ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Plumber: income by state

The median taxable income for Plumber in Australia was $88,064 in 2023–24, and the average was $92,670 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in WA at $99,760 and lowest in SA at $81,745 (ATO Table 15D).

$88,064

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$92,670

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$87,607

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

62,150

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Plumber, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Plumber, ATO 2023–24 $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 Median salary or wage income Male $87,759 Female $65,892 Median taxable income Male $88,202 Female $66,281 Median total income Male $94,071 Female $70,925 Median income ($), 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, Plumber, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 62,150 61,711 439
average taxable income $92,670 $92,826 $70,721
median taxable income $88,064 $88,202 $66,281
average salary or wage income $86,502 $86,637 $67,474
median salary or wage income $87,607 $87,759 $65,892
average total income $98,937 $99,103 $75,559
median total income $93,931 $94,071 $70,925

ATO Table 15B

Plumber by state

Median taxable income by state, Plumber, ATO 2023–24
Median taxable income by state, Plumber, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 WA NT ACT VIC QLD TAS NSW SA Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

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

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Median taxable income by state, Plumber, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
WA $99,760
NT $99,114
ACT $92,674
VIC $91,251
QLD $88,564
TAS $83,039
NSW $82,253
SA $81,745

ATO Table 15D

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

Plumber (unit group 3341) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
WA6,048$102,834$99,760$96,818$99,171
NT592$99,923$99,114$94,481$98,463
ACT917$93,963$92,674$88,172$89,763
VIC19,855$96,301$91,251$89,547$90,936
QLD11,613$92,711$88,564$87,108$88,820
TAS1,094$85,302$83,039$78,825$82,033
NSW18,386$87,038$82,253$80,893$81,410
SA3,589$85,637$81,745$80,190$81,098

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Plumber

Occupations in Plumber, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Fire protection plumber salary$102,757
Construction worker - gasfitter salary$96,839
Air conditioning and mechanical services plumber salary$94,636
Construction worker - drainer salary$91,932
Plumber (general) salary$89,052
Construction worker - roof plumber salary$70,486

ATO Table 15A