Australia's highest paid jobs

October 10, 2012, 1:57 pmYahoo!7

The listings deliver a snapshot of the nation's pay slips and reveal the minimum and maximum salary received by various sectors.


Jitters about the global economy and the future of the mining boom seem to be hurting employer confidence, with an industry survey showing that job advertisements have fallen for six straight months.

So which sector is making the most money?

According to data listed by jobs website Seek, mining - despite all the doom and gloom reports - still remains the highest paid sector in the country.

The listings deliver a snapshot of the nation's pay slips and reveal the minimum and maximum salary received by various sectors.

So are you reaching your pay potential? Check out the listings below and find out.

Also find out who made the most money in 2011

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  1. jodi01:52pm Thursday 11th October 2012 ESTReport Abuse

    I am a registered nurse with a masters degree and earn $10,000 less than the minimum suggests for health care and medical...

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  2. Ray01:33pm Thursday 11th October 2012 ESTReport Abuse

    Working for wages is a suckers' game - sorry, not being nasty, it's just you lose every which way you turn. Every time you gain a little the tax man, child care/ support, electricity company lines up to take it off you. I've been out contracting for 5 years and won't go back to that

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  3. Bert D06:47am Thursday 11th October 2012 ESTReport Abuse

    I am a tradesman and I don't even come to the middle of the range, what a load of #$%$

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  4. steven06:24am Thursday 11th October 2012 ESTReport Abuse

    Security guards dont even rate a mention on there low 18.00 an hr pay rate in SA

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  5. AL05:36am Thursday 11th October 2012 ESTReport Abuse

    BIGGEST #$%$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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