Given the cost of living rises and the suggestion that a lot of migrants seem to take pay cuts initially, I thought it would be interesting to see what happens to migrant salaries over time.

You can post as an absolute figure if you wish although a percentage would ease comparison.

For consistency please calculate the percentage as in the following example:

Arrival in 2006. Original salary $40000. Salary in 2011 $60000.

So (60000/40000) x 100= 150%

Please remember to state the year of arrival.

(NB Whether you change jobs or get promoted isn't important. Just interested in the change to income to see if things really do improve for migrants)

Arrived in 2006.

My salary is now 212% of what it was back then so I guess you can say things have improved for me.

Mind you I seem to have less money left at the end of the month than back then!

Unless a person is promoted and subsequently given a pay increase, salary should be relative to inflation (although a lot of employers won't do that).

Have just worked out my OH's wages as well:

He is on 130% of what he was on when we arrived back in 2006.

However, his forces pension is now only worth 70% of what it was with the exchange rate in 2006.....

Arrived Nov 07 - salary now doubled (or 200% as per O.P's calcs)

Arrived late 2005
190% increase

Returned to Aus in '09. I don't have a salary...

started first Oz job in Q1 2006 new job paying double that although the first job was less than i was paid in London (@ 2.2:1)

1987

1785%

2005 - 153%

I'm a homemaker, so using hubby's stats.

Arrived 2009...208% increase...thank goodness. Money was pretty tight for the first six months...

Wow I need to move on!

Arrived late 2007 0% increase (Unless you count reducing my day by 30 minutes but increasing my hourly rate for 0 change in salary).

Telecommunications - don't do it

1979

1730%

I started work in 1987 so I thought I would do the same.

I did start on a very very low salary at the time mind so I thought the number would look pretty weird.

6493% based on what was deemed to be the average way of viewing GBP to AUD ie 2.2 to 1!

I couldnt comment seeing as I havent migrated yet, but what I would be interested in are the jobs/fields where theses pay rises/cuts occurred......?

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