ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Construction worker - roof plumber salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Construction worker - roof plumber in Australia was $70,486 in 2023–24, and the average was $71,915 (ATO Table 15A).

10,478 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $69,901; ranked 579 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$70,486

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$71,915

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$69,901

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

10,478

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

579

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

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Construction worker - roof plumber sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Construction worker - roof plumber sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $70,486 $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 Construction worker - roof plumber 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, Construction worker - roof plumber, ATO 2023–24
Median and average salary or wage income by year, Construction worker - roof plumber, 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, Construction worker - roof plumber, ATO 2023–24
Year median salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18 $53,493$55,117
2018–19 $54,658$56,604
2019–20 $57,642$58,623
2020–21 $58,778$59,536
2021–22 $60,169$62,103
2022–23 $66,636$68,097
2023–24 $70,486$71,915

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Construction worker - roof plumber, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–186,628$53,493$55,117
2018–197,171$54,658$56,604
2019–207,481$57,642$58,623
2020–218,232$58,778$59,536
2021–228,900$60,169$62,103
2022–2310,150$66,636$68,097
2023–2410,478$70,486$71,915

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Construction worker - roof plumber, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Construction worker - roof plumber, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 Median salary or wage income Male $70,673 Female $51,764 Median taxable income Male $70,153 Female $53,083 Median total income Male $76,569 Female $56,137 Median income ($), 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, Construction worker - roof plumber, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 10,478 10,377 101
average taxable income $75,728 $75,900 $58,057
median taxable income $69,901 $70,153 $53,083
average salary or wage income $71,915 $72,092 $53,761
median salary or wage income $70,486 $70,673 $51,764
average total income $81,818 $82,009 $62,220
median total income $76,342 $76,569 $56,137

ATO Table 15A

Plumber (unit group 3341) by state

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

Plumber (unit group 3341) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
WA6,048$102,834$99,760
NT592$99,923$99,114
ACT917$93,963$92,674
VIC19,855$96,301$91,251
QLD11,613$92,711$88,564
TAS1,094$85,302$83,039
NSW18,386$87,038$82,253
SA3,589$85,637$81,745

ATO Table 15D

Typical deductions for Construction trades workers

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

Typical deductions for Construction trades workers, ATO 2023–24
Deductiondeduction claimantsaverage deduction claim
Work related car expenses107,348$5,182
Work related travel expenses42,008$3,283
Work related uniform/clothing expenses177,191$424
Work related self education expenses12,460$1,696
Other work related expenses169,641$2,071
Total work related expenses195,073$5,853

ATO Table 18B