Can anyone advise on what the current salary for a midwife in Perth is at the moment.

Also anyone know of any Mezzanine floor manufactures in Perth area i could apply for a job.

i will be coming over with $65k aud dollars and need to know if that will be able to start us off for the first year

Hi Mickpower

Midwife wages vary from state to state and whether it is a public hospital or a private hospital and the level and qualifications your wife has, have a look on The Australian Nursing Federation website that should tell you at what level your wife will be working in australia. Failing that, the hospital where she has her job should be able to send her information of what wage she will be on.

starlite

many thanks for your help it was just a average wage to work out expenses
are you a midwife yourself

anyeway many thanks again

Yes i am mick

we are looking at Perth through an agecy my wife has contacted but there was no indication of wages.

she works in the high dependency baby ward here as i say i dont know that much about that side of it probbaly you will

thanks

Ok... i'm not sure what level she will come under then.. I am also doing all mine through an agency, when the hospital sent my official letter of confirmation of employment, they also sent me my salary and contract information. Its prob worth asking ur agent to find out for you, or email the hospital and ask about the salary she will be on.

starlite

My wife earns in excess of $60k as a Midwife at Armadale, but she is Level 2. As a Level 1 I think it was around $56k. This maybe less if you are though an agency as they may take their cut? We found agencies a real pain in the neck last year when applying for jobs and ended up getting on much better contacting the Hospitals direct.

http://content.mycareer.com.au/salary-centre/

We've been using this as a guide, Maybe others in australia could say how accurate it is?

many thanks this will give us an idea

Hi I qualified in Feb 2005 and have been told by Peel Health in Mandurah that I will be starting on level 1.4 which is $53,400 - I am hoping to be there by the end of the year!
P.S. What is level 2?

Contact the hospitals directly first before going through an agency - they often sponsor the visa themselves; some will offer a PR or will at least be more than happy to support you in applying for PR later on.

There is an Australian-wide shortage of qualified medical/nursing staff.