ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Other natural or physical science professional: income by state

The median taxable income for Other natural or physical science professional in Australia was $88,620 in 2023–24, and the average was $106,081 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in WA at $106,022 and lowest in QLD at $80,517 (ATO Table 15D).

$88,620

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$106,081

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$86,387

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

13,430

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Other natural or physical science professional, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Other natural or physical science professional, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 Median salary or wage income Male $98,855 Female $74,743 Median taxable income Male $101,291 Female $75,750 Median total income Male $105,275 Female $79,625 Median income ($), 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, Other natural or physical science professional, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 13,430 7,884 5,546
average taxable income $106,081 $119,955 $86,358
median taxable income $88,620 $101,291 $75,750
average salary or wage income $98,041 $110,424 $80,507
median salary or wage income $86,387 $98,855 $74,743
average total income $110,025 $124,114 $89,998
median total income $92,846 $105,275 $79,625

ATO Table 15B

Other natural or physical science professional by state

Median taxable income by state, Other natural or physical science professional, ATO 2023–24
Median taxable income by state, Other natural or physical science professional, ATO 2023–24 $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 $125,000 WA ACT SA VIC TAS NT NSW QLD Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

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

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Median taxable income by state, Other natural or physical science professional, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
WA $106,022
ACT $99,066
SA $89,922
VIC $89,690
TAS $89,372
NT $88,728
NSW $86,056
QLD $80,517

ATO Table 15D

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

Other natural or physical science professional (unit group 2349) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
WA2,178$134,796$106,022$121,500$102,408
ACT488$105,346$99,066$99,552$97,471
SA1,014$107,870$89,922$99,291$88,185
VIC2,914$99,219$89,690$93,424$86,586
TAS297$100,383$89,372$91,791$87,274
NT64$109,268$88,728$101,276$88,936
NSW3,751$100,911$86,056$93,097$84,002
QLD2,632$98,579$80,517$92,120$79,508

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Other natural or physical science professional

Occupations in Other natural or physical science professional, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Metallurgist salary$151,749
Medical physicist salary$121,781
Meteorologist salary$119,395
Natural or physical science professional - other salary$81,744
Conservator salary$81,266
Physiologist - exercise salary$71,009

ATO Table 15A