Salary Guide and Employment Insights in Australia 2013

RodGanteJr

Good day!

Share ko lang po etong information on Salaries and Employment Insights in Australia from Hudson Australia. Although representative sample lang po eto (meaning data are not from all companies) and hindi eto average or relatively accurate, useful po eto particularly if you would like to have an idea on the salary range of your job in a particular city or state in Australia.

In addition po, you can refer to these data if an interviewer, headhunter or employer asked on your expected salary.

Finally, these data are to be used as reference lang po. It is still your discretion po and decision po if you will abide by or adhere to these. For example po, when I was asked by the interviewer on my expected salary, even though the data showed that the salary range of my job is XX,XXX, I decided to give an amount that is lesser than Hudson's data. To my surprise, when they offered me the job, the salary is higher than my expected salary. Please remember that Australia has salary standards or thresholds that are ought to be followed when applying for visas.

Salary & Employment Insights 2013 - Accounting & Finance

Salary & Employment Insights 2013 - Human Resources

Salary & Employment Insights 2013 - Information, Communications, Engineering, Architecture & Technology

Salary & Employment Insights 2013 - Office Support

Salary & Employment Insights 2013 - Sales, Marketing & Communications

RodGanteJr

Just want to add for clarity po. Baka hindi nyo po makita yong salary data.

Yong salary data po ay makikita nyo po sa mid-section or mid-pages. Naka-table po ang mga data. For example, yong salary guide for Accounting & Finance is makikita starting from Page 13.

Pray and believe

lock_code2004

walang pang Engineering?
haha.. demanding lang.. thanks for sharing..

nfronda

@RodGanteJr..Opening the link that u had shared, nakta q na mataas ung salary range ng WA in regards with office staff. Den mostly ung sydney ay may mataas na salary range..

Nadine

@RodGanteJr..Opening the link that u had shared, nakta q na mataas ung salary range ng WA in regards with office staff. Den mostly ung sydney ay may mataas na salary range..

Sabi ng colleague ko who's moving to WA, mahal na daw ngayon dun. Mataas ang cost of living. And of course, Sydney remains one of the most, if not the most, expensive city in Au. I reckon that's why mas mataas sweldo nila.

@RodGanteJr, oo nga, tama si @lock_code2004. Wala din medical field. Hehe. Sabagay, nasa internet sweldo namin, madali ma-google for references and comparison. .

nfronda

@Nadine.. I'm in WA po, remote area of WA.. and yes mahal tlaga ang cost of living d2.. Everything is expensive.. Kaya aq, sa location allowance na lg bumabawi..kasi hndi rin namn kataasan salary q eh..

RodGanteJr

@nfronda @Nadine
Oo nga po ma'am and doc. Pansin ko rin po na mas mataas ang salaries in Sydney and Perth generally. Dahil po ata eto sa high cost of living (salay = cost of living). Based on what I have read po, as regards the cost of living, medyo pareho na ang WA and NSW.

@lock_code2004 @Nadine
Sir, wala pong data for Technical and Engineering to date. Baka po tinatapos pa ng Hudson. Update ko nalang po etong thread na to if meron na po.

Doc, update ko nalang po etong thread na to if meron na po. And yes, pwede rin pong mag-refer to other references.

nfronda

@RodGanteJr..Yes I agree, sobrang mahal na ngaun ang WA..Anyway, thanks for this info.. As our employment agreement is going to expire by July 2013, magagamit ko ang info na 2 pra ma increase ung salary range namin d2 sa WA..

Nadine

@Nadine.. I'm in WA po, remote area of WA.. and yes mahal tlaga ang cost of living d2.. Everything is expensive.. Kaya aq, sa location allowance na lg bumabawi..kasi hndi rin namn kataasan salary q eh..

Mahal talaga Australia, I swear. Brisbane nga is not the most expensive city pa ha, pero lahat dito mahal. From rent to groceries to damit to health services. And taxes, mataas! Pero naiisip ko ang Pinas wherein we're taxed 30% di ba. At napupunta lang yun sa kurakot. So, ok na din dito. Hehe.

RodGanteJr

@Nadine.. I'm in WA po, remote area of WA.. and yes mahal tlaga ang cost of living d2.. Everything is expensive.. Kaya aq, sa location allowance na lg bumabawi..kasi hndi rin namn kataasan salary q eh..

Mahal talaga Australia, I swear. Brisbane nga is not the most expensive city pa ha, pero lahat dito mahal. From rent to groceries to damit to health services. And taxes, mataas! Pero naiisip ko ang Pinas wherein we're taxed 30% di ba. At napupunta lang yun sa kurakot. So, ok na din dito. Hehe.

