Ballpark time: apprentices often earn around AUD $20–$30 per hour, while fully qualified tradies commonly see $35–$60 per hour depending on trade and location.
On annual terms, that’s roughly $70k–$120k for many full‑timers, with overtime, allowances and weekend work pushing totals higher than a utes‑at‑Bunnings carpark on Saturday.
Remote, mining, and shutdown gigs can pay $70–$100+ per hour, but you’ll earn every cent of it.
Sparkies and plumbers can stack solid coin via call‑outs and after‑hours rates; carpenters and chippies vary with the market; contractors on ABNs can do better—or worse—depending on hustle.
As ever, tickets, experience and postcode make a big difference, but those ranges will keep your expectations in the right suburb.
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