Pay by country

Labourer pay, country by country.

What ads actually offer — advertised annual pay, the sample behind every number, and a dated exchange rate. Different measures are labelled, never blended.

Country	Advertised annual	≈ £/year	Ads showing pay
UK advertised annual mean — Adzuna ads showing salary	£46,473	£46,473	6,858
Australia advertised annual mean — Adzuna ads showing salary	A$97,086	£50,769	1,020

The official anchor:the UK’s ONS says full-time “Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.” earned a median £28,600 in 2025 — earned pay runs below advertised offers everywhere, which is exactly why we label the measure on every row instead of blending them.

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These are advertised offers, not earned pay — and ads that show money skew toward jobs that need to attract.
The £ column uses ECB reference rates via frankfurter.app, 2026-08-04 · AED via the 3.6725/USD peg · indicative only — not a cost-of-living adjustment.
Tax and living costs differ wildly — UAE pay is tax-free but often bundles accommodation; a bigger number abroad is not automatically a better life.
Canada is missing from annual tables because Canadian ads advertise hourly — its live hourly numbers are on the Canada boards.

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Data refreshed 2026-08-04. Advertised pay only, different measures labelled per row. Small samples stay small — rows below 5 salary-bearing ads are never published.

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Pay by country

Labourer pay, country by country.

What ads actually offer — advertised annual pay, the sample behind every number, and a dated exchange rate. Different measures are labelled, never blended.

Country	Advertised annual	≈ £/year	Ads showing pay
UK advertised annual mean — Adzuna ads showing salary	£46,473	£46,473	6,858
Australia advertised annual mean — Adzuna ads showing salary	A$97,086	£50,769	1,020

Read this honestly

These are advertised offers, not earned pay — and ads that show money skew toward jobs that need to attract.
The £ column uses ECB reference rates via frankfurter.app, 2026-08-04 · AED via the 3.6725/USD peg · indicative only — not a cost-of-living adjustment.
Tax and living costs differ wildly — UAE pay is tax-free but often bundles accommodation; a bigger number abroad is not automatically a better life.
Canada is missing from annual tables because Canadian ads advertise hourly — its live hourly numbers are on the Canada boards.

All trade comparisons UK jobs with pay shown

Data refreshed 2026-08-04. Advertised pay only, different measures labelled per row. Small samples stay small — rows below 5 salary-bearing ads are never published.