The jobs that experienced the biggest shift in advertised pay in 2022 have been revealed. Here’s how some common jobs stacked up.
The Australian jobs which underwent the biggest advertisedpay increaseslast year have been revealed.
According to data by Seek, which analyses the growth of advertised salaries for various roles, many common jobs saw decent increases in 2022.
But the highest increase in advertised pay in Australia went to retail assistants, the data suggests.
This role underwent a 12.3 per cent pay increase with an average advertised salary of $57,630.
This was followed by auto mechanics which rose by 9.3 per cent to an average advertised salary of $74,346.
Other roles that rose included everything from cleaners to chefs and medical receptionists.
Here is the full list of the biggest salary increases for roles from December 2021 till December 2022 are as follows.
·Data analystshad a 7.6 per cent increase, with an advertised salary of $117,593.
·Labourershad a 7.1 per cent increase, with an advertised salary of $63,030.
·Machine operatorshad a 7 per cent increase, with an advertised salary of $66,098.
·Graphic designershad a 6.3 per cent increase, with an advertised salary of $74,847.
·Cleanershad a 5.9 per cent increase, with an advertised salary of $57,017
·Chefshad a 5.6 per cent increase, with an advertised salary of $65,669.
·Executive assistantshad a 5.5 per cent increase, with an advertised salary of $88,643.
·Medical receptionistshad a 4.7 per cent increase, with an advertised salary of $57,104.
·Truck drivershad a 4.4 per cent increase, with an advertised salary of $69,347.
·Nurseshad a 2.7 per cent increase, with an advertised salary of $85,740.
Meanwhile, the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ wage price index lifted 3.3 per cent annually in the December quarter and 0.8 per cent on a quarterly basis.
ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt said the increase in hourly wage rates for the December 2022 quarter was lower than the 1.1 per cent increase for the September quarter.
“It was, however, higher than any December quarter increase across the last decade,” she said.
Analysts were broadly anticipating one per cent quarterly growth and 3.5 per cent over the year in the final quarter of 2022.
Private sector wages grew 0.8 per cent over the quarter and 3.6 per cent annually, outpacing the 0.7 per cent quarterly improvement and the 2.5 per cent annual lift in public sector wages.
Despite the improvement in wages, elevated inflation continues to erode gains in worker pay.
In the December quarter, inflation grew 7.8 per cent over the 12 months, taking the gap between inflation and wage growth to a record 4.5 per cent.
