ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Excavator operator salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Excavator operator in Australia was $88,340 in 2023–24, and the average was $88,925 (ATO Table 15A).

9,328 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $87,437; ranked 353 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$88,340

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$88,925

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$87,437

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

9,328

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

353

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

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Excavator operator sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Excavator operator sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $88,340 $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 Excavator operator 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 (includes this one) 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, Excavator operator, ATO 2023–24
Median and average salary or wage income by year, Excavator operator, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 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, Excavator operator, ATO 2023–24
Year median salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18 $69,779$71,081
2018–19 $72,935$73,640
2019–20 $74,496$74,814
2020–21 $74,908$75,431
2021–22 $77,457$78,385
2022–23 $83,922$85,097
2023–24 $88,340$88,925

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Excavator operator, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–186,734$69,779$71,081
2018–197,275$72,935$73,640
2019–207,592$74,496$74,814
2020–217,802$74,908$75,431
2021–228,325$77,457$78,385
2022–238,953$83,922$85,097
2023–249,328$88,340$88,925

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Excavator operator, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Excavator operator, ATO 2023–24 $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 Median salary or wage income Male $88,488 Female $77,898 Median taxable income Male $87,654 Female $76,258 Median total income Male $93,239 Female $81,639 Median income ($), 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, Excavator operator, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 9,328 9,153 175
average taxable income $92,274 $92,429 $84,174
median taxable income $87,437 $87,654 $76,258
average salary or wage income $88,925 $89,062 $81,866
median salary or wage income $88,340 $88,488 $77,898
average total income $97,986 $98,146 $89,610
median total income $93,009 $93,239 $81,639

ATO Table 15A

Earthmoving plant operator (unit group 7212) by state

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

Earthmoving plant operator (unit group 7212) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
WA9,620$119,788$121,226
QLD14,822$105,974$101,987
NT635$102,803$99,789
ACT263$90,826$92,031
NSW13,513$94,678$88,715
VIC8,114$94,100$87,507
SA2,764$88,964$85,910
TAS1,073$79,787$78,681

ATO Table 15D

Typical deductions for Mobile plant operators

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

Typical deductions for Mobile plant operators, ATO 2023–24
Deductiondeduction claimantsaverage deduction claim
Work related car expenses55,600$3,398
Work related travel expenses22,799$2,757
Work related uniform/clothing expenses122,096$459
Work related self education expenses10,216$1,359
Other work related expenses102,315$1,347
Total work related expenses130,418$3,523

ATO Table 18B