Approx how much do plumbers earn in Australia? either self employed or employed by a company?
We are planning on emigrating and have looked on many websites but dont have any idea

Thanks

QUEENSLAND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

Industrial Relations Act 1999 – s. 130 – award review

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AWARD – STATE

PART 5 – WAGES AND WAGE RELATED MATTERSTOT

5.1 Wages

5.1.1 Except as elsewhere provided in this Award the rates of pay prescribed here are calculated as an hourly rate in accordance with clause 5.1.5.

5.1.2 The weekly base rate for the respective classifications will be in accordance with the following table:

Classification Total
Award Rate
Per Week
$
(a) Special Class Tradesperson 527.10

Marker/Setter Out 520.70

Signwriter 516.80

Bricklayer, Carpenter and/or Joiner, Caster fixer, Floorlayer specialist,
Plasterer (Wall and Ceiling Fixing), Tilelayer, Mason, Artificial stone worker, Painter,
Glazier, Roof Tiler, Slate ridge or roof fixer, Resilient Floor Layer, Plumber 507.30

Machinist 490.50

Stonemasons assistant, Terrazzo assistant 475.20

(b) (i) Licensed Drainer 507.30

(ii) Rigger, Drainer, Dogperson, Concrete pump operator 502.40

(iii) Scaffolder, powder monkey, Hoist or Winch driver, Foundation Shaftsperson
(as defined) Concrete Finisher, Steel fixer including tack welder 486.80

(iv) Bricklayer’s labourer, Plasterer’s labourer, Labourer assisting any other
tradesperson, Assistant Rigger, Assistant Powder Monkey (as defined)
Demolition worker (after 3 months experience), Gear hand, Jackhammer
Operator, Mixer driver (concrete), Steel erector, Aluminium alloy structural
Erectors (whether prefabricated or otherwise), Gantry Hand or Crane hand,
Crane chaser, Cement gun operator, Concrete cutting or drilling machine
Operator, Concrete Gang including Concrete Floater, Roof layer (malthoid or
Similar material), Dump cart operator, steel or Bar Bender to pattern or plan,
Underpinner, Concrete form work stripper, Concrete pump line hand 475.20

(v) Builders’ Labourer other than that specified above in clauses 5.1.2(b)(i) to
5.1.2(b)(iv) 446.70

The rates of pay in this Award are intended to include the arbitrated wage adjustment payable under the 1 September 2001 Declaration of General Ruling and earlier Safety Net Adjustments. [Disputed cases are to be referred to the President.] This arbitrated wage adjustment may be offset against any equivalent amount in rates of pay received by employees whose wages and conditions of employment are regulated by this Award which are above the wage rates prescribed in the Award. Such payments include wages payable pursuant to certified agreements, currently operating enterprise flexibility agreements, Queensland workplace agreements, award amendments to give effect to enterprise agreements and overaward arrangements. Absorption which is contrary to the terms of an agreement is not required.

Increases made under previous State Wage Cases or under the current Statement of Principles, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset arbitrated wage adjustments.

5.1.3 The base rates above will be increased by the appropriate amount of district allowance set out in clause 5.5.15 when employees are employed in the areas defined.

Sorry still can't find the site I saved it as a word doc.

http://www.plumbersunionqld.com/section/8.html
Try this as well

Still trawling through the gumph I saved to favs try this one as well
http://www.wageline.qld.gov.au/gener...atedsites.html