ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Consultant - engineering: income by state

The median taxable income for Consultant - engineering in Australia was $114,391 in 2023–24, and the average was $132,322 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in WA at $142,031 and lowest in TAS at $96,085 (ATO Table 15D).

$114,391

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$132,322

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$110,753

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

12,653

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Consultant - engineering, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Consultant - engineering, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 Median salary or wage income Male $115,705 Female $92,380 Median taxable income Male $119,458 Female $93,711 Median total income Male $124,999 Female $97,780 Median income ($), 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, Consultant - engineering, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 12,653 10,396 2,257
average taxable income $132,322 $137,621 $107,915
median taxable income $114,391 $119,458 $93,711
average salary or wage income $122,038 $126,210 $102,968
median salary or wage income $110,753 $115,705 $92,380
average total income $137,617 $143,253 $111,655
median total income $119,359 $124,999 $97,780

ATO Table 15B

Consultant - engineering by state

Median taxable income by state, Consultant - engineering, ATO 2023–24
Median taxable income by state, Consultant - engineering, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 WA ACT QLD NSW VIC NT SA TAS Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

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

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Median taxable income by state, Consultant - engineering, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
WA $142,031
ACT $130,844
QLD $119,386
NSW $109,139
VIC $106,807
NT $105,465
SA $105,413
TAS $96,085

ATO Table 15D

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

Consultant - engineering (unit group 9233) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
WA1,976$157,387$142,031$143,636$134,986
ACT325$146,636$130,844$133,306$126,486
QLD2,528$141,153$119,386$127,107$115,658
NSW3,582$127,256$109,139$117,658$107,162
VIC3,259$119,846$106,807$113,698$105,000
NT59$132,984$105,465$110,978$96,369
SA671$118,214$105,413$110,554$101,926
TAS136$121,458$96,085$107,121$88,633

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Consultant - engineering

Occupations in Consultant - engineering, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Consultant - mining engineer salary$158,896
Consultant - engineering - other salary$113,709
Consultant - electronics engineer salary$110,647
Consultant - industrial or mechanical engineer salary$104,993
Consultant - electrical engineer salary$104,927
Consultant - chemical or material engineer salary$103,603
Consultant - civil engineer salary$99,625

ATO Table 15A