Fitter Salary / Wage
Salary and wage information for fitters 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 Codes (ANZSCO) are: 323211 for fitters (general), 323212 for fitters and turners, 323213 for fitter-welders and 323214 for metal machinists (first class).
Job titles and exact tasks vary in this work and examples of some occupation titles are fitter, diesel fitter, metal machinist, brass finisher and maintenance fitter.
These occupations are 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 3,500 salaries, estimated that the average salary for a fitter was $42.32 per hour in Australia.
Fitter Salary / Wages in 2018
| Job Title | Salary / Wage $ | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Hydraulics Fitter or Body Builder | $30 – $33 per hour | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Fitter Machinist – Mechanical Trades | $30 – $35 per hour | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Assembly Fitter | 45,000 – 54,000 | Blue Mountains, New South Wales |
| All-round Maintenance Fitter | $36 per hour, plus casual loading | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Diesel Fitter – Earth Moving Equipment | $32 – $42 per hour | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Fitter Machinist – Mechanical Trades | 45,000 – 50,000 | Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Leading Hand Fitter | $65 per hour | Perth, Western Australia |
| 1st Class Machinist / Fitter CNC | $32 – $37 per hour | Perth, Western Australia |
| Maintenance Fitter | $33 per hour | Adelaide, South Australia |
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*Source:ABS
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Hi all
I am fully qualified mechanical fitter and fully qualified boilermaker through Australian apprenticeship system dual trade … with certificate 4 in engineering fluid power …. I work in food industry in Melbourne for $25 per hour ….. do you think I am underpied ??? … my boss stoped hireing contractors because I build as well as maintain all his machinery myself ….
I am thinking of just starting my CV some were else …
Mate you are terribly underpaid, you SHOULD earn a hell of a lot more money than that with your qualifications. I am not officially trade qualified but my job title is Service Engineer, I am highly skilled in the field I work, I maintain, repair and assist installing tempering lines/furnaces, I have worked with these machines my whole career, just under 20 years now, I just don’t have a licence that is recognized by law. And even though I am not officially ‘trade qualified’, I am still paid $44 per hour, am on salary plus I get commission on the sales of spare parts that I recommend to our customers and time in lieu for any hours overtime I work, honestly i do not work more than 200 days per year at most. I would strongly suggest you find a new job for yourself so you are paid what you are worth, unskilled process workers get more money than you currently do and you have spent years studying to do what you do. Good luck to you mate, I hope you find a much better paying job in the future, you deserve better than that with your qualifications, they are just using you up there mate.
Dear Adam you sound like you have excellent skills. I would be interested to hear more. I am wanting to leave Brisbane and move somewhere else where it’s cheaper to live but I want to ensure there’s work as I have a young family. What city do you work in? I am trying to find a good balance as my wife is very ill and I’m quite underpaid for what I do and my skills. I became trade qualified in 2010 and hold a cert IV in Engineering Mechanical trade. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Adam and have a good one.
Pharmaceutical industry fitters earn $55hr casual .
Odd full time rosters can attract $120k pa + ot
And you come out cleaner than you go in !
Hi John, I would be interested to hear more. I have thought about contacting pharmaceutical companies. I became trade qualified in 2010 and hold a cert IV in Engineering Mechanical trade. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks John and have a good one.
They also said it’s just a difference in name and that both the servoce technician and engineer are the same position.
Hi,
I am degree qualified engineer with overseas experience of 5 years. This is going to be my first job in Australia. I was Interviewed for a service engineer position in Perth and the company called me the next day offering me a position for service technician. They are offering me $24/ hour and I’m not sure if Im about to be underpaid. A career agent told me the market rate is about 30 to 40 an hour depending of its FIFO. This position is not FIFO but they ofder 100 a day fot sites outside the city. Any advise?
min you should get is $45 ph plus 20% site uplift if you are working as FIFO.
connor aldous yes it is worth coming to aus . i live in perth work as a fitter and make 40 an hour full time. The pay can very but u should be able to get 35 – 36 full time easy and can go up to over 50 and hour if your really lucky. They have alot of work in the mines that u can easly get on for about 45 an hr but that is flat rate and they dont pay u to fly so realy by then end of ur 5 or 6 days its more like 38 if u include flying as work. u missed out only 2 years ago it was 50 to 60 and 10 stand down pay on night shift also paid travel. u get paid more in perth now so only go to the mines if u really need to.
I live in Papua new Guinea as a Fitter and Turner,working for the largest News Paper company in the Pacific,I specialize in Printing Engineering,Preventive Maintenance on all Factory Equipment, I am on call during Production Nights for Maintenance and Repairs,for around K7.00,per hour on a 75 hr weekly basis.
K7.00 is approx,$3.50,Do you think I am underpaid?I am thinking of moving to Australia.I have been working for 4 years now.
Giles, that’s definitely under paid as I’ve heard port moresby has become the rip off Capitol of the South Pacific..are you still in Png?
I’m leaving the British army as a fitter general which covers petrol/diesel engines, Plant vehicles, Hydraulic systems and more would it be worth moving to Australia? Any information would be much appreciated
Hello im a fitter for a small company of mainly boilermakes and they sub contact me out to the manildra maintance on lobour hire. For around $65 per hour. I only get paid $22 per as a full time position.
Its so annoying working next to blokes on there maintance that are on $32-$35. Is there anything I can do to get more money ??? I ask my boss for a little more per hour and he told me to go look for another job =(.
Don’t get me wrong!! I love my job but at the end of the day I’m working just as hard as everyone else
Find a new job because you are being used by your boss. I work fly in fly out getting around $42-$58 a hour, most of the time it $45-$47 but you need “real” trade paper to get on site.
In Perth I get around $38-$42 a hour