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Originally Posted by AdultKing
Minimum wage in Australia is
"Currently the full-time minimum wage is $15.96 per hour or $606.40 per week."
On top of that there is 9% employer contributed superannuation, workers compensation, paid maternity and paternity leave, 10 sick days and loadings for public holidays.
$1 USD buys about 96 cents AUD.
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http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living...ntry=Australia
Everything in AU is pretty much double of what it costs in the US... so while $16/hr sounds high, it's pretty much equivalent to $8/hr in the US in terms of buying power...