Florist Salary Australia

Florist Salary / Wage

Salary and wage information for florists is compiled regularly by analysis of Australian jobs advertised in major publications. Salaries are annual unless otherwise stated.

The Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations Code (ANZSCO) for florists is 362111.

Job titles and exact tasks vary in this work and examples of some occupation titles are florist, qualified florist, wholesale florist and retail florist.

Horticultural trades workers in 2010 earned an average of $847 a week in ordinary earnings rising to $885 including overtime and worked an average of 38.9 hours a week.*

Florist Salaries / Wages in 2011 – 2012

Job Title Salary / Wage $ Location
Experienced Florist 20 – 30 per hour Sydney
Casual Florist 15 – 20 per hour Sydney
Experienced Florist 20 – 25 per hour Sydney
Florist 40,000 – 45,000 Melbourne
Experienced Qualified Florist 55,000 – 60,000 Melbourne
Experienced Florist 22 – 25 per hour Melbourne
Experienced Florist 20 – 25 per hour Brisbane
Florist 20 – 25 per hour Perth


*Data from Australian Bureau of Statistics