Doc @Nadince and ma'am @nfronda, may na-iipon ka po ba kayo every month? Compared to SG salary and expenses (including remittance), mas malaki po ba naiipon nyo po?

One of my concerns ko rin po ang tax sa AU. Mababa po kasi tax dito sa SG so masakit na malaki yong deductions sa salary pag sa AU na.

Nadine

@Nadine.. I'm in WA po, remote area of WA.. and yes mahal tlaga ang cost of living d2.. Everything is expensive.. Kaya aq, sa location allowance na lg bumabawi..kasi hndi rin namn kataasan salary q eh..

Mahal talaga Australia, I swear. Brisbane nga is not the most expensive city pa ha, pero lahat dito mahal. From rent to groceries to damit to health services. And taxes, mataas! Pero naiisip ko ang Pinas wherein we're taxed 30% di ba. At napupunta lang yun sa kurakot. So, ok na din dito. Hehe.

Doc @Nadince and ma'am @nfronda, may na-iipon ka po ba kayo every month? Compared to SG salary and expenses (including remittance), mas malaki po ba naiipon nyo po?

One of my concerns ko rin po ang tax sa AU. Mababa po kasi tax dito sa SG so masakit na malaki yong deductions sa salary pag sa AU na.

Haha! Galing din ako Sg. Kaya medyo nakakabagot din minsan ang tax dito hahayz! But the thing is, I'm earning better here. And even with the tax, mas may natatabi ako dito kahit papano. Kahit pa mas mahal dito at mas nakakapag-remit ako dito more than in Sg. Totoo, masakit sa bulsa talaga. But don't let that stop you talaga. We are quite lucky to be working here really. Also, mag increase yung sweldo mo every year because nagkakaroon ka ng local experience.

What you can do is salary package. Pag dating mo dito, ask your company about it. Ang nangyayari with salary packaging kasi, it can decrease your taxable income. So in essence, bumababa ang bracket mo sa tax. So, lesser ang babayaran mo sa tax. Also, pwede din mag voluntary contribution ka to your superannuation and get it pre-tax. Paraan din po eto para bumaba ang taxable income.

Marami pa yata paraan to decrease tax, pero bago pa rin ako. At medyo hindi ko pa din alam masyado. But it's a start.

nfronda

@RodGanteJr..ang maganda d2 sa oz ksi kaht kmahaln ang lahat mkakaipon pa rin po.. Salary is really sobra sa cost of living kaht kmahalan pa xa..lalo na pag masinop ka sa pera.. Yes, mataas ang tax but narerefund dn xa at the end of financial year.

li_i_ren

Yes i live in sydney.. I can still save. Eat out di nga lang fine dining pero di naman kami mahilig nyan.. Watch blockbusters at the movie, send my kid to daycare. Give and take lang yan. We have no car as of now.. So walking/bus.. Etc. you give up somethings to gain somethings:) ok naman. Mas nakaka save pa din ako here compared to nz.
And when we move to my ate's place.. Save na din on rent.. Thats a 2000 aud savings per month for us.
Rent lng talaga killer in sydney...i pay more rent than my ate's forthnightly mortgage pero saying that nag downpayment sila ng 21% sa bahay nila.
If di lng malaki sweldo ng au.. I would give it up with the bullying i get at work. But i tell myself di naman all the time may bullying..kung dun lang yun si graham cracker.. Hahahaha. If wala naman yung bully at my workplace. I can say na maganda talaga au so far:)

RodGanteJr

@Nadine @nfronda Got and noted all your pieces of advice and information po. Nag-compute rin po ako ang mas malaki nga po talaga maiipon. And maganda nga po yong salary packaging and tax refund.

RodGanteJr

Yes i live in sydney.. I can still save. Eat out di nga lang fine dining pero di naman kami mahilig nyan.. Watch blockbusters at the movie, send my kid to daycare. Give and take lang yan. We have no car as of now.. So walking/bus.. Etc. you give up somethings to gain somethings:) ok naman. Mas nakaka save pa din ako here compared to nz.
And when we move to my ate's place.. Save na din on rent.. Thats a 2000 aud savings per month for us.
Rent lng talaga killer in sydney...i pay more rent than my ate's forthnightly mortgage pero saying that nag downpayment sila ng 21% sa bahay nila.
If di lng malaki sweldo ng au.. I would give it up with the bullying i get at work. But i tell myself di naman all the time may bullying..kung dun lang yun si graham cracker.. Hahahaha. If wala naman yung bully at my workplace. I can say na maganda talaga au so far:)

Thanks sa information po sir/ma'am. Balak ko rin po bumili ng car in the future. Mabuti po kayo kasi naka-save sa rent. God bless

nfronda

@RodGanteJr..Yes mkakaipon ka tlga..aq nga taon2 pa umuuwi ng pinas ehh.. Gnagamit q lg ung holiday with pay q, sayang din namn..:).. Yes, maganda tlga ang salary packaging. Merun ba yan sa employer m?

