I honestly had no idea NDIS support workers were paid this much.

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I recently saw a post on a forum where an NDIS support worker was devastated because the person she had been caring for suddenly passed away. Overnight, she lost her income. She said she was earning AUD $138,000 a year, and now she's worried she won't be able to keep up with her mortgage and car payments.

She also mentioned that these jobs aren't easy to find because there's very little turnover. Once you get matched with a participant, you often stay in that role until the participant passes away or no longer requires your support.

AUD $138,000 a year? That seems incredibly high to me.

I questioned whether that level of pay was justified, and a lot of NDIS workers immediately attacked me, saying things like, "Do you know how hard our job is?" and "If you think it's so easy, why don't you do it yourself?"

I'm not saying their work isn't difficult. It clearly is. But I also don't believe NDIS support workers should be earning more than nurses, teachers, or police officers—especially when those wages are ultimately funded by taxpayers.