ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Child carer: income by state

The median taxable income for Child carer in Australia was $44,647 in 2023–24, and the average was $45,251 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in NT at $46,625 and lowest in WA at $40,898 (ATO Table 15D).

$44,647

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$45,251

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$43,197

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

209,371

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Child carer, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Child carer, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 Median salary or wage income Male $36,054 Female $43,505 Median taxable income Male $38,362 Female $44,880 Median total income Male $39,790 Female $46,518 Median income ($), 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, Child carer, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 209,371 9,940 199,431
average taxable income $45,251 $41,992 $45,413
median taxable income $44,647 $38,362 $44,880
average salary or wage income $42,643 $38,631 $42,843
median salary or wage income $43,197 $36,054 $43,505
average total income $46,918 $43,429 $47,092
median total income $46,261 $39,790 $46,518

ATO Table 15B

Child carer by state

Median taxable income by state, Child carer, ATO 2023–24
Median taxable income by state, Child carer, ATO 2023–24 $0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 NT VIC NSW QLD SA ACT TAS WA Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

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

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Median taxable income by state, Child carer, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
NT $46,625
VIC $45,209
NSW $45,040
QLD $44,940
SA $44,820
ACT $44,671
TAS $43,860
WA $40,898

ATO Table 15D

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

Child carer (unit group 4211) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
NT2,111$46,790$46,625$44,468$45,710
VIC52,607$45,535$45,209$43,157$44,174
NSW67,389$46,042$45,040$43,503$43,829
QLD47,129$45,011$44,940$42,326$43,278
SA12,691$45,585$44,820$42,118$42,320
ACT4,908$45,017$44,671$43,726$44,322
TAS3,095$44,330$43,860$41,725$42,221
WA19,148$42,394$40,898$39,251$38,817

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Child carer

Occupations in Child carer, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Childcare worker salary$44,071
Family day care worker salary$43,066
Nanny salary$33,129
Child carer - out of school hours care worker salary$29,704

ATO Table 15A