I currently live in Texas and many of the homes around here that go for 150k are nearly 100k more in Australia, they seem ridiculously expensive! However I know that minimum wage here is around 13$, since this is much higher than US minimum wage are other jobs "proportionately scaled" as well? IE Pharmacy tech job in the states might be 13$ an hour in Australia perhaps 20$/ hour.

Does pay "scale as such"?

And

What are some general areas you guys might recommend for new home buyers?