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PayMap publishes occupation and postcode income rankings from Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24. Each finding below is the first row of that ranking.
Occupation lists omit rows with fewer than 1,000 individuals. Postcode lists omit rows with fewer than 500 individuals. Taxable income is not the same as salary or wage income.
Occupations
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Highest paid occupations in Australia
Emergency medicine specialist had the highest median salary or wage income among occupations with at least 1,000 individuals: $281,093 (ATO 2023–24, Table 15A).
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Lowest paid occupations in Australia
Information or organisation professional - other had the lowest median salary or wage income among occupations with at least 1,000 individuals: $2,414 (ATO 2023–24, Table 15A).
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Occupations with the largest gender gap in Australia
Medical specialist - pathologist had the largest gender gap in median taxable income among occupations with at least 1,000 individuals: 77.40% (ATO 2023–24, Table 15A).
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Occupations with the smallest gender gap in Australia
Builder - professional had the smallest gender gap in median taxable income among occupations with at least 1,000 individuals: -0.09% (ATO 2023–24, Table 15A).
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Most common occupations in Australia
Retail Assistant - general had the most individuals among occupations with at least 1,000 individuals: 378,516 (ATO 2023–24, Table 15A).
Occupation groups by state
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Highest paid occupation groups in New South Wales
Internal medicine specialist had the highest median taxable income among occupation groups with at least 1,000 individuals in New South Wales: $284,146 (ATO 2023–24, Table 15D).
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Highest paid occupation groups in Victoria
Anaesthetist had the highest median taxable income among occupation groups with at least 1,000 individuals in Victoria: $517,732 (ATO 2023–24, Table 15D).
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Highest paid occupation groups in Queensland
Internal medicine specialist had the highest median taxable income among occupation groups with at least 1,000 individuals in Queensland: $412,079 (ATO 2023–24, Table 15D).
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Highest paid occupation groups in Western Australia
Internal medicine specialist had the highest median taxable income among occupation groups with at least 1,000 individuals in Western Australia: $367,222 (ATO 2023–24, Table 15D).
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Highest paid occupation groups in South Australia
Other medical practitioners had the highest median taxable income among occupation groups with at least 1,000 individuals in South Australia: $181,125 (ATO 2023–24, Table 15D).
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Highest paid occupation groups in Tasmania
General medical practitioner had the highest median taxable income among occupation groups with at least 1,000 individuals in Tasmania: $147,540 (ATO 2023–24, Table 15D).
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Highest paid occupation groups in the Australian Capital Territory
IT manager had the highest median taxable income among occupation groups with at least 1,000 individuals in the Australian Capital Territory: $154,089 (ATO 2023–24, Table 15D).
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Highest paid occupation groups in the Northern Territory
Police had the highest median taxable income among occupation groups with at least 1,000 individuals in the Northern Territory: $151,739 (ATO 2023–24, Table 15D).
Postcodes
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Richest postcodes in Australia
Paraburdoo 6754 had the highest median taxable income among postcodes with at least 500 individuals: $134,252 (ATO 2023–24, Table 8).
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Poorest postcodes in Australia
Postcode 4001 had the lowest median taxable income among postcodes with at least 500 individuals: $28,838 (ATO 2023–24, Table 8).
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Postcodes with the fastest ten-year growth in Australia
Sydney 2000 had the fastest ten-year growth in median taxable income (2013–14 to 2023–24) among postcodes with at least 500 individuals: 125.93% (ATO 2023–24, Table 8).
Richest postcodes by state
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Richest postcodes in New South Wales
Erskineville 2043 had the highest median taxable income among postcodes with at least 500 individuals in New South Wales: $95,164 (ATO 2023–24, Table 8).
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Richest postcodes in Victoria
Toorak 3142 had the highest median taxable income among postcodes with at least 500 individuals in Victoria: $82,873 (ATO 2023–24, Table 8).
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Richest postcodes in Queensland
Moranbah 4744 had the highest median taxable income among postcodes with at least 500 individuals in Queensland: $99,989 (ATO 2023–24, Table 8).
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Richest postcodes in Western Australia
Paraburdoo 6754 had the highest median taxable income among postcodes with at least 500 individuals in Western Australia: $134,252 (ATO 2023–24, Table 8).
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Richest postcodes in South Australia
Roxby Downs 5725 had the highest median taxable income among postcodes with at least 500 individuals in South Australia: $106,172 (ATO 2023–24, Table 8).
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Richest postcodes in Tasmania
Relbia 7258 had the highest median taxable income among postcodes with at least 500 individuals in Tasmania: $66,369 (ATO 2023–24, Table 8).
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Richest postcodes in the Australian Capital Territory
Griffith 2603 had the highest median taxable income among postcodes with at least 500 individuals in the Australian Capital Territory: $94,020 (ATO 2023–24, Table 8).
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Richest postcodes in the Northern Territory
Tindal 0853 had the highest median taxable income among postcodes with at least 500 individuals in the Northern Territory: $89,932 (ATO 2023–24, Table 8).
Richest postcodes by capital city
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Richest postcodes in Sydney
Erskineville 2043 had the highest median taxable income among postcodes with at least 500 individuals in Sydney: $95,164 (ATO 2023–24, Table 8).
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Richest postcodes in Melbourne
Toorak 3142 had the highest median taxable income among postcodes with at least 500 individuals in Melbourne: $82,873 (ATO 2023–24, Table 8).
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Richest postcodes in Brisbane
Bardon 4065 had the highest median taxable income among postcodes with at least 500 individuals in Brisbane: $84,667 (ATO 2023–24, Table 8).
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Richest postcodes in Perth
Cottesloe 6011 had the highest median taxable income among postcodes with at least 500 individuals in Perth: $89,824 (ATO 2023–24, Table 8).
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Richest postcodes in Adelaide
Unley 5061 had the highest median taxable income among postcodes with at least 500 individuals in Adelaide: $70,493 (ATO 2023–24, Table 8).
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Richest postcodes in Hobart
Seven Mile Beach 7170 had the highest median taxable income among postcodes with at least 500 individuals in Hobart: $64,571 (ATO 2023–24, Table 8).