Market salary rate for 482 visas

The salary on offer needs to meet certain conditions. A key one is the market salary rate.

Purpose of the 482 visa market salary rate

Employers looking to sponsor an employee for a TSS 482 visa must meet certain salary and employment conditions.

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These conditions are designed to ensure Australian workers are not undercut by overseas workers doing the same work in the same location.

When employers nominate a position for a 482 visa

To nominate a position for a TSS 482 visa, the salary on offer must be:

  • no less that the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold, currently at AUD 70,000
  • consistent with the Annual Market Salary for that position in comparable locations.

Annual market salary rate

The Annual Market Salary Rate (AMSR) is the average amount of money workers are paid in a year for a certain job in a specific location.

You can find out the Annual Market Salary Rate (AMSR) by checking several things:

  1. What similar Australian workers are paid.
  2. Enterprise agreements or industrial awards.
  3. Job outlook information.
  4. Job advertisements from the last 6 months in the same area.
  5. Remuneration surveys.
  6. Advice from unions or employer associations.

Determining the annual market salary for a TSS 482 occupation

To find the annual market salary rate for your job position, you need to provide at least two independent sources of information. These sources can include:

  1. Enterprise agreements.
  2. Industrial awards.
  3. Copies of other employment contracts and payslips.

If there isn’t an equivalent worker, agreement, or industrial award, you can use job advertisements for similar roles that show the salary, and written advice from a union or employer association.

Australian Business Migration Group’s registered migration agent, Greg Nicolson, specializes in employee-sponsored visa nominations.

For advice and guidance on nominating a position for a 482 visa or sponsoring an employee, contact us to discuss your situation.

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