What Australians earn, by occupation and postcode
PayMap publishes what Australians earn by occupation and postcode, from ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24.
Lead finding
$281,093
Highest paid occupations in Australia
Emergency medicine specialist had the highest median salary or wage income among occupations with at least 1,000 individuals: $281,093 (ATO 2023–24, Table 15A).
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$134,252
Richest postcodes in Australia
Paraburdoo 6754 had the highest median taxable income among postcodes with at least 500 individuals: $134,252 (ATO 2023–24, Table 8).
378,516
Most common occupations in Australia
Retail Assistant - general had the most individuals among occupations with at least 1,000 individuals: 378,516 (ATO 2023–24, Table 15A).
125.93%
Postcodes with the fastest ten-year growth in Australia
Sydney 2000 had the fastest ten-year growth in median taxable income (2013–14 to 2023–24) among postcodes with at least 500 individuals: 125.93% (ATO 2023–24, Table 8).
77.40%
Occupations with the largest gender gap in Australia
Medical specialist - pathologist had the largest gender gap in median taxable income among occupations with at least 1,000 individuals: 77.40% (ATO 2023–24, Table 15A).
League tables, 2023–24
Highest paid occupations in Australia
median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 · ATO Table 15A
- Emergency medicine specialist $281,093
- Diagnostic and interventional radiologist $271,780
- Anaesthetist $235,037
- Medical specialist - specialist physician (general medicine) $221,009
- Doctor - specialist - specialist physician - other $210,094
Richest postcodes in Australia
median taxable income, ATO 2023–24 · ATO Table 8
- Paraburdoo 6754 $134,252
- Tom Price 6751 $111,679
- Dampier 6713 $108,110
- Wickham 6720 $106,315
- Roxby Downs 5725 $106,172
Most common occupations in Australia
individuals, ATO 2023–24 · ATO Table 15A
- Retail Assistant - general 378,516
- Office worker 302,889
- Administrator - program 284,325
- Corporate general manager 254,556
- Chief executive officer 237,168
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- Occupations Salary or wage income and taxable income for every occupation the ATO publishes.
- Postcodes Median and average taxable income for each postcode, with the trend by year.
- Top incomes What the top 1% and top 10% earn and pay, nationally and by state.
- Rankings Ranked lists of occupations, occupation groups and postcodes.
- Tools An income percentile calculator and a side-by-side occupation comparison.
- Methodology What each measure means and how to read the figures.