ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Music professional: income by state

The median taxable income for Music professional in Australia was $59,250 in 2023–24, and the average was $74,590 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in NSW at $63,127 and lowest in NT at $49,064 (ATO Table 15D).

$59,250

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$74,590

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$43,241

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

6,072

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Music professional, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Music professional, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 Median salary or wage income Male $46,182 Female $38,958 Median taxable income Male $61,507 Female $55,679 Median total income Male $66,912 Female $60,434 Median income ($), 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, Music professional, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 6,072 3,728 2,344
average taxable income $74,590 $79,307 $67,088
median taxable income $59,250 $61,507 $55,679
average salary or wage income $54,570 $57,148 $50,496
median salary or wage income $43,241 $46,182 $38,958
average total income $79,472 $84,394 $71,644
median total income $63,811 $66,912 $60,434

ATO Table 15B

Music professional by state

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

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

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Median taxable income by state, Music professional, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
NSW $63,127
VIC $60,708
SA $58,765
QLD $55,621
ACT $52,670
WA $52,665
TAS $51,520
NT $49,064

ATO Table 15D

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

Music professional (unit group 2112) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
NSW2,185$81,709$63,127$60,366$47,443
VIC1,802$73,035$60,708$55,556$46,611
SA327$68,610$58,765$46,359$32,895
QLD847$74,334$55,621$49,773$38,320
ACT109$57,622$52,670$43,559$32,062
WA551$65,961$52,665$49,449$38,897
TAS150$60,376$51,520$44,922$34,964
NT49$52,810$49,064$39,354$23,925

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Music professional

Occupations in Music professional, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Conductor - music salary$64,232
Band member salary$48,671
Music professional - other salary$42,003
Composer salary$41,218
Musician - singer salary$26,605

ATO Table 15A