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Supervisors, Foremen & Leading Hands salaries

Supervisors, Foremen & Leading Hands pay in Australia from official ABS EEH (via JSA) figures, until ElectricalRoles.com.au has enough job ads with pay to publish its own.

Median salary · Australia

A$117,700

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile; median weekly earnings, full-time non-managerial adult employees, from ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025 customised report, May 2025 (Electricians (includes electrical supervisors and leading hands), code 3411). Moved to Jun Qtr 2026 with the ABS Wage Price Index, private sector construction. The source publishes a median only for this occupation. Figures are annual, in AUD. We switch to live job-ad figures once we have five or more supervisors, foremen & leading hands ads with pay.

By state

Official figures. Estimates scale the national figure by each state's published pay level.

	25th	Median	75th	Source
Australian Capital Territory	—	A$128,200	—	Estimate
New South Wales	—	A$118,400	—	Estimate
Northern Territory	—	A$121,000	—	Estimate
Queensland	—	A$116,400	—	Estimate
South Australia	—	A$111,100	—	Estimate
Tasmania	—	A$104,000	—	Estimate
Victoria	—	A$116,000	—	Estimate
Western Australia	—	A$128,800	—	Estimate

Ranges are indicative base salaries; resources, mining and FIFO roles (notably in WA and QLD) sit at or above the top of these bands. Day rates apply to labour-hire and project-based engagements and often include site allowances but exclude super. Figures reflect 2024–2025 market data and vary by state, sector and project.