ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Film, television radio or stage director: income by state

The median taxable income for Film, television radio or stage director in Australia was $79,915 in 2023–24, and the average was $93,970 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in ACT at $90,151 and lowest in TAS at $65,439 (ATO Table 15D).

$79,915

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$93,970

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$76,463

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

11,925

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Film, television radio or stage director, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Film, television radio or stage director, ATO 2023–24 $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 Median salary or wage income Male $79,339 Female $70,726 Median taxable income Male $83,335 Female $74,227 Median total income Male $87,386 Female $78,254 Median income ($), 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, Film, television radio or stage director, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 11,925 8,047 3,878
average taxable income $93,970 $96,925 $87,838
median taxable income $79,915 $83,335 $74,227
average salary or wage income $83,246 $86,306 $76,925
median salary or wage income $76,463 $79,339 $70,726
average total income $98,592 $101,587 $92,378
median total income $84,098 $87,386 $78,254

ATO Table 15B

Film, television radio or stage director by state

Median taxable income by state, Film, television radio or stage director, ATO 2023–24
Median taxable income by state, Film, television radio or stage director, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 ACT NSW WA VIC NT QLD SA TAS Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

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

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Median taxable income by state, Film, television radio or stage director, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
ACT $90,151
NSW $87,436
WA $78,052
VIC $77,552
NT $75,396
QLD $71,609
SA $71,542
TAS $65,439

ATO Table 15D

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

Film, television radio or stage director (unit group 2123) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
ACT179$90,564$90,151$82,108$84,894
NSW5,225$106,136$87,436$92,489$82,799
WA634$87,839$78,052$76,679$72,311
VIC3,269$88,035$77,552$79,252$74,133
NT69$75,877$75,396$73,954$76,056
QLD1,786$79,662$71,609$72,438$69,519
SA549$79,538$71,542$70,193$68,800
TAS151$77,115$65,439$70,601$63,801

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Film, television radio or stage director

Occupations in Film, television radio or stage director, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Director - television or radio program salary$102,958
Director - technical - film, television, radio or stage salary$97,012
Director - film, television, radio or stage salary$86,704
Manager - video production salary$81,962
Art director - film, television or stage salary$79,270
Film, television, radio or stage director - other salary$77,381
Director - film and video editor salary$69,454
Manager - stage salary$66,689
Director of photography salary$65,840

ATO Table 15A