Wages for Early childhood Teachers in LDC etc can vary depending on whether it is private owned, community based or even council run as I know council run centres are under a different award so wages are higher (this is in NSW anyway, I am not sure about other states). Also with the changes coming in with the regulations ECT's will be in higher demand so you may find that wages etc may change as they may need to offer better incentives for people to stay in EC instead of moving to primary school.

Employment wise you can get positions at LDC centres on the floor with children or as a Director/manager of a centre, there are some other positions that you can obtain with this degree also such as co-ordinating for Family day care or positions with other agencies that involve work and contact with children.

Good luck with deciding what to study.