Australia’s richest tradies are making close to $100 an HOUR

Australia’s most lucrative trades have been revealed – and their wages have risen to have incredible $95.21 per hour.

The ‘Tradie Rich List’ for the 2018 financial year has removalists from New South Wales in the top spot.

Beating out their counterparts in South Australia, the highest earning group saw their wages increase 7.59 per cent over the last year to a whopping $95.21 per hour.

Removalists earn the most money per hour, with an average hourly earn of $93.24

The 'Tradie Rich List' for the 2018 financial year has removalists from New South Wales in the top spot (pictured is a tradesman in Sydney)

The ‘Tradie Rich List’ for the 2018 financial year has removalists from New South Wales in the top spot (pictured is a tradesman in Sydney)

Plumbers came in second, earning $83.04 per hour on average according to the data (stock image)

Plumbers came in second, earning $83.04 per hour on average according to the data (stock image)

Australia's most lucrative tradie jobs have been revealed based on data from ServiceSeeking.com.au (stock image)

Australia’s most lucrative tradie jobs have been revealed based on data from ServiceSeeking.com.au (stock image)

Australia-wide removalists earned the most, with an average hourly earn of $93.24, according to data from ServiceSeeking.com.au.

Next come plumbers, earning more than $10 per hour less, followed by electricians, handymen and carpenters.

The top ten is rounded off by landscapers, plasterers, gardeners, painters and cleaners, who are in tenth spot with an average hourly wage of $33.41. 

Breaking the data down by state, NSW and South Australian removalists topped the list for highest-paid tradies.

South Australian plumbers actually decreased in average rates from 2017, dropping from $102.32 an hour to $94.83.

Plumbers in Western Australia and NSW are third and fourth on the list, bringing in $92.22 and $90.83 per hour respectively.

In fifth place on the list are removalists from WA, earning $90.35 per hour, while Queensland builders are sixth.

Next are removalists from Queensland followed by WA electricians with removalists and plumbers from Victoria rounding out the top ten. 

According to the ServiceSeeking data NSW plumbers saw a massive 21.81 per cent increase in earnings.

Builders from Queensland did even better, increasing their wages by 32.73 per cent over the past year with the national rate sitting at $88.63 per hour. 

One such tradesman is carpenter Jordan Warner, from Logan in Queensland, who entered the property market at age 25 thanks to his job in the trades.

Beating out their counterparts in South Australia, the highest earning group saw their wages increase 7.59 per cent over the last year to a whopping $95.21 per hour (pictured is Jordan Warner)

Beating out their counterparts in South Australia, the highest earning group saw their wages increase 7.59 per cent over the last year to a whopping $95.21 per hour (pictured is Jordan Warner)

After removalists, next come plumbers, earning more than $10 per hour less, followed by electricians, handymen and carpenters

After removalists, next come plumbers, earning more than $10 per hour less, followed by electricians, handymen and carpenters

‘Up in Queensland, in the type of carpentry I do the work really is endless and the money is incredibly good, and it’s even better in commercial jobs,’ he told Daily Mail Australia. 

AUSTRALIA’S TOP TRADIES – FINANCIAL YEAR 2018 
INDUSTRY AVERAGE $/HR 
1) REMOVALIST
2) PLUMBER
3) ELECTRICIAN
4) HANDYMAN
5) CARPENTER
6) LANDSCAPER
7) PLASTERER
8) GARDENER
9) PAINTER
10) CLEANER
$93.24
$83.04
$75.71
$56.73
$55.71
$51.02
$48.43
$48.18
$45.95
$33.41

Last year he bought land in the coastal Brisbane suburb of Thorneside and is building a double-storey home which on completion will be worth $700,000.

Jordan has owned a series of exercise businesses in the past but says it came with additional administrative responsibilities that he no longer experiences as a working carpenter.

‘Compared to working in an office like I used to, being a tradie is more balanced. The money’s better and it allows for real versatility.’ he said.

‘During the week is my working time and I’ll do my days work, but the job allows me at least one day a week to set aside and do something where I can get my mind off everything and spend a lot of time up the coast.’

The data was collected by comparing a sample of 121,000 quoted jobs during the 2018 financial year. 

One such tradesman is carpenter Jordan Warner (pictured, left, with girlfriend Emily), from Logan in Queenland, who entered the property market at age 25 thanks to his job in the trades

One such tradesman is carpenter Jordan Warner (pictured, left, with girlfriend Emily), from Logan in Queenland, who entered the property market at age 25 thanks to his job in the trades

NSW plumbers saw a massive 21.81 per cent increase in earnings. Builders from Queensland did even better, increasing their wages by 32.73 per cent over the past year

NSW plumbers saw a massive 21.81 per cent increase in earnings. Builders from Queensland did even better, increasing their wages by 32.73 per cent over the past year



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