Tradies have revealed their staggering take-home pay, leaving Australians jealous of their six-figure earnings.
Scaffolders, carpenters and plumbers were among the tradies stopped on the streets of Brisbane and asked to reveal their salaries.
One miner revealed he earned as much as $160,000, while a second-year carpenter apprentice said he earned $1,100 a week after tax.
Another high-wage occupation was a diesel mechanic who specialized in heavy earth-moving equipment, revealing he earned $130 an hour.
A second-year carpenter apprentice said he takes home $1,100 a week after taxes
A woman who works in mining and does assembly and machining earns an astounding $130,000 to $140,000 per year
One scaffolder said he earns $3,000 a week after tax (photo stock image)
This equates to a huge annual income of $250,000 if the diesel mechanic only works 38 hours a week.
An auto electrician interviewed earned $120,000 and a worker who does assembly and machining work in the mines earns an impressive $130,000 to $140,000 per year.
One of the most astonishing salaries was that of a scaffolder who said he earned $3,000 a week after tax, which equates to $156,000 a year in his pocket.
The TikTok video was shared on Reddit, leaving social media users stunned.
“I think I’m in the wrong career,” one person wrote.
“Why does putting a metal frame around a building pay so much?” added a second.
“You think college is a scam. “I could easily make car electronics for that money,” said another.
Others said tradies are paid so much because of the toll it takes on a worker’s body.
‘I think it’s fair that they exchange their bodies for payment. It is hard work and many will have health problems from it,” one person wrote.
Some felt that the traditions were exaggerated, while others argued that wages were high due to the lack of qualified workers.
Getahead app founder and CEO Sam McNamara (pictured) said young people want pay transparency and are happy to talk about it. He also said it has become the norm abroad
“It’s economics 101, we spent decades telling people to go to college and get a degree, and now we have no profession left as our population grows and so does the demand for the industry,” one person wrote.
Getahead CEO Sam McNamara told Daily Mail Australia there is a high demand for tradies, which has increased in recent years.
“Their wages have risen dramatically, more people are entering the sector and the need for trade is very high,” he said.
‘However, we have noticed recently that more trade jobs have been connected to the platform and more tradies are also looking for jobs, even though we are mainly focused on the hospitality/retail sector.
Mr McNamara said carpentry was the most popular of all trades. The CEO said he was shocked by the salaries, but said this has become the “new normal.”
The app’s founder said it was not unusual for a trader to earn $100 an hour.
Mr McNamara said they have been interviewing Queenslanders on the street because they want pay transparency.
“We have made salary transparency mandatory through the app to save time for both the job seeker and the company,” he says.
‘We interviewed a group of job seekers and it was one of the biggest frustrations: applying for jobs, applying multiple times and not even knowing what was offered.’
The mining industry remains the most lucrative for trades, with the most experienced workers earning $180,000 per year
Analysis by insurance brokerage Trade Risk found that the average annual Trade wage was $90,940, up 11 percent from 2019.
“We believe this is the best representation of how much Australian tradies actually earn because it uses the taxable income provided to us by thousands of self-employed tradies from across Australia,” the report said.
Boilermakers had the highest average pay at $112,535, followed by electricians at $96,338 and plumbers at $95,507.
For people in the mines, however, talent.com reported an average income of $124,000.
Entry-level positions start at $101,000, but the most experienced can take home $180,000 per year.