RodGanteJr

@nfronda Wow! Bongga! Umuuwi every year! Hehehe. But oo nga po, sayang if hindi gagamitin ang leaves.

On salary packaging po, hindi ko makita sa contract. Kakausapin ko nalang po yong HR on this pag ok na ang lahat. Hehehe.

nfronda

@RodGanteJr..kaya nga ehh, at isa pa my naiwan kasi sa pinas kaya umuuwi every year..pro ngaun nand2 na xa, pass muna sa pag uwi ds year..

Yup, e ask m pag nand2 kna. Maganda kasing benefit ang salary packaging. Malaki ang matitipd m. Sakn almost half ng salary q nka salary packaging kasama na jan ang byad sa bahay.

Nadine

@Nadine @nfronda Got and noted all your pieces of advice and information po. Nag-compute rin po ako ang mas malaki nga po talaga maiipon. And maganda nga po yong salary packaging and tax refund.

Look into salary packaging. Ang laking tulong in terms of tax cuts.

Ako din @nfronda, yung renta ko sa apartment, pati yung kain sa labas, naka-salary package. Tapos, etong pupunta ako Melbourne to attend lecture workshop, ipapasok ko din for salary packaging ang bayad sa hotel and flight. Also, kung kukuha ka kotse @RodGanteJr, pwede yun as novated lease sa salary packaging. Malaki matitipid talaga sa tax.

RodGanteJr

@Nadine Yes doc. Have started reading on this po. Medyo nagkaka-idea na ako. Thanks

nfronda

@Nadine @nfronda Got and noted all your pieces of advice and information po. Nag-compute rin po ako ang mas malaki nga po talaga maiipon. And maganda nga po yong salary packaging and tax refund.

Look into salary packaging. Ang laking tulong in terms of tax cuts.

Ako din @nfronda, yung renta ko sa apartment, pati yung kain sa labas, naka-salary package. Tapos, etong pupunta ako Melbourne to attend lecture workshop, ipapasok ko din for salary packaging ang bayad sa hotel and flight. Also, kung kukuha ka kotse @RodGanteJr, pwede yun as novated lease sa salary packaging. Malaki matitipid talaga sa tax.

@nadine..Same here po..halos 100% ng sweldo q na nkukuha q na ksi ung tax q 3% na lg ehh ksi lahat nka salary packaging na.. So by end of financial year, lahat ng tax na ibinawas sakin mababalik lahat ksi nasa low income group na aq..

Nadine

@nadine..Same here po..halos 100% ng sweldo q na nkukuha q na ksi ung tax q 3% na lg ehh ksi lahat nka salary packaging na.. So by end of financial year, lahat ng tax na ibinawas sakin mababalik lahat ksi nasa low income group na aq..

Pano mo pala ginawa, na salary package lahat? Kasi ako, rental (at half lang ng rental amount ang max na benefit ko), food at travels (flight, hotel) lang nakukuha ko currently. Nag novated lease po ba kayo? Ano pa kaya pwede ipasok salary packaging?

peach17

girls, ano po ba yang salary packaging?
hindi pa ako nakakapag backread eh

Nadine

Sis, salary packaging is an incentive provided by Oz government if you're working in a government institution. Parang, if you work for them, may additional benefit ka. But I think madami din private institution nag offer nito. It has to be non-profit, I believe.

Kunyari sweldo mo is $3k. Kung salary package mo ang rental, food, vehicle, work related gastos, kahit flights or hotel pag nagbakasyon ka, superannuation, mortgage, work-related gastos, etc....

So, ang nangyayari, kukuhanin tong amount na to from your gross salary. So, if lahat ng to naka salary package mo kunyari amounting to $2k, so yung net pay mo na lang ay $1k di ba. Only $1k is taxed. Makikita mo na sweldo mo is $800 lang (if tax is 20%). Pero actually, ang pera na matatanggap mo ay $2800. $200 lang ang tax.

