it's not slightly higher..... An local Aus grade 3 gets around 35-36k and to be sponsored on a 457 visa u need to get paid around 48400k or there abouts. Is It possible ? Yes! It's hard but yes cause I be been there and done that and knw a few others who did as well. And training wheel I laughed reading ur comment cause that's what I got with my job n house n a broken down excel with my pay for 50 bucks a week.... Wasn't a bad deal at all