ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Waiter: income by state

The median taxable income for Waiter in Australia was $25,937 in 2023–24, and the average was $29,844 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in NT at $34,490 and lowest in ACT at $24,003 (ATO Table 15D).

$25,937

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$29,844

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$22,873

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

150,633

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Waiter, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Waiter, ATO 2023–24 $0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 Median salary or wage income Male $23,225 Female $22,735 Median taxable income Male $26,304 Female $25,816 Median total income Male $26,976 Female $26,522 Median income ($), 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, Waiter, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 150,633 40,776 109,857
average taxable income $29,844 $31,070 $29,389
median taxable income $25,937 $26,304 $25,816
average salary or wage income $26,952 $28,082 $26,533
median salary or wage income $22,873 $23,225 $22,735
average total income $30,653 $31,915 $30,185
median total income $26,640 $26,976 $26,522

ATO Table 15B

Waiter by state

Median taxable income by state, Waiter, ATO 2023–24
Median taxable income by state, Waiter, ATO 2023–24 $0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 NT TAS QLD NSW SA WA VIC ACT Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

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

Show data
Median taxable income by state, Waiter, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
NT $34,490
TAS $31,054
QLD $26,685
NSW $26,396
SA $26,383
WA $26,311
VIC $24,973
ACT $24,003

ATO Table 15D

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

Waiter (unit group 4315) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
NT1,124$37,774$34,490$38,377$35,943
TAS3,176$34,199$31,054$30,365$26,260
QLD30,612$29,869$26,685$27,390$23,600
NSW43,100$30,298$26,396$27,490$23,506
SA9,987$30,282$26,383$26,496$22,504
WA14,603$30,442$26,311$27,670$23,468
VIC42,614$29,098$24,973$25,776$21,785
ACT2,880$29,974$24,003$27,146$21,027

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Waiter

Occupations in Waiter, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Drink waiter salary$22,873

ATO Table 15A