ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Construction worker - carpenter and joiner salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Construction worker - carpenter and joiner in Australia was $77,302 in 2023–24, and the average was $80,224 (ATO Table 15A).

32,153 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $76,114; ranked 487 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$77,302

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$80,224

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$76,114

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

32,153

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

487

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

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Construction worker - carpenter and joiner sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Construction worker - carpenter and joiner sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $77,302 $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 Construction worker - carpenter and joiner 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, Construction worker - carpenter and joiner, ATO 2023–24
Median and average salary or wage income by year, Construction worker - carpenter and joiner, 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, Construction worker - carpenter and joiner, ATO 2023–24
Year median salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18 $60,000$63,268
2018–19 $61,555$65,058
2019–20 $62,824$66,316
2020–21 $64,191$67,103
2021–22 $66,762$69,605
2022–23 $73,625$76,504
2023–24 $77,302$80,224

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Construction worker - carpenter and joiner, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–1824,749$60,000$63,268
2018–1926,634$61,555$65,058
2019–2027,678$62,824$66,316
2020–2129,198$64,191$67,103
2021–2231,194$66,762$69,605
2022–2332,121$73,625$76,504
2023–2432,153$77,302$80,224

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Construction worker - carpenter and joiner, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Construction worker - carpenter and joiner, ATO 2023–24 $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 Median salary or wage income Male $77,626 Female $55,187 Median taxable income Male $76,427 Female $54,496 Median total income Male $83,411 Female $58,830 Median income ($), 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, Construction worker - carpenter and joiner, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 32,153 31,741 412
average taxable income $83,591 $83,914 $58,667
median taxable income $76,114 $76,427 $54,496
average salary or wage income $80,224 $80,516 $57,815
median salary or wage income $77,302 $77,626 $55,187
average total income $90,817 $91,162 $64,261
median total income $83,097 $83,411 $58,830

ATO Table 15A

Carpenter and joiner (unit group 3312) by state

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

Carpenter and joiner (unit group 3312) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
NT840$92,349$89,539
WA7,564$90,886$86,701
QLD19,322$83,895$78,594
VIC25,887$87,497$78,092
ACT1,463$80,620$75,850
TAS2,546$73,955$72,025
NSW30,871$77,866$71,420
SA4,192$74,081$70,208

ATO Table 15D

Typical deductions for Construction trades workers

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

Typical deductions for Construction trades workers, ATO 2023–24
Deductiondeduction claimantsaverage deduction claim
Work related car expenses107,348$5,182
Work related travel expenses42,008$3,283
Work related uniform/clothing expenses177,191$424
Work related self education expenses12,460$1,696
Other work related expenses169,641$2,071
Total work related expenses195,073$5,853

ATO Table 18B