ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Chemical or materials engineer: income by state

The median taxable income for Chemical or materials engineer in Australia was $129,008 in 2023–24, and the average was $149,671 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in WA at $164,373 and lowest in VIC at $117,146 (ATO Table 15D).

$129,008

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$149,671

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$126,323

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

10,096

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Chemical or materials engineer, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Chemical or materials engineer, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 Median salary or wage income Male $132,551 Female $113,772 Median taxable income Male $134,794 Female $116,664 Median total income Male $139,257 Female $119,799 Median income ($), 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, Chemical or materials engineer, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 10,096 7,165 2,931
average taxable income $149,671 $156,624 $132,673
median taxable income $129,008 $134,794 $116,664
average salary or wage income $138,584 $144,785 $123,500
median salary or wage income $126,323 $132,551 $113,772
average total income $153,804 $161,086 $136,002
median total income $133,182 $139,257 $119,799

ATO Table 15B

Chemical or materials engineer by state

Median taxable income by state, Chemical or materials engineer, ATO 2023–24
Median taxable income by state, Chemical or materials engineer, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 WA QLD NT SA TAS NSW ACT VIC Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

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

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Median taxable income by state, Chemical or materials engineer, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
WA $164,373
QLD $132,980
NT $130,305
SA $126,087
TAS $123,421
NSW $119,354
ACT $117,919
VIC $117,146

ATO Table 15D

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

Chemical or materials engineer (unit group 2331) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
WA2,425$185,222$164,373$168,938$156,026
QLD2,013$155,595$132,980$142,133$129,742
NT39$158,575$130,305$138,404$117,992
SA586$141,014$126,087$131,887$119,992
TAS70$140,007$123,421$131,063$120,000
NSW2,387$130,392$119,354$123,115$118,022
ACT47$119,595$117,919$109,794$108,586
VIC2,446$133,489$117,146$125,092$116,100

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Chemical or materials engineer

Occupations in Chemical or materials engineer, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Chemical engineer salary$131,324
Engineer - materials salary$112,795

ATO Table 15A