For Employers
Minimum pay rates
The rates below are all recommended minimum hourly rates of pay for 2009.
| Tutoring |
Minimum hourly rate |
| Primary and Secondary up to Year 10 (tutored by an undergraduate) |
$22 per hour |
| VCE – Year 11 and 12 (tutored by an undergraduate |
$25 per hour |
| Tertiary (tutored by an undergraduate) |
$30 per hour |
| *postgraduates may charge an extra $5 per hour |
$negotiable |
| ** tutoring two students together may be charged at time and a half |
$negotiable |
| *** tutoring three students together may be charged at double time |
$negotiable |
| Childcare |
Minimum hourly rate |
| General Childcare and babysitting |
$15-$18 per hour |
| Picking up/dropping off (using own car) |
$0.60 per hour |
| Domestic cleaning |
Minimum hourly rate |
| House cleaning |
$15-$18 per hour |
| Light housework plus childcare |
$18-$20 per hour |
| House and garden |
Minimum hourly rate |
| General gardening (including mowing) |
$16 per hour |
| Supplying own mower and equipment |
$20 per hour |
| Landscaping / labouring / decorating / painting |
$17 per hour |
| PC support |
Minimum hourly rate |
| Basic |
$25 per hour |
| Intermediate |
$30 per hour |
| Advanced |
$40 per hour |
| Word processing |
Minimum hourly rate |
| A4 double spaced page |
From $3.00 per page |
| A4 single spaced page |
From $4.00 per hour |
| Web programming |
Minimum hourly rate |
| Maintenance |
$25 per hour |
| Standard Programming |
$30 per hour |
| Web Design |
$negotiable |
Governed by:
SEOA – Student Employment Officers Association