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Radiator Repairer salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a radiator repairer is $65,000 per annum, before tax, up $13,700 since 2018.
DerivedIndicative estimate, not yet verified against official Jobs and Skills Australia / ABS data · Estimate
- Pay depends mostly on where you work: a specialist radiator workshop, a general mechanical business, or a mobile service that charges callout rates on top of the repair.
- Repairers who hold a trade qualification and take on air conditioning work tend to sit higher, and fleet contracts bring steady hours rather than higher rates.
- In a trade this small, individual workshops set their own rates within the relevant award, so it is worth asking about overtime and callouts before you accept a job.
The median salary rose by $13,700 between 2018 and 2024; the dashed line shows a projection to 2028 based on the real ABS Wage Price Index growth rate, not a role-specific forecast.
Roles that pay more than radiator repairer
The largest typical pay rise is $10,400 a year, moving into Marine Mechanic.
- Marine Mechanic+$10,400/yr
- Exhaust Fitter+$2,600/yr
How to negotiate a higher radiator repairer salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time radiator repairer salary is $65,000; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Use demand as leverage. Radiator Repairers are on the national skills shortage list, so employers are more likely to move on price to keep or attract someone in a role they're struggling to fill.
- Lead with what's scarce, not just tenure. Skills like Installation and maintenance and Hand and power tool work tend to command a premium over general radiator repairer experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Marine Mechanic pays a typical $10,400 a year more and draws on similar skills, even mentioning you're weighing it up is a legitimate data point in a pay conversation.
- Time it deliberately. Reviews, the end of a project you delivered, or taking on responsibility beyond your job description are stronger moments to ask than an arbitrary date on the calendar.
- Ask for a number, not a raise. "Based on the market rate and [specific contribution], I'd like to move to X" gets a clearer answer than "I think I deserve more."
Radiator Repairer salary questions
How much do radiator repairers earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a radiator repairer is $65,000 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is radiator repairer pay rising or falling?
The median radiator repairer salary is up $13,700 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than radiator repairer?
Marine Mechanic pays a typical $10,400 a year more and draws on similar skills to radiator repairer.
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Pay advice
- How to ask for a pay rise, and back it up with real numbersWhat national wage growth looks like right now, how to work out a figure for your own role, wording you can adapt for the conversation, and what to do if the answer is no.
- The average salary in Australia (2026)Full-time adults in Australia averaged $2,083.70 a week in May 2026. Several measures get called the average salary, and this explains which one fits your situation.
- Overtime pay, time in lieu and what your award saysOvertime rates come from your award or agreement, not one national rule. How rates work, what happens on a salary, and how time off in lieu works.