Wages in Melbourne Scientific Industries
Friday March 13, 2009
Scientific jobs are a fairly general title that covers a range of industries and sectors, meaning wages are diverse within the industry.
In 2008 the national average wages were the sixth highest annual wages for Australians at $92,855. The average wages earnings for scientific jobs Melbourne was $86,668.
The strength in the scientific industry, particularly in Melbourne, has been attributed to growing interest in clean energy and clean technology. This is especially true in lieu of the fact that it was Environmental Science jobs that were found to be the highest earners with an average wage of $95,027. This was followed by Other Scientific ($84,860), QA/QC ($81,042), General Scientist ($75,933) and Research and Development ($75,460).
The overall average wages for scientific jobs in Melbourne were approximately $84,000 in December 2008 after climbing from $71,000 in January 2008. Such industries include Life and biology, Consumer, Sports, Medical and medical laboratory, Agriculture, Soils and geography, Zoology and Politics.