ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Pathology collector salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Pathology collector in Australia was $45,798 in 2023–24, and the average was $45,294 (ATO Table 15A).

12,768 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $47,219; ranked 947 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$45,798

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$45,294

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$47,219

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

12,768

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

947

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

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Pathology collector sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Pathology collector sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $45,798 $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 Pathology collector 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 (includes this one) 267
$60,000 to $79,999 302
$80,000 to $99,999 212
$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, Pathology collector, ATO 2023–24
Median and average salary or wage income by year, Pathology collector, ATO 2023–24 $0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 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, Pathology collector, ATO 2023–24
Year median salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18 $37,829$37,113
2018–19 $39,462$38,570
2019–20 $39,762$39,099
2020–21 $40,990$40,212
2021–22 $43,841$43,624
2022–23 $44,037$43,439
2023–24 $45,798$45,294

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Pathology collector, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–188,795$37,829$37,113
2018–199,423$39,462$38,570
2019–209,854$39,762$39,099
2020–2110,954$40,990$40,212
2021–2213,187$43,841$43,624
2022–2312,940$44,037$43,439
2023–2412,768$45,798$45,294

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Pathology collector, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Pathology collector, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 Median salary or wage income Male $51,886 Female $45,015 Median taxable income Male $51,920 Female $46,532 Median total income Male $54,410 Female $48,708 Median income ($), 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, Pathology collector, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 12,768 1,499 11,269
average taxable income $48,171 $53,178 $47,505
median taxable income $47,219 $51,920 $46,532
average salary or wage income $45,294 $50,523 $44,599
median salary or wage income $45,798 $51,886 $45,015
average total income $50,389 $55,772 $49,672
median total income $49,378 $54,410 $48,708

ATO Table 15A

Medical technician (unit group 3112) by state

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

Medical technician (unit group 3112) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
NT296$68,811$63,300
NSW11,061$62,351$57,027
QLD7,643$61,287$56,467
ACT523$61,719$55,807
WA4,919$60,130$55,269
TAS712$58,108$55,179
VIC10,276$58,679$53,539
SA2,724$56,620$52,753

ATO Table 15D

Typical deductions for Engineering, IT and science technicians

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

Typical deductions for Engineering, IT and science technicians, ATO 2023–24
Deductiondeduction claimantsaverage deduction claim
Work related car expenses86,634$3,107
Work related travel expenses34,880$1,777
Work related uniform/clothing expenses169,156$320
Work related self education expenses18,858$1,836
Other work related expenses193,623$1,278
Total work related expenses223,379$2,988

ATO Table 18B