Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Other engineering professional: income by state

The median taxable income for Other engineering professional in Australia was $121,930 in 2023–24, and the average was $140,540 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in WA at $150,757 and lowest in TAS at $105,022 (ATO Table 15D).

$121,930

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$140,540

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$119,111

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

30,927

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Other engineering professional, 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, Other engineering professional, ATO 2023–24
Measure	Total	Male	Female
individuals	30,927	25,201	5,726
average taxable income	$140,540	$145,315	$119,528
median taxable income	$121,930	$126,171	$104,182
average salary or wage income	$129,586	$133,613	$111,955
median salary or wage income	$119,111	$122,724	$102,499
average total income	$145,369	$150,401	$123,222
median total income	$126,645	$131,129	$107,228

ATO Table 15B

Other engineering professional by state

Median taxable income by state, Other engineering professional, ATO 2023–24

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

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Median taxable income by state, Other engineering professional, ATO 2023–24
State	median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
WA	$150,757
NT	$136,014
QLD	$126,617
ACT	$123,809
NSW	$120,509
SA	$116,919
VIC	$114,697
TAS	$105,022

ATO Table 15D

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

Other engineering professional (unit group 2339) by state, ATO 2023–24
State	individuals	average taxable income	median taxable income	average salary or wage income	median salary or wage income
WA	4,076	$176,154	$150,757	$158,757	$141,422
NT	134	$136,795	$136,014	$128,927	$122,766
QLD	5,399	$147,148	$126,617	$133,566	$122,637
ACT	760	$135,397	$123,809	$125,493	$120,647
NSW	8,868	$135,585	$120,509	$125,437	$117,502
SA	2,179	$132,228	$116,919	$122,743	$113,884
VIC	8,920	$129,949	$114,697	$121,942	$113,240
TAS	347	$117,690	$105,022	$107,173	$98,666

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Other engineering professional

Occupations in Other engineering professional, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupation	median salary or wage income
Engineer - other professional salary	$127,111
Engineer - naval architect salary	$126,535
Aeronautical engineer salary	$121,643
Engineer - environmental salary	$115,120
Engineer - engineering technologist salary	$108,780
Biomedical engineer salary	$96,217
Agricultural engineer salary	$82,099

ATO Table 15A

Rankings this occupation group appears in

Highest paid occupation groups in New South Wales (rank 34)
Highest paid occupation groups in Victoria (rank 39)
Highest paid occupation groups in Queensland (rank 21)
Highest paid occupation groups in Western Australia (rank 11)
Highest paid occupation groups in South Australia (rank 11)

Method

Taxable income is the amount left after deductions on the return. Salary or wage income is employment income reported to the ATO. This page does not treat taxable income as salary or wage income.

State figures come from Table 15D for this unit group. Occupation is the occupation people reported on their tax return. Some cells in the ATO tables are not published.