ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Apprentice - cook salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Apprentice - cook in Australia was $29,524 in 2023–24, and the average was $31,812 (ATO Table 15A).

776 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $30,491; ranked 1,109 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$29,524

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$31,812

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$30,491

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

776

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

1,109

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

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Apprentice - cook sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Apprentice - cook sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $29,524 $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 Apprentice - cook 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 (includes this one) 142
$40,000 to $59,999 267
$60,000 to $79,999 302
$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, Apprentice - cook, ATO 2023–24
Median and average salary or wage income by year, Apprentice - cook, ATO 2023–24 $0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 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, Apprentice - cook, ATO 2023–24
Year median salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18 $22,893$23,990
2018–19 $22,465$24,616
2019–20 $22,283$23,987
2020–21 $24,449$26,302
2021–22 $28,422$29,884
2022–23 $32,040$33,322
2023–24 $29,524$31,812

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Apprentice - cook, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18574$22,893$23,990
2018–19656$22,465$24,616
2019–20719$22,283$23,987
2020–21725$24,449$26,302
2021–22767$28,422$29,884
2022–23801$32,040$33,322
2023–24776$29,524$31,812

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Apprentice - cook, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Apprentice - cook, ATO 2023–24 $0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 Median salary or wage income Male $31,657 Female $27,120 Median taxable income Male $31,499 Female $29,280 Median total income Male $33,504 Female $30,727 Median income ($), 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, Apprentice - cook, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 776 466 310
average taxable income $33,228 $33,974 $32,105
median taxable income $30,491 $31,499 $29,280
average salary or wage income $31,812 $33,026 $29,984
median salary or wage income $29,524 $31,657 $27,120
average total income $34,676 $35,341 $33,676
median total income $32,437 $33,504 $30,727

ATO Table 15A

Apprentice or trainee - food trades worker (unit group 9351) by state

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

Apprentice or trainee - food trades worker (unit group 9351) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
TAS472$42,322$43,699
ACT162$42,236$42,193
NT104$41,797$41,202
WA1,103$43,020$41,195
SA810$41,258$41,082
QLD2,692$40,587$39,674
NSW3,336$40,592$39,582
VIC2,706$40,255$39,538

ATO Table 15D

Typical deductions for Apprentice or trainee - technical or trades

The ATO has not published typical deductions for Apprentice or trainee - technical or trades in Table 18B.