6. Earnings and other income In both waves of LSIA 3, survey respondents were asked to state their income from their main job. This information combined with information provided on hours worked per week, enabled the hourly rate of pay to be calculated. Respondents were also asked if they or their spouse were receiving any government benefits. In this chapter these aspects of people’s income and the hours they need to work for this income are reported for each of the major visa categories and other key variables. Changes between waves one and two of LSIA 3 are also highlighted. Earnings Figure 6.1 the earnings distribution for Skill stream and Family stream PAs at wave two of LSIA 3. As can be seen from this figure, Skill stream PAs are generally better paid than Family stream PAs. In fact, further analysis of the data shows that the median income of Skill stream PAs is around $10 000 more per annum ie $47 000 compared with $37 000. In terms of an hourly pay rate Skill stream PAs earned around five dollars more per hour than Family – stream PAs (median pay rates at wave two of $24 per hour versus $19 per hour). Figure 6.1 : Annual earnings distribution, wave two 40% 32% 30% 30% 29% 23% 16% 9% 9% 20% 6% 12% 14% 10% 15% 0% Less than $20 000 $80 000 and $20 000 to $35 000 to $50 000 to $65 000 to over $34 999 $49 999 $64 999 $79 999 FAMILY SKILLED
6. Earnings and other income In both waves of LSIA 3, survey respondents were asked to state their income from their main job. This information combined with information provided on hours worked per week, enabled the hourly rate of pay to be calculated. Respondents were also asked if they or their spouse were receiving any government benefits. In this chapter these aspects of people’s income and the hours they need to work for this income are reported for each of the major visa categories and other key variables. Changes between waves one and two of LSIA 3 are also highlighted. Earnings Figure 6.1 the earnings distribution for Skill stream and Family stream PAs at wave two of LSIA 3. As can be seen from this figure, Skill stream PAs are generally better paid than Family stream PAs. In fact, further analysis of the data shows that the median income of Skill stream PAs is around $10 000 more per annum ie $47 000 compared with $37 000. In terms of an hourly pay rate – Skill stream PAs earned around five dollars more per hour than Family stream PAs (median pay rates at wave two of $24 per hour versus $19 per hour). Figure 6.1 : Annual earnings distribution, wave two 40% 30% 30% 29% 32% 23% 20% 10% 12% 16% 14% 9% 9% 6% 15% 0% Less than $20 000 $20 000 to $34 999 $35 000 to $49 999 $50 000 to $64 999 $65 000 to $79 999 $80 000 and over FAMILY SKILLED
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