If hindi ka nag salary package and sweldo mo $3k every 2 weeks, patay sa tax. Essentially, bumababa kasi ang tax bracket kaya lesser ang tax. If pasok pa sa tax threshold of $20k after mo nag salary package, tax free ka pa. So, kuha mo pa lahat ng sweldo mo talaga, virtually tax-free.

But there are checks and balances to this system para hindi maabuso. They have a system in place eh. That if you claim on one, you can't claim on another benefit. You can't claim twice kumbaga. Also, may cap on benefits. Example, kung naka-salary package ang superannuation, iba tax niyan vs if not on salary packaging. And if withdraw mo pa before retirement plus salary packaging p siya, sangkatutak na tax.

Complicated sila, promise. Umikot utak ko talaga nung una ko nalaman to. Ngayon nga, madami pa aspect na di ko gets.

peach17

sis @Nadine, may option ba ang bawat employee to choose kung isasalary package or not?
based sa nabasa ko from your message above, better kung mag sasalary package para mas mababa ang tax. tama ba sis?

yung sinasabi mo ba na tax threshold na $20K, annually yun sis? pag $20K or less ang sweldo, tax free na?

peach17

saka sis @Nadine, may disadvantage ba ang salary packaging?

nfronda

@nadine..Same here po..halos 100% ng sweldo q na nkukuha q na ksi ung tax q 3% na lg ehh ksi lahat nka salary packaging na.. So by end of financial year, lahat ng tax na ibinawas sakin mababalik lahat ksi nasa low income group na aq..

Pano mo pala ginawa, na salary package lahat? Kasi ako, rental (at half lang ng rental amount ang max na benefit ko), food at travels (flight, hotel) lang nakukuha ko currently. Nag novated lease po ba kayo? Ano pa kaya pwede ipasok salary packaging?

What I mean po, kung e sasum up q ung salary q prang 100% q xang nakukuha, free of tax dahil sa salary packaging.. kasi sobrang liit na ng tax na bnabwas nla sakn..Sakin ung nka salary package is ung full amount ng rent q which is 30% na lg ksi 70% subsidize ng company, foods, laptop at cellphone ng mga kpatid q pna salary package q na rin..syang dn ksi ehh..

peach17

ikaw po ba papipiliin kung anu ano ang isasama sa salary packaging?

nfronda

sis @Nadine, may option ba ang bawat employee to choose kung isasalary package or not?
based sa nabasa ko from your message above, better kung mag sasalary package para mas mababa ang tax. tama ba sis?

yung sinasabi mo ba na tax threshold na $20K, annually yun sis? pag $20K or less ang sweldo, tax free na?

@peach17 makikisagot aq ha.. Yes my option ung mga employer, katulad q..dati kasi hndi q maintindhan ang salaray packaging den after a year naging malinaw na sakn so I choose na na mag salary package. Ang salary packaging ay isa sa pnkamgandang benefits na binbgay ng isang company.. Pro hndi lahat ng company merun nito, limited lg.. Pag nag salary package ka kasi mababa ung tax na bnbayad m.. this is just for an example lg ha.. Pra malinaw..

No salary packaging:
Pay/fortnight:$2000
less tax (20%): $400
Take home pay: $1600

With salary packaging:
Pay/fortnight: $2000
Less salary package: $1000
Pay less of salary package: $1000
less tax (7%) :$70
Take home: $930

Kung makikta m mbaba lg ang take home pay m pag nag salary package ka, but ung $1000 na nisalary package m ay pwde mong gamitin byad sa rent, byad sa hotel..depende kung anu ung included m sa salary package m.. So kung e susum up m tlgag lahat pag nag salary package ka sa $2000 m na pay, ang nkukuha m is $1930 ksi ung tax m is $70 lg.. So sobrang laki tlga ang matitipd m..

Ang dis advantage lg d2 ay hndi m pwde ma withraw.. So gamitin m tlga..

Hope malinaw na..

nfronda

@peach17..Ay sya nga pla pwde m din gamitin ang salary packaging sa pagbili ng kotse.. ito ung tntawag nla na novated lease..

And yes u can choose kung anu ang gusto mong e salary package, same sakin ung sinalary package q lg ay ang rent ng bhay namin, food which is ito ung grocery namin, meal entertainment at laptop and phones ng mga kapatid q pro ngaun hndi na ksi byad na lhat ehh..

Pro mostly ang pwde ma salary package ay house rent, hotels, plane ticket, car, food, meal and petrol..

legato09

@nfronda thanks for sharing it is really informative and thanks sa tips ;-)