ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Anaesthetic technician salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Anaesthetic technician in Australia was $77,977 in 2023–24, and the average was $78,311 (ATO Table 15A).

941 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $78,118; ranked 474 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$77,977

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$78,311

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$78,118

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

941

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

474

rank by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Anaesthetic technician sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Anaesthetic technician sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $77,977 $0 $100,000 $200,000 $300,000 $400,000 Median salary or wage income ($), ATO 2023–24

Vertical axis: Number of occupations. Horizontal axis: Median salary or wage income ($), ATO 2023–24, in bands of $20,000. The highlighted band holds this one.

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Where Anaesthetic technician sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Band Number of occupations
$0 to $19,999 20
$20,000 to $39,999 142
$40,000 to $59,999 267
$60,000 to $79,999 (includes this one) 302
$80,000 to $99,999 212
$100,000 to $119,999 122
$120,000 to $139,999 49
$140,000 to $159,999 15
$160,000 to $179,999 15
$180,000 to $199,999 13
$200,000 to $219,999 7
$220,000 to $239,999 5
$240,000 to $259,999 2
$260,000 to $279,999 2
$280,000 to $299,999 1
$300,000 to $319,999 0
$320,000 to $339,999 1
$340,000 to $359,999 0
$360,000 to $379,999 0
$380,000 to $399,999 0
$400,000 to $419,999 0
$420,000 to $439,999 1

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year

Median and average salary or wage income by year, Anaesthetic technician, ATO 2023–24
Median and average salary or wage income by year, Anaesthetic technician, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 2017–18 2023–24 Tax year

Vertical axis: Salary or wage income ($), ATO 2023–24. Horizontal axis: Tax year.

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Median and average salary or wage income by year, Anaesthetic technician, ATO 2023–24
Year median salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18 $65,497$63,469
2018–19 $67,512$66,299
2019–20 $67,358$67,246
2020–21 $71,992$71,461
2021–22 $72,219$72,228
2022–23 $73,540$73,760
2023–24 $77,977$78,311

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Anaesthetic technician, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18815$65,497$63,469
2018–19819$67,512$66,299
2019–20866$67,358$67,246
2020–21871$71,992$71,461
2021–22885$72,219$72,228
2022–23933$73,540$73,760
2023–24941$77,977$78,311

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Anaesthetic technician, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Anaesthetic technician, ATO 2023–24 $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 Median salary or wage income Male $85,693 Female $70,183 Median taxable income Male $85,089 Female $70,803 Median total income Male $87,692 Female $73,478 Median income ($), ATO 2023–24

Horizontal axis: Median income ($), ATO 2023–24. Bars are labelled Male and Female; the exact figures are in the table below.

ATO Table 15A

Men and women, Anaesthetic technician, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 941 422 519
average taxable income $82,361 $89,079 $76,899
median taxable income $78,118 $85,089 $70,803
average salary or wage income $78,311 $85,068 $72,816
median salary or wage income $77,977 $85,693 $70,183
average total income $85,319 $91,786 $80,060
median total income $80,786 $87,692 $73,478

ATO Table 15A

Medical technician (unit group 3112) by state

Figures are for the unit group, not this occupation alone.

Medical technician (unit group 3112) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
NT296$68,811$63,300
NSW11,061$62,351$57,027
QLD7,643$61,287$56,467
ACT523$61,719$55,807
WA4,919$60,130$55,269
TAS712$58,108$55,179
VIC10,276$58,679$53,539
SA2,724$56,620$52,753

ATO Table 15D

Typical deductions for Engineering, IT and science technicians

Figures are for the sub-major group, not this occupation alone.

Typical deductions for Engineering, IT and science technicians, ATO 2023–24
Deductiondeduction claimantsaverage deduction claim
Work related car expenses86,634$3,107
Work related travel expenses34,880$1,777
Work related uniform/clothing expenses169,156$320
Work related self education expenses18,858$1,836
Other work related expenses193,623$1,278
Total work related expenses223,379$2,988

ATO Table 18B