, postage and customer relations lol.
    I am just longing for the simplicity of leaving work at work and knowing how much $ will be in my acc at the end of the week.
    I guess I just wanted to hear that $25 p/h for skilled labour was reasonable. Last time I had a "proper"job (18 yrs ago) I think I was on about $14.50 p/h
    Now to find someone who wants me......

  12. #12
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    Dec 2006
    In my own private paradise
    15,272

    unfortunately, for a lot of labor positions, $25 is probably at the higher end of the scale for payment. minimum wage is 1178 per fortnight for full time hours - many labor positions are not much above this.

  13. #13
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    Jul 2005
    Rural NSW
    6,975

    $19 p/h as a casual HSC exam supervisor (assistant). The fully trained one earns $25.

  14. #14
    Registered User

    Jan 2009
    5,235

    $28 director of childcare centre

  15. #15
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    Oct 2009
    Bonbeach, Melbourne
    7,177

    DH earns $23 doing Market Research.

  16. #16
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    Jun 2007
    Western Australia
    6,587

    I don't get paid per hour but per shift. They're as little as 4 hours + as much as 7 hours in a shift and I get $150 per shift (before tax. After tax it's $136.36)


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  17. #17
    Senior Moderator

    Nov 2004
    Chickens.
    4,989

    I think you'd all die if I told you my hourly rate.

    But it's fair to say that I don't do 40 hrs a week and I do an awful lot of unpaid stuff like research and prep that's not part of my usual fee.

    And I've spent an awfully long time studying.

    I guess it depends.

  18. #18
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    Oct 2006
    In a house, on a hill with a big fat welcome mat!
    6,772

    Divvy I want your job
    I have studied lots also and earn a very decent hourly rate in my part time role for a large corporate. I do lots of unpaid hours also.
    Last edited by Joeve; October 27th, 2011 at 04:00 PM.

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