‘Must be cool’: Aussie bloke reveals jaw-dropping salary

A Brisbane man was stopped and asked what he did for a living, and how much he makes, and his salary admission has stumped Aussies.

An Aussie bloke has revealed the staggering wage he takes home from working as a supervisor in the mines.

The app Getahead, which works like Tinder but matches people with careers instead of romantic partners, runs an incredibly successful series on TikTok, where they stop and ask everyday Aussies about their salaries.

Recently a man was stopped in Brisbane and explained he was taking home $250,000 working as a supervisor in the mines.

“I was fortunate to go to school and live up North Queensland. I was kind of in the region and played footy for the right people and that was my way in,” he said.

“I became a truck driver and I worked my way up in the mines for 16 years.”

He said he started out as a truck driver. Picture: TikTok/Getahead

The Aussie bloke has been in the industry for over a decade. Picture: TikTok/Getahead

According to job search platform SEEK, the average wage for someone working in the mining industry is between $120,000 and $140,000.

The man said it took him roughly eight years to work up to becoming a supervisor and he works fly in and fly out.

“You miss a lot of things, you also gain a lot of things, because you only work half the year. 7 on and 7 off is my roster” he said.

The man argued that if he moved and worked in a major city like Brisbane, yes, he’d never be away from his family, but he wouldn’t get the same amount of time off.

“To come down here and earn what I’m on now and I’d have to work in a high management role and work twice as hard for less money,” he said.

The Aussie bloke also mentioned that when he’s working away, everything is provided for him, including food, accommodation, and gym access.

The man’s salary kicked off a lively discussion. Picture: iStock

Online people were pretty stumped by his massive salary, to the point that some Aussies were even in disbelief.

Someone said it “must be cool” to earn that because their brother-in-law does a similar job but isn’t earning that much, and another said that the man’s $250k salary “seems like a lot” for just a supervisor position.

Others debated the pros and cons of working away from home, but someone argued that it is a “family friendly roster” because of the time you get at home.

While another argued that they find themselves “saving a lot more” when they’re working fly in and fly out, but added that everyone’s experience would be different.

Someone else pointed out that you get more “quality time at home” than the average 9-to-5er that doesn’t have to travel.

Someone else defended the man’s salary and pointed out that the $250k number probably includes “leave entitlements, superannuation and other benefits like shares or bonuses” and said the money is “typical” for that position.

Originally published as ‘Must be cool’: Aussie bloke reveals jaw-dropping salary