ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Clerk - receiving and dispatching salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Clerk - receiving and dispatching in Australia was $74,859 in 2023–24, and the average was $76,279 (ATO Table 15A).

14,406 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $74,701; ranked 524 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$74,859

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$76,279

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$74,701

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

14,406

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

524

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

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Clerk - receiving and dispatching sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Clerk - receiving and dispatching sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $74,859 $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 Clerk - receiving and dispatching 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 (includes this one) 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, Clerk - receiving and dispatching, ATO 2023–24
Median and average salary or wage income by year, Clerk - receiving and dispatching, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 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, Clerk - receiving and dispatching, ATO 2023–24
Year median salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18 $60,752$61,786
2018–19 $62,641$63,806
2019–20 $63,167$64,379
2020–21 $63,713$64,555
2021–22 $67,555$68,955
2022–23 $71,770$73,392
2023–24 $74,859$76,279

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Clerk - receiving and dispatching, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–1813,680$60,752$61,786
2018–1914,099$62,641$63,806
2019–2013,987$63,167$64,379
2020–2113,944$63,713$64,555
2021–2214,379$67,555$68,955
2022–2314,487$71,770$73,392
2023–2414,406$74,859$76,279

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Clerk - receiving and dispatching, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Clerk - receiving and dispatching, ATO 2023–24 $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 Median salary or wage income Male $78,971 Female $69,921 Median taxable income Male $78,787 Female $69,514 Median total income Male $81,632 Female $72,214 Median income ($), 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, Clerk - receiving and dispatching, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 14,406 8,710 5,696
average taxable income $78,753 $83,068 $72,155
median taxable income $74,701 $78,787 $69,514
average salary or wage income $76,279 $80,556 $69,751
median salary or wage income $74,859 $78,971 $69,921
average total income $81,554 $86,064 $74,659
median total income $77,457 $81,632 $72,214

ATO Table 15A

Receiving and dispatching clerk (unit group 5912) by state

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

Receiving and dispatching clerk (unit group 5912) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
NSW5,904$85,343$79,508
WA2,068$86,213$78,539
NT115$77,636$77,407
ACT73$76,976$75,941
TAS266$76,299$75,273
VIC5,377$79,614$74,854
QLD3,915$79,142$74,315
SA986$74,395$72,031

ATO Table 15D

Typical deductions for Other clerical and administrative workers

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

Typical deductions for Other clerical and administrative workers, ATO 2023–24
Deductiondeduction claimantsaverage deduction claim
Work related car expenses61,098$2,308
Work related travel expenses21,687$1,064
Work related uniform/clothing expenses110,533$317
Work related self education expenses12,139$2,121
Other work related expenses143,092$1,031
Total work related expenses167,712$2,221

ATO Table 18B