ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Retail assistant - building and plumbing supplies salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Retail assistant - building and plumbing supplies in Australia was $56,494 in 2023–24, and the average was $58,526 (ATO Table 15A).

19,491 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $57,361; ranked 800 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$56,494

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$58,526

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$57,361

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

19,491

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

800

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

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Retail assistant - building and plumbing supplies sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Retail assistant - building and plumbing supplies sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $56,494 $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 Retail assistant - building and plumbing supplies 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, Retail assistant - building and plumbing supplies, ATO 2023–24
Median and average salary or wage income by year, Retail assistant - building and plumbing supplies, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 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, Retail assistant - building and plumbing supplies, ATO 2023–24
Year median salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18 $47,814$48,316
2018–19 $49,542$49,918
2019–20 $49,787$50,235
2020–21 $51,377$51,752
2021–22 $51,672$53,411
2022–23 $54,569$56,302
2023–24 $56,494$58,526

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Retail assistant - building and plumbing supplies, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–1819,808$47,814$48,316
2018–1919,733$49,542$49,918
2019–2019,891$49,787$50,235
2020–2120,707$51,377$51,752
2021–2221,071$51,672$53,411
2022–2320,251$54,569$56,302
2023–2419,491$56,494$58,526

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Retail assistant - building and plumbing supplies, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Retail assistant - building and plumbing supplies, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 Median salary or wage income Male $60,175 Female $48,734 Median taxable income Male $60,797 Female $50,968 Median total income Male $62,770 Female $52,848 Median income ($), 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, Retail assistant - building and plumbing supplies, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 19,491 12,882 6,609
average taxable income $61,871 $66,364 $53,113
median taxable income $57,361 $60,797 $50,968
average salary or wage income $58,526 $63,157 $49,502
median salary or wage income $56,494 $60,175 $48,734
average total income $64,375 $69,164 $55,041
median total income $59,419 $62,770 $52,848

ATO Table 15A

Sales representative (unit group 6113) by state

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

Sales representative (unit group 6113) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
VIC49,210$77,634$66,276
NSW58,461$79,457$65,590
QLD36,858$72,685$63,484
WA17,632$73,877$63,358
SA11,270$70,017$62,604
ACT2,052$73,036$61,751
TAS3,179$63,422$59,270
NT1,169$60,875$56,503

ATO Table 15D

Typical deductions for Sales representatives and agents

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

Typical deductions for Sales representatives and agents, ATO 2023–24
Deductiondeduction claimantsaverage deduction claim
Work related car expenses118,380$5,046
Work related travel expenses48,856$1,277
Work related uniform/clothing expenses146,770$306
Work related self education expenses17,439$1,376
Other work related expenses192,814$1,562
Total work related expenses225,550$4,565

ATO Table 18B