ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Apprentice or trainee - mechanical trades engineering trades worker: income by state

The median taxable income for Apprentice or trainee - mechanical trades engineering trades worker in Australia was $58,337 in 2023–24, and the average was $64,960 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in WA at $68,525 and lowest in VIC at $52,578 (ATO Table 15D).

$58,337

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$64,960

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$60,616

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

6,076

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Apprentice or trainee - mechanical trades engineering trades worker, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Apprentice or trainee - mechanical trades engineering trades worker, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 Median salary or wage income Male $60,184 Female $63,221 Median taxable income Male $58,046 Female $61,534 Median total income Male $61,952 Female $65,228 Median income ($), 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, Apprentice or trainee - mechanical trades engineering trades worker, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 6,076 5,397 679
average taxable income $64,960 $64,729 $66,791
median taxable income $58,337 $58,046 $61,534
average salary or wage income $65,150 $65,062 $65,851
median salary or wage income $60,616 $60,184 $63,221
average total income $68,546 $68,388 $69,800
median total income $62,452 $61,952 $65,228

ATO Table 15B

Apprentice or trainee - mechanical trades engineering trades worker by state

Median taxable income by state, Apprentice or trainee - mechanical trades engineering trades worker, ATO 2023–24
Median taxable income by state, Apprentice or trainee - mechanical trades engineering trades worker, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 WA ACT QLD TAS SA NT NSW VIC Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

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

Show data
Median taxable income by state, Apprentice or trainee - mechanical trades engineering trades worker, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
WA $68,525
ACT $68,258
QLD $57,946
TAS $56,064
SA $55,810
NT $55,771
NSW $54,463
VIC $52,578

ATO Table 15D

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

Apprentice or trainee - mechanical trades engineering trades worker (unit group 9323) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
WA1,491$77,709$68,525$76,394$69,671
ACT24$65,237$68,258$65,528$64,532
QLD1,668$63,832$57,946$64,701$60,289
TAS120$59,305$56,064$60,851$57,368
SA399$58,431$55,810$57,801$56,383
NT89$63,749$55,771$64,795$60,051
NSW1,457$60,364$54,463$61,403$56,742
VIC816$56,985$52,578$57,068$53,820

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Apprentice or trainee - mechanical trades engineering trades worker

Occupations in Apprentice or trainee - mechanical trades engineering trades worker, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Apprentice - mechanical trades engineer salary$61,149
Apprentice - aircraft maintenance engineer salary$56,465

ATO Table 15A