ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Actor, dancer or other entertainer: income by state

The median taxable income for Actor, dancer or other entertainer in Australia was $35,458 in 2023–24, and the average was $55,612 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in VIC at $37,353 and lowest in TAS at $28,911 (ATO Table 15D).

$35,458

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$55,612

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$19,659

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

12,839

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Actor, dancer or other entertainer, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Actor, dancer or other entertainer, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 Median salary or wage income Male $19,957 Female $19,431 Median taxable income Male $37,370 Female $34,146 Median total income Male $40,606 Female $36,902 Median income ($), 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 15B

Men and women, Actor, dancer or other entertainer, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 12,839 6,092 6,747
average taxable income $55,612 $59,588 $52,022
median taxable income $35,458 $37,370 $34,146
average salary or wage income $35,885 $39,264 $32,848
median salary or wage income $19,659 $19,957 $19,431
average total income $59,914 $64,130 $56,107
median total income $38,554 $40,606 $36,902

ATO Table 15B

Actor, dancer or other entertainer by state

Median taxable income by state, Actor, dancer or other entertainer, ATO 2023–24
Median taxable income by state, Actor, dancer or other entertainer, ATO 2023–24 $0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 VIC NSW WA QLD ACT NT SA TAS Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

Vertical axis: State. Horizontal axis: Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24.

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Median taxable income by state, Actor, dancer or other entertainer, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
VIC $37,353
NSW $36,373
WA $35,061
QLD $34,180
ACT $33,842
NT $33,280
SA $32,537
TAS $28,911

ATO Table 15D

State figures are for this unit group. There is no separate page per state.

Actor, dancer or other entertainer (unit group 2111) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
VIC3,743$61,425$37,353$38,934$21,669
NSW4,534$59,372$36,373$37,046$20,032
WA952$46,366$35,061$29,787$17,376
QLD2,311$47,463$34,180$32,908$20,297
ACT154$42,098$33,842$28,085$13,204
NT99$46,486$33,280$27,210$14,097
SA573$44,907$32,537$26,856$13,473
TAS238$41,053$28,911$22,213$5,168

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Actor, dancer or other entertainer

Occupations in Actor, dancer or other entertainer, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Choreographer salary$31,283
Artist - variety salary$25,443
Actor salary$14,865
Actors, dancers or other entertainer - other salary$2,878

ATO Table 15A