ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Science technician: income by state

The median taxable income for Science technician in Australia was $69,041 in 2023–24, and the average was $71,228 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in NT at $77,651 and lowest in SA at $64,429 (ATO Table 15D).

$69,041

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$71,228

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$68,593

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

21,025

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Science technician, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Science technician, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 Median salary or wage income Male $74,383 Female $63,000 Median taxable income Male $74,781 Female $63,724 Median total income Male $77,029 Female $65,607 Median income ($), 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, Science technician, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 21,025 10,561 10,464
average taxable income $71,228 $77,142 $65,260
median taxable income $69,041 $74,781 $63,724
average salary or wage income $68,199 $74,198 $62,142
median salary or wage income $68,593 $74,383 $63,000
average total income $73,383 $79,402 $67,308
median total income $70,954 $77,029 $65,607

ATO Table 15B

Science technician by state

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

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

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Median taxable income by state, Science technician, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
NT $77,651
ACT $72,470
WA $71,500
QLD $70,591
NSW $68,404
VIC $66,505
TAS $65,988
SA $64,429

ATO Table 15D

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

Science technician (unit group 3114) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
NT134$83,784$77,651$77,533$75,301
ACT355$68,167$72,470$65,228$72,676
WA4,644$77,061$71,500$72,854$70,639
QLD4,634$71,432$70,591$69,365$70,334
NSW4,836$71,299$68,404$68,337$67,956
VIC4,333$67,635$66,505$64,920$66,806
TAS466$65,869$65,988$62,508$65,874
SA1,554$65,766$64,429$62,525$63,815

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Science technician

Occupations in Science technician, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Science technician - other salary$82,100
Earth science technician salary$70,984
Chemistry technician salary$69,897
Laboratory technician - life science salary$66,313
Laboratory technician - school laboratory salary$57,693

ATO Table 15A