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The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER)

4.4
  • 500 - 1,000 employees

Salary at The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER)

8.2
8.2 rating for Salary, based on 8 reviews
What are your thoughts on pay and bonuses at your company?
Pay is decent for a graduate, but pay increases do not increase consistently with inflation.
Graduate, Perth - 25 Aug 2023
Lowest in the industry for my profession
Midlevel, Joondalup - 16 Aug 2023
You can get paid more in industry but the work is genuinely rewarding. at DWER and worth the smaller pay packet.
Graduate, Perth - 20 Jun 2023
Compensation for graduates at DWER is equivalent to (and in some cases higher than) similar organisations in the private sector.
Graduate, Joondalup - 19 Jun 2023
The pay is very good for early career people. I am able to live independently and comfortably.
Graduate, Perth - 19 Jun 2023
What are your company's best or most unusual perks? For example: free tickets, free dinners, moving expenses, taxis, pension, etc.
When travelling more than 50km from the office on official business, lunch can be paid for by the Department. All travel expenses associated with fieldwork will be covered by the Department.
Graduate, Perth - 25 Aug 2023
Study leave, flexible work arrangements, flexi hours (time in lieu over 7.5 hours work)
Midlevel, Joondalup - 16 Aug 2023
None, being a government department. Access to salary packaging though.
Graduate, Perth - 20 Jun 2023
Lots of morning teas, graduate run events, work from home, and lunch and learns
Graduate, Joondalup - 20 Jun 2023
Best perks: Flexible work policy and staff benefits such as leave entitlements (including long-service leave after 7 years of working at the department), accruable 'flexi hours', and a range of personal benefits.
Graduate, Joondalup - 19 Jun 2023
Flexible working is the best perk, but also opportunities to learn and upskill on the job through training courses and attending conferences.
Graduate, Perth - 19 Jun 2023