Boilermaker Salary / Wage
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 Title | Salary / Wage $ | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Boilermaker / Welder | $28 – $32 per hour | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Shipping Container Repairer / Welder / Boilermaker | 50,000 – 65,000 | Sydney, 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 |
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*Source:ABS
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I am an employer, are the above rates of pay for casual including loadings or full time rate plus laodings
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.
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.
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You dont mention a boilermaker in South Australia only leading hand