Occupation ATO 2023–24

Chef salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Chef in Australia was $57,772 in 2023–24, and the average was $57,008 (ATO Table 15A).

142,550 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $56,975; ranked 782 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$57,772

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$57,008

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$56,975

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

142,550

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

782

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

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Chef sits among 1,176 occupations by 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 Chef 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 (includes this one)	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, Chef, ATO 2023–24

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, Chef, ATO 2023–24
Year	median salary or wage income	average salary or wage income
2017–18	$45,034	$44,651
2018–19	$46,575	$45,819
2019–20	$42,903	$43,105
2020–21	$45,312	$45,749
2021–22	$49,381	$49,082
2022–23	$56,372	$55,226
2023–24	$57,772	$57,008

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Chef, ATO 2023–24
Year	individuals	median salary or wage income	average salary or wage income
2017–18	101,500	$45,034	$44,651
2018–19	106,156	$46,575	$45,819
2019–20	107,534	$42,903	$43,105
2020–21	109,476	$45,312	$45,749
2021–22	118,000	$49,381	$49,082
2022–23	133,086	$56,372	$55,226
2023–24	142,550	$57,772	$57,008

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Chef, 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, Chef, ATO 2023–24
Measure	Total	Male	Female
individuals	142,550	100,376	42,174
average taxable income	$57,544	$59,958	$51,799
median taxable income	$56,975	$59,556	$51,545
average salary or wage income	$57,008	$59,375	$51,379
median salary or wage income	$57,772	$60,440	$52,331
average total income	$60,115	$62,611	$54,176
median total income	$59,613	$62,299	$54,047

ATO Table 15A

Chef (unit group 3513) by state

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

Chef (unit group 3513) by state, ATO 2023–24
State	individuals	average taxable income	median taxable income
NT	1,571	$63,130	$62,723
ACT	2,947	$61,525	$61,818
WA	16,426	$63,155	$60,883
TAS	3,167	$59,115	$59,154
QLD	26,852	$57,202	$57,562
SA	8,825	$57,201	$56,959
NSW	44,094	$56,629	$55,805
VIC	38,098	$56,165	$55,530

ATO Table 15D

Typical deductions for Food trades workers

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

Typical deductions for Food trades workers, ATO 2023–24
Deduction	deduction claimants	average deduction claim
Work related car expenses	60,966	$2,203
Work related travel expenses	28,224	$1,180
Work related uniform/clothing expenses	168,718	$400
Work related self education expenses	20,253	$2,483
Other work related expenses	145,155	$889
Total work related expenses	181,420	$2,285

ATO Table 18B