Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Police: income by state

The median taxable income for Police in Australia was $116,668 in 2023–24, and the average was $121,000 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in NT at $151,739 and lowest in TAS at $109,349 (ATO Table 15D).

$116,668

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$121,000

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$109,409

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

66,688

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Police, 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, Police, ATO 2023–24
Measure	Total	Male	Female
individuals	66,688	47,440	19,248
average taxable income	$121,000	$124,897	$111,393
median taxable income	$116,668	$120,654	$106,372
average salary or wage income	$109,187	$112,542	$100,921
median salary or wage income	$109,409	$113,591	$100,139
average total income	$125,209	$129,235	$115,287
median total income	$120,859	$124,872	$110,201

ATO Table 15B

Police by state

Median taxable income by state, Police, ATO 2023–24

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

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Median taxable income by state, Police, ATO 2023–24
State	median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
NT	$151,739
QLD	$125,346
ACT	$122,167
NSW	$117,038
WA	$115,703
SA	$112,031
VIC	$110,882
TAS	$109,349

ATO Table 15D

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

Police (unit group 4413) by state, ATO 2023–24
State	individuals	average taxable income	median taxable income	average salary or wage income	median salary or wage income
NT	1,528	$151,839	$151,739	$111,692	$110,121
QLD	13,215	$126,636	$125,346	$121,639	$124,187
ACT	1,396	$128,371	$122,167	$106,027	$102,598
NSW	18,971	$126,111	$117,038	$112,858	$113,385
WA	7,283	$113,581	$115,703	$109,033	$113,360
SA	4,851	$111,903	$112,031	$109,687	$112,571
VIC	17,985	$114,531	$110,882	$96,403	$94,898
TAS	1,405	$110,762	$109,349	$106,228	$107,685

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Police

Occupations in Police, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupation	median salary or wage income
Detective - police salary	$125,869
Investigator - police salary	$107,864

ATO Table 15A

Rankings this occupation group appears in

Highest paid occupation groups in New South Wales (rank 42)
Highest paid occupation groups in Victoria (rank 46)
Highest paid occupation groups in Queensland (rank 24)
Highest paid occupation groups in Western Australia (rank 50)
Highest paid occupation groups in South Australia (rank 14)
Highest paid occupation groups in Tasmania (rank 5)
Highest paid occupation groups in the Australian Capital Territory (rank 11)
Highest paid occupation groups in the Northern Territory (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.