ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Consultant - electrical engineer salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Consultant - electrical engineer in Australia was $104,927 in 2023–24, and the average was $113,115 (ATO Table 15A).

1,458 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $107,937; ranked 198 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$104,927

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$113,115

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$107,937

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

1,458

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

198

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

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Consultant - electrical engineer sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Consultant - electrical engineer sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $104,927 $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 Consultant - electrical engineer 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 $79,999 302
$80,000 to $99,999 212
$100,000 to $119,999 (includes this one) 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, Consultant - electrical engineer, ATO 2023–24
Median and average salary or wage income by year, Consultant - electrical engineer, ATO 2023–24 $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 $125,000 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, Consultant - electrical engineer, ATO 2023–24
Year median salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18 $78,500$89,959
2018–19 $75,319$86,975
2019–20 $82,033$95,320
2020–21 $89,471$100,150
2021–22 $97,341$106,454
2022–23 $100,039$108,667
2023–24 $104,927$113,115

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Consultant - electrical engineer, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18654$78,500$89,959
2018–19839$75,319$86,975
2019–20907$82,033$95,320
2020–21934$89,471$100,150
2021–221,038$97,341$106,454
2022–231,318$100,039$108,667
2023–241,458$104,927$113,115

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Consultant - electrical engineer, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Consultant - electrical engineer, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 Median salary or wage income Male $107,925 Female $84,399 Median taxable income Male $110,971 Female $85,268 Median total income Male $116,431 Female $90,849 Median income ($), 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, Consultant - electrical engineer, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 1,458 1,269 189
average taxable income $121,220 $124,975 $96,005
median taxable income $107,937 $110,971 $85,268
average salary or wage income $113,115 $116,085 $93,156
median salary or wage income $104,927 $107,925 $84,399
average total income $125,964 $129,929 $99,344
median total income $111,230 $116,431 $90,849

ATO Table 15A

Consultant - engineering (unit group 9233) by state

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

Consultant - engineering (unit group 9233) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
WA1,976$157,387$142,031
ACT325$146,636$130,844
QLD2,528$141,153$119,386
NSW3,582$127,256$109,139
VIC3,259$119,846$106,807
NT59$132,984$105,465
SA671$118,214$105,413
TAS136$121,458$96,085

ATO Table 15D

Typical deductions for Consultant - professional

The ATO has not published typical deductions for Consultant - professional in Table 18B.