ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Mail sorter: income by state

The median taxable income for Mail sorter in Australia was $62,580 in 2023–24, and the average was $60,303 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in NSW at $65,753 and lowest in NT at $55,422 (ATO Table 15D).

$62,580

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$60,303

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$62,035

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

8,077

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Mail sorter, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Mail sorter, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 Median salary or wage income Male $66,256 Female $57,707 Median taxable income Male $66,201 Female $58,255 Median total income Male $68,226 Female $60,330 Median income ($), 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, Mail sorter, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 8,077 4,063 4,014
average taxable income $60,303 $63,194 $57,376
median taxable income $62,580 $66,201 $58,255
average salary or wage income $57,105 $60,161 $54,012
median salary or wage income $62,035 $66,256 $57,707
average total income $62,319 $65,255 $59,347
median total income $64,533 $68,226 $60,330

ATO Table 15B

Mail sorter by state

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

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

Show data
Median taxable income by state, Mail sorter, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
NSW $65,753
ACT $62,943
WA $61,639
VIC $61,430
SA $60,991
QLD $59,506
TAS $58,998
NT $55,422

ATO Table 15D

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

Mail sorter (unit group 5614) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
NSW2,675$62,459$65,753$59,348$65,511
ACT143$62,050$62,943$59,333$62,695
WA841$60,863$61,639$57,116$59,917
VIC2,272$59,510$61,430$56,752$62,141
SA544$59,000$60,991$55,111$59,154
QLD1,405$57,900$59,506$54,447$58,253
TAS135$58,290$58,998$54,902$57,796
NT58$55,577$55,422$51,044$54,186

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Mail sorter

Occupations in Mail sorter, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Postal sorting officer salary$62,600
Clerk - mail salary$61,121

ATO Table 15A