Glamorous worker reveals her insane $120,000 salary - and she only works six months a year: 'No one else wants to do the job'
Ashlea, 26, has attracted a massive online following documenting her life as a dump truck driver in the mines in Western Australia 's Pilbara region and jet-setting around the world on lavish holidays during her time off.
Previously dubbed the 'world's hottest truck driver', she earns $120,000 a year working 14 days on and 14 days off in a job she says no one else wants.
The average salary for a full-time worker in Australia is $102,742 per year, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
After scoring a big promotion, Ashlea splashed out on her dream car - a Mercedes convertible, which she couldn't wait to show off to her 81,500 TikTok followers.
'I had this car on my vision board that I made about six years ago,' she said.
'Now I'm living my best Barbie dreams.'
She attributed the dream purchase to her FIFO career.
'I have been waiting so long for this moment. I've driven a car I didn't love for the past six years, so I can finally drive this beautiful car,' she said.
'I feel so grateful and like a bad bi***.'
Ashlea earned $36.50 an hour when she began working in the mines
'For my first year as a greenie (truck driver) I would have taken about $94,000 - 95,000 annually,' she previously explained.
After her first year in the mines, she changed contractors and received a huge jump in pay as a result.
She now earns at least $51.50 an hour and receives a $2,000 bonus for each month she stays with her employer.
'So that could be anywhere between $6,000 and $10,000 a month,' Ashlea said.
'Annually, my $51.50 would be approximately $112,000. With my bonuses, that could be another $10,000, so $122,000 for my first year.
'And then when I'm employed directly with the company itself, every full year you're employed through the mine site direct, they pay you a bonus also, which I think is approximately $3,000 each year.
'And then if the company itself does well, I think they actually pay you a bit of a profit share just as a thanks, which I love.'
Ashlea spent Christmas in Finland and has since travelled to Paris and celebrated her birthday in Bali.
'Honestly, I feel so grateful for my life,' she captioned a recent TikTok clip.
'I have a beautiful partner. An amazing job. A stunning apartment. A wonderful family and group of friends. My dream car.
'I get to travel. Goals for the year ahead. Life is good.
'I don't write this to brag, but a reminder to do what brings you joy in life and take pleasure in doing it. Life is too short not to enjoy its magic.'
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