ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Metal fitter or machinist: income by state

The median taxable income for Metal fitter or machinist in Australia was $108,722 in 2023–24, and the average was $114,653 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in WA at $136,308 and lowest in ACT at $86,014 (ATO Table 15D).

$108,722

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$114,653

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$108,387

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

64,650

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Metal fitter or machinist, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Metal fitter or machinist, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 Median salary or wage income Male $108,861 Female $74,403 Median taxable income Male $109,235 Female $73,128 Median total income Male $113,891 Female $76,788 Median income ($), 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, Metal fitter or machinist, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 64,650 63,574 1,076
average taxable income $114,653 $115,145 $85,571
median taxable income $108,722 $109,235 $73,128
average salary or wage income $111,583 $112,082 $82,091
median salary or wage income $108,387 $108,861 $74,403
average total income $119,351 $119,861 $89,213
median total income $113,358 $113,891 $76,788

ATO Table 15B

Metal fitter or machinist by state

Median taxable income by state, Metal fitter or machinist, ATO 2023–24
Median taxable income by state, Metal fitter or machinist, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 WA NT QLD NSW VIC TAS SA ACT Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

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

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Median taxable income by state, Metal fitter or machinist, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
WA $136,308
NT $124,782
QLD $112,252
NSW $102,086
VIC $93,959
TAS $93,481
SA $93,019
ACT $86,014

ATO Table 15D

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

Metal fitter or machinist (unit group 3232) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
WA14,327$136,187$136,308$129,075$132,218
NT509$129,537$124,782$120,116$120,528
QLD17,882$117,197$112,252$115,294$112,364
NSW15,260$107,116$102,086$105,797$102,579
VIC11,025$101,071$93,959$98,807$94,224
TAS1,505$96,904$93,481$95,089$93,094
SA3,901$98,675$93,019$96,354$92,849
ACT148$89,030$86,014$82,050$83,401

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Metal fitter or machinist

Occupations in Metal fitter or machinist, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Maintenance fitter salary$118,267
Fitter and turner salary$105,121
Fitter-welder salary$87,407
Machinist - metal salary$85,344
Mechanic - textile, clothing and footwear salary$59,681

ATO Table 15A