ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Author, or book or script editor: income by state

The median taxable income for Author, or book or script editor in Australia was $70,090 in 2023–24, and the average was $82,937 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in ACT at $96,567 and lowest in TAS at $35,449 (ATO Table 15D).

$70,090

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$82,937

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$60,927

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

1,873

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Author, or book or script editor, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Author, or book or script editor, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 Median salary or wage income Male $54,456 Female $62,710 Median taxable income Male $67,310 Female $70,322 Median total income Male $73,200 Female $74,762 Median income ($), 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, Author, or book or script editor, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 1,873 477 1,396
average taxable income $82,937 $79,815 $84,004
median taxable income $70,090 $67,310 $70,322
average salary or wage income $64,431 $62,215 $65,149
median salary or wage income $60,927 $54,456 $62,710
average total income $87,022 $84,360 $87,932
median total income $74,440 $73,200 $74,762

ATO Table 15B

Author, or book or script editor by state

Median taxable income by state, Author, or book or script editor, ATO 2023–24
Median taxable income by state, Author, or book or script editor, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 ACT NSW VIC SA QLD WA TAS NT Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

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

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Median taxable income by state, Author, or book or script editor, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
ACT $96,567
NSW $75,550
VIC $69,991
SA $69,700
QLD $58,571
WA $48,121
TAS $35,449
NT not published

ATO Table 15D

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

Author, or book or script editor (unit group 2122) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
ACT46$105,360$96,567$69,671$66,541
NSW725$94,746$75,550$71,685$68,563
VIC705$76,925$69,991$63,276$62,050
SA69$78,415$69,700$52,787$47,734
QLD199$74,421$58,571$56,567$47,315
WA83$64,348$48,121$46,183$34,443
TAS31$44,324$35,449$40,336$14,769
NT3not publishednot publishednot publishednot published

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Author, or book or script editor

Occupations in Author, or book or script editor, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Editor - book or script salary$70,368
Author salary$30,000

ATO Table 15A