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Brisbane tradie stuns after revealing his insane six-figure salary: ‘Bruh’

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A young Queensland electrician has surprised Australians with his first year's salary

A first-year worker has revealed the staggering six-figure salary he earns, revealing he earns more than experienced teachers, nurses and police officers.

The young Queensland electrician made the revelation after the Getahead jobs app stopped him on the street on Monday.

He revealed that he earned $50 an hour working on Queen’s Wharf, which is the largest construction project in the Sunshine State.

‘I used to work on the Sunshine Coast. “I’ve been doing my apprenticeship for about a year,” he said.

“I’m making like triple what I was.”

His hourly wage means he earns at least $100,000 a year.

This may be more because professionals tend to work half a day plus on weekends.

A second-year electrician working at Queen’s Wharf said he earned $150,000 a year.

A young Queensland electrician has surprised Australians with his first year’s salary

Social media followers couldn’t believe how much money the inexperienced worker was making.

‘$50 an hour like the first year? Bruh, I’m a third year plumber as an apprentice and I make 25 dollars,” one wrote.

‘Hey? I made $6.30 the first year of 2006. Why do people complain about the cost of living? said another.

The starting salary for a probationary constable in the New South Wales Police Force is $81,500, while a level 5 constable is $92,281.

The average salary for nurses in New South Wales ranges between $70,000 and $98,000 per year.

However, the Queensland trainee is one of the lucky ones.

Wage rates for apprentices who have bargaining agreements with union companies, such as those on the Queen’s Wharf project, are much higher than severance.

Most freshmen make about $20 an hour.

Some electricians earn much more than nurses, police officers and teachers (file image)

Some electricians earn much more than nurses, police officers and teachers (file image)

Those wage rates are the reason Australia faces a trade shortage.

New data has revealed that there were approximately 2,000 fewer apprentices in 2024 compared to 2023 and 25,000 fewer non-trade positions as workers.

Earlier this week, a tradie boomer shared a powerful message after young Australians revealed they were turning down jobs because they didn’t pay six figures.

The 61-year-old said he had spent four and a half decades in the plumbing industry but was earning $180,000 a year before he retired.

He said he only surpassed the six-figure mark after working hard for years and urged young Australians to roll up their sleeves if they wanted a similar salary.

Last year, a black trader casually revealed the enormous amount of money he can make in just a week.

The Queensland tree trimmer, in a TikTok video interview conducted by Getahead, said he earned $35 an hour but had previously collected $26,000 in cash for a 40-hour week.

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