Just remember you will be starting out as a junior Gr 3, which means constant supervision which can be a bit of a hassle for some companies and so they will pay peanuts until you reach senior gr3 or gr2.
A previous company I worked for paid a weekly retainer plus an hourly rate for each flying hour. This was quite good as there was potential to earn a decent pay however as instructing goes, the weather always played a major part so some weeks the pay was very dismal
The next job I got was full time, so no worrying about having a bad week. Bonuses were paid for multi engine charter and IF training. Having said this though, the pay was still very low.
Had an absolute ball instructing though, and would do it all over again as it finally paid off in the end.
PS I worked for a company once who wanted me to be a contractor to them. This meant getting an ABN, paying my own tax, super etc etc. DO NOT DO THIS! I told them where to go after a couple of weeks.
