ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Air conditioning mechanic salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Air conditioning mechanic in Australia was $94,818 in 2023–24, and the average was $94,164 (ATO Table 15A).

17,317 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $95,122; ranked 284 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$94,818

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$94,164

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$95,122

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

17,317

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

284

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

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Air conditioning mechanic sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Air conditioning mechanic sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $94,818 $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 Air conditioning mechanic 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, Air conditioning mechanic, ATO 2023–24
Median and average salary or wage income by year, Air conditioning mechanic, 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, Air conditioning mechanic, ATO 2023–24
Year median salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18 $75,337$75,087
2018–19 $78,168$77,828
2019–20 $79,989$79,927
2020–21 $81,638$81,650
2021–22 $83,751$84,001
2022–23 $89,981$89,809
2023–24 $94,818$94,164

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Air conditioning mechanic, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–1815,907$75,337$75,087
2018–1916,236$78,168$77,828
2019–2016,264$79,989$79,927
2020–2116,232$81,638$81,650
2021–2216,530$83,751$84,001
2022–2317,044$89,981$89,809
2023–2417,317$94,818$94,164

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Air conditioning mechanic, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Air conditioning mechanic, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 Median salary or wage income Male $94,922 Female $63,200 Median taxable income Male $95,251 Female $63,544 Median total income Male $100,645 Female $69,467 Median income ($), 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, Air conditioning mechanic, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 17,317 17,204 113
average taxable income $98,535 $98,694 $74,267
median taxable income $95,122 $95,251 $63,544
average salary or wage income $94,164 $94,328 $69,347
median salary or wage income $94,818 $94,922 $63,200
average total income $104,435 $104,604 $78,568
median total income $100,514 $100,645 $69,467

ATO Table 15A

Air conditioning and refrigeration mechanic (unit group 3421) by state

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

Air conditioning and refrigeration mechanic (unit group 3421) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
WA2,113$113,178$110,237
VIC2,961$101,240$98,110
ACT286$96,458$97,057
QLD4,156$99,273$96,428
NT335$97,827$95,992
TAS259$96,505$90,895
NSW5,949$93,226$89,936
SA1,245$91,583$89,710

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