ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Lines worker - telecommunications salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Lines worker - telecommunications in Australia was $90,144 in 2023–24, and the average was $93,312 (ATO Table 15A).

720 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $89,334; ranked 332 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$90,144

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$93,312

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$89,334

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

720

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

332

rank by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Lines worker - telecommunications sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Lines worker - telecommunications sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $90,144 $0 $100,000 $200,000 $300,000 $400,000 Median salary or wage income ($), ATO 2023–24

Vertical axis: Number of occupations. Horizontal axis: Median salary or wage income ($), ATO 2023–24, in bands of $20,000. The highlighted band holds this one.

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Where Lines worker - telecommunications sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Band Number of occupations
$0 to $19,999 20
$20,000 to $39,999 142
$40,000 to $59,999 267
$60,000 to $79,999 302
$80,000 to $99,999 (includes this one) 212
$100,000 to $119,999 122
$120,000 to $139,999 49
$140,000 to $159,999 15
$160,000 to $179,999 15
$180,000 to $199,999 13
$200,000 to $219,999 7
$220,000 to $239,999 5
$240,000 to $259,999 2
$260,000 to $279,999 2
$280,000 to $299,999 1
$300,000 to $319,999 0
$320,000 to $339,999 1
$340,000 to $359,999 0
$360,000 to $379,999 0
$380,000 to $399,999 0
$400,000 to $419,999 0
$420,000 to $439,999 1

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year

Median and average salary or wage income by year, Lines worker - telecommunications, ATO 2023–24
Median and average salary or wage income by year, Lines worker - telecommunications, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 2017–18 2023–24 Tax year

Vertical axis: Salary or wage income ($), ATO 2023–24. Horizontal axis: Tax year.

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Median and average salary or wage income by year, Lines worker - telecommunications, ATO 2023–24
Year median salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18 $76,756$75,735
2018–19 $76,910$76,278
2019–20 $77,181$77,752
2020–21 $77,537$78,486
2021–22 $82,486$82,763
2022–23 $88,027$90,604
2023–24 $90,144$93,312

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Lines worker - telecommunications, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–181,082$76,756$75,735
2018–191,028$76,910$76,278
2019–20923$77,181$77,752
2020–21821$77,537$78,486
2021–22745$82,486$82,763
2022–23701$88,027$90,604
2023–24720$90,144$93,312

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Lines worker - telecommunications, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Lines worker - telecommunications, ATO 2023–24 $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 Median salary or wage income Male $91,039 Female $66,657 Median taxable income Male $90,547 Female $67,045 Median total income Male $95,876 Female $68,680 Median income ($), 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 15A

Men and women, Lines worker - telecommunications, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 720 690 30
average taxable income $96,398 $95,493 $117,216
median taxable income $89,334 $90,547 $67,045
average salary or wage income $93,312 $93,246 $94,859
median salary or wage income $90,144 $91,039 $66,657
average total income $101,489 $100,671 $120,288
median total income $95,389 $95,876 $68,680

ATO Table 15A

Telecommunications trades worker (unit group 3424) by state

Figures are for the unit group, not this occupation alone.

Telecommunications trades worker (unit group 3424) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
WA1,716$101,977$96,266
ACT263$98,199$94,325
NT211$95,924$89,180
QLD3,173$92,537$86,838
VIC2,889$89,726$85,244
SA982$86,665$84,837
TAS229$84,795$83,539
NSW4,090$86,721$83,283

ATO Table 15D

Typical deductions for Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades workers

Figures are for the sub-major group, not this occupation alone.

Typical deductions for Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades workers, ATO 2023–24
Deductiondeduction claimantsaverage deduction claim
Work related car expenses64,876$4,250
Work related travel expenses28,042$2,610
Work related uniform/clothing expenses126,988$327
Work related self education expenses13,477$1,600
Other work related expenses134,821$1,882
Total work related expenses148,037$4,497

ATO Table 18B