Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Other medical practitioners: income by state

The median taxable income for Other medical practitioners in Australia was $179,192 in 2023–24, and the average was $277,728 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in ACT at $201,181 and lowest in NSW at $171,829 (ATO Table 15D).

$179,192

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$277,728

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$151,270

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

32,087

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Other medical practitioners, 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 medical practitioners, ATO 2023–24
Measure	Total	Male	Female
individuals	32,087	15,448	16,639
average taxable income	$277,728	$348,026	$212,462
median taxable income	$179,192	$231,463	$148,670
average salary or wage income	$202,843	$243,524	$165,296
median salary or wage income	$151,270	$176,401	$131,124
average total income	$293,872	$367,525	$225,492
median total income	$193,188	$248,135	$161,808

ATO Table 15B

Other medical practitioners by state

Median taxable income by state, Other medical practitioners, ATO 2023–24

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

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Median taxable income by state, Other medical practitioners, ATO 2023–24
State	median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
ACT	$201,181
TAS	$189,766
WA	$189,099
QLD	$181,911
SA	$181,125
NT	$180,003
VIC	$179,093
NSW	$171,829

ATO Table 15D

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

Other medical practitioners (unit group 2539) by state, ATO 2023–24
State	individuals	average taxable income	median taxable income	average salary or wage income	median salary or wage income
ACT	598	$309,008	$201,181	$239,988	$177,700
TAS	718	$278,177	$189,766	$185,631	$152,159
WA	3,388	$287,076	$189,099	$226,698	$165,507
QLD	7,767	$291,869	$181,911	$231,222	$167,639
SA	2,066	$279,884	$181,125	$196,968	$140,943
NT	320	$272,568	$180,003	$172,994	$149,967
VIC	8,211	$275,127	$179,093	$201,315	$145,747
NSW	8,827	$265,536	$171,829	$173,645	$139,730

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Other medical practitioners

Occupations in Other medical practitioners, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupation	median salary or wage income
Emergency medicine specialist salary	$281,093
Diagnostic and interventional radiologist salary	$271,780
Gynaecologist salary	$186,516
Doctor - specialist - radiation oncologist salary	$172,875
Doctor - medical practitioner - other salary	$147,127
Medical specialist - ophthalmologist salary	$100,000
Medical specialist - pathologist salary	$76,762
Dermatologist salary	$57,007

ATO Table 15A

Rankings this occupation group appears in

Highest paid occupation groups in New South Wales (rank 4)
Highest paid occupation groups in Victoria (rank 5)
Highest paid occupation groups in Queensland (rank 3)
Highest paid occupation groups in Western Australia (rank 4)
Highest paid occupation groups in South Australia (rank 1)

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.