turtleface
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1.Yeah lol thats how I guessed originally.redruM said:Did the surname Korda or Mentha give it away? lol
Do you have a link to the different levels (with years after graduation taken to get there, salary ranges, etc.) there turtleface?
2.Unfortunately not, I've got that through all the salary surveys I've collected (including the BRW one you (i think) posted a while back), and also through just asking the people during work experience. The main problem so far is Partner remuneration, its extremely difficult to guess. The only confirmed cases I have is the PwC tax partner who accused some male partners of sexual harrassment and she was on "more than $900,000" (whether pre or post bonuses I have no idea). Other than that, the only partner info I have is the BRW salary guide but that is very vague, its groupings were questionable too.
For salaries on non partner level staff, these are the direct links to some of the more reputable ones but a few may be last years so a bit old: (they may take a while to load):
They usually group in the headings e.g. it'll say "Managers - min 5 years: xxxxx" etc.
http://www.michaelpage.com.au/pdfstore?src=2005_Finance_Salary_Survey.pdf
http://www.jcu.edu.au/fac1/public/business/salaries_for_accountants_2006.pdf^= the CPA one, I couldn't find the CPA link
http://www.careerone.com.au/webdav/site/jobs/shared/Salary%20Survey06/Accountancy.pdf
^= the Hays one, I like the first few pages cause its all 6 figures lol.
http://www.olivier.com.au/misc/Salary_Survey_2006_website_version.pdf
^= not very pretty, but good nonetheless, it gives figures for Cadets, Senior Cadets (Undergrad 2 I think) and Co-ops (called Undergrads 1 I think) as well, so thats useful. Not sure which undergrad refers to cadets and co-ops, only guessing.
I like to average them out cause one may be more conservative or exaggerated than another
This one is the best, and shouldn't even be available for download lol (ur supposed to register before they send you a copy), but unfortunately its in USD, and is for the United States. Ironically, even without converting to AUD, they get paid more. e.g. USD 43-52K for grads at big 4 (even more now, USD 45-55K according to wetfeet.com):
http://www.roberthalffinance.com/html/downloads/financials2006sg.pdf (warning: its very big and takes ages (about 1.5mb))
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random quote:
lol whilst looking for those links I found this quote which is quite interesting:
Thats quite old, as now no big 4 firm would pay 49K for a 3rd yr Acc lol...but it shows we've come a looooonggg way. i guess it shows why everyone was leaving big 4 at like 40% T/O every year, few years ago.One of these is an accountant with three years' experience, working in a big four firm, and earning about $49,000 a year, including super. Mr Movsowitz said he could place this candidate in a financialaccounting or trust accounting role in the commercial sector for $75,000, before a bonus
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ok...thats that...omg I really should be studying for exams. You won't see me (hopefully) until next week. Adieu, though I probably won't be able to resist and will come back before then.