ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Building or engineering technician - other salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Building or engineering technician - other in Australia was $88,971 in 2023–24, and the average was $91,981 (ATO Table 15A).

2,987 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $89,760; ranked 346 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$88,971

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$91,981

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$89,760

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

2,987

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

346

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

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Building or engineering technician - other sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Building or engineering technician - other sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $88,971 $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 Building or engineering technician - other 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, Building or engineering technician - other, ATO 2023–24
Median and average salary or wage income by year, Building or engineering technician - other, 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, Building or engineering technician - other, ATO 2023–24
Year median salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18 $75,022$77,968
2018–19 $76,656$80,534
2019–20 $78,617$82,551
2020–21 $79,966$82,468
2021–22 $82,923$85,394
2022–23 $84,447$87,694
2023–24 $88,971$91,981

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Building or engineering technician - other, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–182,230$75,022$77,968
2018–192,348$76,656$80,534
2019–202,377$78,617$82,551
2020–212,488$79,966$82,468
2021–222,593$82,923$85,394
2022–232,910$84,447$87,694
2023–242,987$88,971$91,981

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Building or engineering technician - other, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Building or engineering technician - other, ATO 2023–24 $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 Median salary or wage income Male $92,951 Female $76,773 Median taxable income Male $94,180 Female $77,859 Median total income Male $97,617 Female $79,885 Median income ($), 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, Building or engineering technician - other, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 2,987 2,275 712
average taxable income $96,028 $100,363 $82,176
median taxable income $89,760 $94,180 $77,859
average salary or wage income $91,981 $96,222 $78,458
median salary or wage income $88,971 $92,951 $76,773
average total income $99,485 $104,121 $84,673
median total income $92,975 $97,617 $79,885

ATO Table 15A

Other building or engineering technician (unit group 3129) by state

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

Other building or engineering technician (unit group 3129) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
WA10,286$171,496$171,189
QLD7,562$148,869$143,647
NT361$140,645$126,841
NSW5,502$125,882$110,172
TAS542$111,647$106,335
SA1,951$117,207$104,079
VIC3,353$96,587$86,167
ACT117$90,274$83,425

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