Originally Posted by
Ejector
I am looking for a real survey of realistic wages for a flight instructor in East Coast Australia.
People I have asked are ranging dramatically, one guy even included his super as part of his wage !!!! (tying to make him self look good I think)
There have been heaps of jobs advertised lately, Thinking of doing an instructor rating and getting back into GA after 10 years in Regionals.
One class 1 chap claimed he was on 80k AUD.
If a agreement is made and that agreement is greater than the award + the required super - then the super can, and often is deducted from the "wage" legally.
If you are paid an award or under an EBA, super is an added cost to those wages.
So yes a person can be on a personal agreement for $80,000 pa including super (and O/T or even shift penalties) but it depends on the base award rate.
So $73,000 + 9.5% = around $80,000.
That is around $36 per hour no shift and no loading.
Or $30 per hour on a 20% loading.
The minimum wage in 2 weeks will be very close to $19 per hour