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Boilermaker Salary Australia


Boilermaker Salary / Wage

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Salary and wage information for boilermakers / metal fabricators 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 boilermakers / metal fabricators is 322311.

Job titles and exact tasks vary in this work and examples of some occupation titles are boilermaker, metal fabricator, brass finisher and metal template maker.

This occupation is currently on the Australian Combined Skilled Occupation List, (Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List, MLTSSL).

The average Australian weekly full-time ordinary earnings across all occupations in mid-2018 were $1,586, giving an annual income of approximately $82,472. This was 2.6% higher than in mid-2017.*

Data supplied from Indeed over the past 36 months, based on over 1,800 salaries, estimated that the average salary for a boilermaker was $36.86 per hour in Australia.

Boilermaker and Metal Fabricator Wages in 2018

Job TitleSalary / Wage $Location
Boilermaker / Welder

$28 – $32 per hour Sydney, New South Wales
Shipping Container Repairer / Welder / Boilermaker

50,000 – 65,000Sydney, New South Wales
Workshop Boilermaker

$35 – $40 per hour New South Wales
Boilermaker / Fabricator

$40 per hour Melbourne, Victoria
Boilermaker Night Shift

$35 – $36 per hour Melbourne, Victoria
Boilermaker Leading Hand

$33 – $35 per hour Adelaide, South Australia
Boilermaker

$30 – $35 per hour Brisbane, Queensland
Boilermaker / Fabricator

$37 per hour Queensland
Boilermaker Welder – TANK fabricating experience

$45 per hour (ABN DAY SHIFT ) $ 39 per hour Flat Casual Perth, Western Australia
Boilermaker / Welder

$40 – $50 per hour Perth, Western Australia

*Source:ABS

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Comments

  1. Barry McFarlane says

    November 26, 2019 at 4:42 pm

    I am an employer, are the above rates of pay for casual including loadings or full time rate plus laodings

    Reply
  2. Deb says

    June 15, 2018 at 1:01 pm

    My husband is a Boiler Maker Cert 3 – He is currently employed to over see the fabrication team/workshop staff, as well as do his job. He is based in Bundaberg,Queensland. Are you able to give me an hourly rate for him.

    Reply
  3. Kevin Middleton says

    August 19, 2017 at 1:59 pm

    I am a Boilermaker welder metal fabricator, my job description at work is Master Trades Person. we build and repair B-Double road tankers, ridged trucks, dog trailers, aviation fuel trucks etc.
    what should my hourly rate be?
    I live in Victoria.
    Cheers : )

    Reply
  4. Symon Byrne says

    August 12, 2017 at 10:29 am

    You dont mention a boilermaker in South Australia only leading hand

    Reply

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