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Last updated: May 12, 2024
Lead Tong Worker Salary
in Melbourne, Australia
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AUD 115,461
Average Salary
AUD 56/hr
Average Hourly
AUD 2,298
Average Bonus
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The average pay for a Lead Tong Worker is AUD 115,461 a year and AUD 56 an hour in Melbourne, Australia. The average salary range for a Lead Tong Worker is between AUD 81,400 and AUD 140,054. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Melbourne, Australia.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Estimated salary in 2029:
AUD 134,032
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About Melbourne, Australia
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Melbourne ( MEL-bərn; locally [ˈmælbən], Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: Narrm or Naarm) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia. Its name generally refers to a 9,993 km2 (3,858 sq mi) metropolitan area also known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area.
The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington...
Job Summary
Description:
- Assists rotary driller in operating machinery to drill oil or gas wells, using handtools and power tongs and wrenches: assembles and disassembles casings and pipe sections, using hand and power wrenches and tongs.
- Sets curved metal wedges around pipe string at wellhead to prevent string from falling into well during change or addition of pipe sections.
- Tightens or loosens threaded joints between sections, using tongs or chain wrenches.
- Guides lower end of pipe sections to or from well opening.
- Loosens or tightens joints, using cathead (winch).
- Mixes drilling mud (clay and sand slush), using power agitators.
- Reads gauge to ascertain pressure on drilling tools at bottom of well and reports irregularities to rotary driller.
- Repairs drilling machinery, slush pumps, and derricks.
- Digs drainage ditches, racks tools, and cleans drilling floor around rig.
- May assist in erecting and dismantling rigs.
- Performs other duties as described under helper.
- May be known according to specific duty performed as back-up worker; cathead worker; lead-tong worker; pipe racker.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Lead Tong Worker is AUD 115,461 a year and AUD 56 an hour in Melbourne, Australia. The average salary range for a Lead Tong Worker is between AUD 81,400 and AUD 140,054. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Melbourne, Australia.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
Find actuarial salary survey data and benchmark salary and pay.
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About Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Melbourne ( MEL-bərn; locally [ˈmælbən], Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: Narrm or Naarm) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia. Its name generally refers to a 9,993 km2 (3,858 sq mi) metropolitan area also known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area.
The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington...
Job Summary
Description:
- Assists rotary driller in operating machinery to drill oil or gas wells, using handtools and power tongs and wrenches: assembles and disassembles casings and pipe sections, using hand and power wrenches and tongs.
- Sets curved metal wedges around pipe string at wellhead to prevent string from falling into well during change or addition of pipe sections.
- Tightens or loosens threaded joints between sections, using tongs or chain wrenches.
- Guides lower end of pipe sections to or from well opening.
- Loosens or tightens joints, using cathead (winch).
- Mixes drilling mud (clay and sand slush), using power agitators.
- Reads gauge to ascertain pressure on drilling tools at bottom of well and reports irregularities to rotary driller.
- Repairs drilling machinery, slush pumps, and derricks.
- Digs drainage ditches, racks tools, and cleans drilling floor around rig.
- May assist in erecting and dismantling rigs.
- Performs other duties as described under helper.
- May be known according to specific duty performed as back-up worker; cathead worker; lead-tong worker; pipe racker.
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Who We Are
ERI Economic Research Institute compiles the best salary, cost-of-living, and executive compensation survey data available.
View our ProductsTake the guess work out of setting pay
Determine competitive salary levels, compare employee compensation with market benchmarks, and get instant access to reliable salary survey data online.
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Review compensation trends and get guidance on expected total salary increases for the upcoming year with ERI's National Compensation Forecast.
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Improve employee engagement and performance by implementing compensation incentive plans into your strategy.
Read More
Planning Global Compensation Budgets for 2024 - March Updated
Learn about global compensation trends and salary increases for 2024, so you can make more informed salary planning decisions.
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