ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Social professionals: income by state

The median taxable income for Social professionals in Australia was $58,699 in 2023–24, and the average was $68,791 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in ACT at $93,647 and lowest in SA at $49,398 (ATO Table 15D).

$58,699

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$68,791

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$45,591

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

8,266

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Social professionals, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Social professionals, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 Median salary or wage income Male $48,341 Female $44,544 Median taxable income Male $64,150 Female $56,552 Median total income Male $67,676 Female $61,131 Median income ($), 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, Social professionals, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 8,266 2,714 5,552
average taxable income $68,791 $72,506 $66,974
median taxable income $58,699 $64,150 $56,552
average salary or wage income $54,301 $57,728 $52,622
median salary or wage income $45,591 $48,341 $44,544
average total income $72,772 $76,394 $71,001
median total income $62,991 $67,676 $61,131

ATO Table 15B

Social professionals by state

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

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

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Median taxable income by state, Social professionals, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
ACT $93,647
WA $60,265
NSW $60,183
VIC $59,286
QLD $57,239
NT $52,494
TAS $49,619
SA $49,398

ATO Table 15D

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

Social professionals (unit group 2724) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
ACT230$93,367$93,647$79,876$87,966
WA849$74,111$60,265$61,609$49,946
NSW2,308$70,283$60,183$52,783$44,580
VIC2,541$66,602$59,286$52,654$46,009
QLD1,316$70,065$57,239$57,279$46,470
NT187$60,400$52,494$49,478$43,551
TAS169$57,621$49,619$48,904$37,990
SA626$60,883$49,398$44,883$33,180

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Social professionals

Occupations in Social professionals, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Social professional - other salary$92,332
Historian salary$78,193
Archaeologist salary$77,594
Interpreter salary$29,844
Translator salary$23,650

ATO Table 15A