Tradie apprentice reveals jaw-dropping salary

Aussies have been left shocked after an a young woman revealed her jaw-dropping salary.

Aussies have been left shocked after an apprentice electrician revealed her six-figure salary.

Getahead, an app that matches job seekers with employers, has a successful series on TikTok where they stop ordinary Aussies on the street and ask them about their salaries.

A woman, who was recently stopped in Brisbane, revealed she worked for Queensland Rail as an apprentice electrician.

“I make probably about $100,000 a year at the moment,” she said.

The young woman said she was only in the second year of her apprenticeship but was doing shift work to earn that much money.

“We do a rotating roster, so like, two weeks of day shifts, a week of night shifts, and the night shifts are where you make a lot of money,” she said.

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The budding electrician also pointed out that the type of electrical work she is doing means the money is better.

“I’m in substations, and you can also earn a bit more because it is high-risk work,” she said.

The apprentice said she loves her work because it gives her a lot of “freedom” and isn’t too busy.

“You don’t get run into the ground like a lot of other domestic sparkies out there,” she said

The young worker admitted that she had previously thought she would become a nurse but ultimately decided to learn a trade because she figured it would pay well.

She also said that, currently, she’s the only female electrician at her work, but she hopes that will change in the next few years.

The apprentice said the work she does can be seen as ‘high risk’, which is why it pays well. Picture: TikTok/Getahead

She had previously planned on becoming a nurse. Picture: TikTok/Getahead

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Aussies were shocked to discover that someone still learning a trade could earn so much.

“No way! 2nd year on $100k. I call BS,” one said.

But another replied and argued that she’s doing “night shift and roster work”, so they didn’t doubt she’d be making six figures.

Someone else who claimed they had 30 years of experience said they were stunned to learn they earned around the same as a second-year apprentice.

“That’s nuts,” the tradie wrote.

“I’m in my second year and get $39,000,” another said.

One commented: “My God! Apprentices on $100,000”.

Other Aussies were thrilled to hear that the young woman was already doing so well for herself financially, with people branding her a “legend” and a “weapon”.

“Love this! She is articulate, well educated about her trade and willing to put in the hard work. I wish her every success,” one person wrote.

“Good on her,” someone else said.

Most people learning a trade are earning less. Picture: iStock

According to MIGAS, an apprentice group training organisation that specialises in employing and placing Australian apprentices, most young tradies are earning way less than $100,000.

The organisation has offices all around Australia and reported that the award wage for first-year apprentices is $16.62 per hour.

It increases to $19.53 in the second year, $20.99 in the third year, and $24.49 in the final year of the apprenticeship.

Job search platform SEEK has found that the average salary for fully licensed electricians is between $90,000 and $110,000.