Q. Do you think the salaries of the following occupations are too low, too high or bout right?
Too high | Too low | About right | Don’t know | |
CEO’s of large companies | 84% | 2% | 7% | 7% |
Members of Parliament | 62% | 6% | 24% | 8% |
Tradesmen | 29% | 16% | 44% | 11% |
Doctors | 27% | 15% | 46% | 12% |
Public servants – clerical and admin | 26% | 15% | 44% | 15% |
Bank customer service staff | 12% | 18% | 47% | 23% |
Office workers in private companies – clerical and admin | 7% | 24% | 54% | 16% |
Workers in call centres | 8% | 25% | 42% | 25% |
Shop sales staff | 3% | 40% | 42% | 14% |
Teachers | 8% | 45% | 38% | 8% |
Police | 5% | 55% | 27% | 12% |
Aged care workers | 2% | 76% | 12% | 10% |
The majority believe that the salaries of CEO’s of large companies (84%) and members of Parliament (62%) are too high.
Occupations where salaries were considered too low were aged care workers (76%), police (55%) and teachers (45%).