Table 1: The annual salaries of 25 people in one street in a new suburb of Canberra
$71,562 |
$49,587 |
$53,654 |
$102,658 |
$42,985 |
$31,595 |
$24,450 |
$26,860 |
$55,614 |
$56,555 |
$50,500 |
$37,951 |
$44,214 |
$64,195 |
$81,687 |
$41,665 |
$59,654 |
$18,671 |
$54,450 |
$42,900 |
$61,460 |
$38,523 |
$78,159 |
$52,365 |
$67,22 |
Table 2: Average and median taxable income by selected occupation 2019-20201
Occupation |
No of individuals |
Average taxable income |
Median taxable income |
---|---|---|---|
Occupation code blank |
3,064,704 |
38,108 |
19,530 |
Sales assistant - general |
359,780 |
34,100 |
131,212 |
Administration assistant or office worker |
309,162 |
51,809 |
45,908 |
General manager |
246,308 |
118,999 |
85,192 |
Office administrator or manager |
221,553 |
61,532 |
53,497 |
Chief executive officer or managing director |
217,959 |
155,425 |
74,447 |
Infant or primary school teacher | 182,117 | 71,463 | 74,012 |
Contract, program or project administrator | 170,024 | 71,826 | 66,237 |
Advertising and sales manager | 168,995 | 111,584 | 87,521 |
Aged or disabled carer | 160,871 | 40,772 | 38,002 |
Secondary school teacher | 157,843 | 80,863 | 83,961 |
Truck driver | 155,673 | 71,179 | 70,087 |
Store person | 155,163 | 48,098 | 47,854 |
Child carer | 140,277 | 38,665 | 39,024 |
Waiter | 136,372 | 25,501 | 22,811 |
Accountant | 133,137 | 99,426 | 77,414 |
Cleaner - commercial | 129,494 | 34,598 | 32,292 |
Retail manager | 112,738 | 58,667 | 53,643 |
Chef | 107,534 | 45,757 | 45,286 |
Electrician | 106,434 | 97,540 | 91,532 |
Call or contact centre or customer service manager | 106,215 | 59,902 | 55,002 |
Checkout operator or office cashier | 104,321 | 26,150 | 23,508 |
Kitchen hand | 102,624 | 26,451 | 24,108 |
Registered nurse | 101,497 | 69,083 | 67,680 |
Source: ATO. Retrieved from https://www.ato.gov.au
Table 3: Median and average taxable income 2013-2020
Year |
Average taxable income |
Median taxable income |
---|---|---|
2013-14 |
57,134 |
42,562 |
2014–15 |
57,878 |
43,236 |
2015–16 |
58,689 |
43,382 |
2016–17 |
59,014 |
44,382 |
2017–18 |
61,217 |
45,882 |
2018-19 | 62,549 | 47,492 |
2019-20 | 63,882 | 48,381 |
Source: ATO. Retrieved from https://www.ato.gov.au/About-ATO/Research-and-statistics/In-detail/Taxation-statistics/