ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Chef: income by state

The median taxable income for Chef in Australia was $56,975 in 2023–24, and the average was $57,544 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in NT at $62,723 and lowest in VIC at $55,530 (ATO Table 15D).

$56,975

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$57,544

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$57,772

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

142,550

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Chef, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Chef, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 Median salary or wage income Male $60,440 Female $52,331 Median taxable income Male $59,556 Female $51,545 Median total income Male $62,299 Female $54,047 Median income ($), 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, Chef, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 142,550 100,376 42,174
average taxable income $57,544 $59,958 $51,799
median taxable income $56,975 $59,556 $51,545
average salary or wage income $57,008 $59,375 $51,379
median salary or wage income $57,772 $60,440 $52,331
average total income $60,115 $62,611 $54,176
median total income $59,613 $62,299 $54,047

ATO Table 15B

Chef by state

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

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

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Median taxable income by state, Chef, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
NT $62,723
ACT $61,818
WA $60,883
TAS $59,154
QLD $57,562
SA $56,959
NSW $55,805
VIC $55,530

ATO Table 15D

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

Chef (unit group 3513) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
NT1,571$63,130$62,723$64,226$64,711
ACT2,947$61,525$61,818$61,744$63,178
WA16,426$63,155$60,883$62,041$61,389
TAS3,167$59,115$59,154$58,242$59,569
QLD26,852$57,202$57,562$56,800$58,249
SA8,825$57,201$56,959$55,951$57,063
NSW44,094$56,629$55,805$56,346$57,007
VIC38,098$56,165$55,530$55,535$56,282

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Chef

Occupations in Chef, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Chef salary$57,772

ATO Table 15A