Installer Wages

$ 17.00 AUS is about how much Can. or USD ? Is there a high demand for installers out in Australia ? I'm considering moving in the next couple of years and I'm open to almost anywhere in the world right about now  . Also is $ 17.00 MECP certified wages or just of the street person can get this ?

Thanks everyone who has answered this thread .

Hey Guys,

Here in Quebec the wages vary between shops.  Most guys make around 15 / hr.  I make 18/hr  work / no work.  I've been installing for 24 years. MECP makes no difference to owners as long as you produce without come-backs.  We are obligated to belong to a parity comittee and give 'em a slice of the pie (or they break our legs). 

Hey there,

I have been installing in Saskatchewan, Canada for about 8 years, no certification, one come-back in all the time I have installed and I charge myself out at $25-30/hour.  I figure that the knowledge and expertise that we as installers posess is no different than the guy at the garage that works on your car for 25 bucks an hour.  Comments invited.

Where in Sask are you located ?? At $ 25 - 30 you must have your own business as well , right ? Do you employ installers or just yourself ? Thanks for taking the time to look at this post and answer the questions that I have on installer wages from different parts of the world.

Hey Jeff,

   I base my install labor rate at $50/hr when I estimate a job. I charge more for more involved work, such as fiberglass, etc. up to about $100/hr. I know I'm pretty expensive. This is for my installation work only. The fee would be less if I let another guy do an install.

   I don't employ any installers. In the past, I paid a percentage of the install fee to the installer - it often worked out to about $12/hr US for a non-MECP certified guy. Often I trained him, which required some of my installation work and general oversight. in addition to handling customers.

   Dave

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Thanks for the information Dave and Dan. Aussie land would be nice to work in but too far to travel for $ 15.00 an hour   I'd like to charge $ 100 an hour like Dave does, but I would be the only one paying that cause no one would be willing to pay that in my neck of the woods. I think I need to find a different profession.... maybe a deep sea welder  .