ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Building or plumbing labourer: income by state

The median taxable income for Building or plumbing labourer in Australia was $56,483 in 2023–24, and the average was $64,349 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in VIC at $65,550 and lowest in NT at $46,846 (ATO Table 15D).

$56,483

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$64,349

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$57,165

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

107,472

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Building or plumbing labourer, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Building or plumbing labourer, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 Median salary or wage income Male $58,026 Female $45,121 Median taxable income Male $57,392 Female $42,694 Median total income Male $61,976 Female $48,131 Median income ($), 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, Building or plumbing labourer, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 107,472 101,177 6,295
average taxable income $64,349 $65,092 $52,417
median taxable income $56,483 $57,392 $42,694
average salary or wage income $62,047 $62,644 $52,448
median salary or wage income $57,165 $58,026 $45,121
average total income $69,156 $69,848 $58,037
median total income $61,098 $61,976 $48,131

ATO Table 15B

Building or plumbing labourer by state

Median taxable income by state, Building or plumbing labourer, ATO 2023–24
Median taxable income by state, Building or plumbing labourer, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 VIC SA TAS QLD ACT WA NSW NT Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

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

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Median taxable income by state, Building or plumbing labourer, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
VIC $65,550
SA $58,669
TAS $57,084
QLD $55,307
ACT $54,892
WA $54,464
NSW $52,875
NT $46,846

ATO Table 15D

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

Building or plumbing labourer (unit group 8211) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
VIC24,411$75,479$65,550$72,128$66,371
SA6,859$62,221$58,669$58,849$58,289
TAS2,203$58,910$57,084$56,322$57,903
QLD25,127$61,746$55,307$59,779$55,874
ACT1,502$61,010$54,892$56,742$53,615
WA12,109$63,472$54,464$62,328$55,295
NSW32,645$60,823$52,875$58,709$53,749
NT1,448$57,910$46,846$54,802$46,337

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Building or plumbing labourer

Occupations in Building or plumbing labourer, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Construction worker - drainage, sewerage and stormwater labourer salary$77,662
Construction worker - digging salary$72,718
Bricklayer's labourer salary$53,176
Construction worker - plumber's assistant salary$52,684

ATO Table 15A