ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Construction worker - fencer salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Construction worker - fencer in Australia was $53,294 in 2023–24, and the average was $54,228 (ATO Table 15A).

4,649 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $53,925; ranked 849 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$53,294

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$54,228

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$53,925

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

4,649

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

849

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 - fencer sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Construction worker - fencer sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $53,294 $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 - fencer 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 (includes this one) 267
$60,000 to $79,999 302
$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 - fencer, ATO 2023–24
Median and average salary or wage income by year, Construction worker - fencer, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 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 - fencer, ATO 2023–24
Year median salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18 $40,000$40,764
2018–19 $41,815$42,316
2019–20 $43,076$43,608
2020–21 $44,324$44,641
2021–22 $45,724$46,346
2022–23 $49,621$50,407
2023–24 $53,294$54,228

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Construction worker - fencer, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–184,211$40,000$40,764
2018–194,360$41,815$42,316
2019–204,365$43,076$43,608
2020–214,582$44,324$44,641
2021–224,634$45,724$46,346
2022–234,710$49,621$50,407
2023–244,649$53,294$54,228

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Construction worker - fencer, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Construction worker - fencer, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 Median salary or wage income Male $53,773 Female $35,000 Median taxable income Male $54,361 Female $35,461 Median total income Male $58,073 Female $36,696 Median income ($), 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 - fencer, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 4,649 4,514 135
average taxable income $58,423 $58,963 $40,359
median taxable income $53,925 $54,361 $35,461
average salary or wage income $54,228 $54,738 $36,881
median salary or wage income $53,294 $53,773 $35,000
average total income $61,859 $62,442 $42,379
median total income $57,508 $58,073 $36,696

ATO Table 15A

Fencer (unit group 8213) by state

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

Fencer (unit group 8213) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
ACT65$61,776$64,582
WA507$63,928$58,336
VIC1,034$61,501$56,526
SA396$56,486$54,263
QLD1,061$57,528$54,047
NSW1,358$56,725$51,541
TAS112$50,775$50,954
NT99$51,318$44,216

ATO Table 15D

Typical deductions for Construction and mining labourers

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

Typical deductions for Construction and mining labourers, ATO 2023–24
Deductiondeduction claimantsaverage deduction claim
Work related car expenses109,630$4,339
Work related travel expenses55,497$3,077
Work related uniform/clothing expenses178,412$524
Work related self education expenses24,235$1,659
Other work related expenses161,249$1,842
Total work related expenses193,891$5,555

ATO Table 18B