To anyone in the audience who may consider that a rise in salary for Australian Air Traffic Controllers is not warranted, spare a thought for what the going rate in the market for Air Traffic Controllers is...
At yesterday's exchange rate, my annual salary was the equivalent of an Australian salary of AUD$273,874 and 32c (using the
Australian Taxation Office Homepage Comprehensive tax calculator).
Oh... and I'm on the lowest salary for Air Traffic Control in the region. Add a little over 50% to that figure for my brethren across the border.