ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Barrister: income by state

The median taxable income for Barrister in Australia was $59,209 in 2023–24, and the average was $171,715 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in NT at $162,200 and lowest in WA at $39,405 (ATO Table 15D).

$59,209

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$171,715

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$35,830

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

1,545

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Barrister, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Barrister, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 Median salary or wage income Male $48,760 Female $30,759 Median taxable income Male $144,065 Female $41,658 Median total income Male $152,621 Female $43,387 Median income ($), 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 15B

Men and women, Barrister, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 1,545 699 846
average taxable income $171,715 $249,530 $107,421
median taxable income $59,209 $144,065 $41,658
average salary or wage income $78,536 $104,142 $57,890
median salary or wage income $35,830 $48,760 $30,759
average total income $178,427 $259,150 $111,731
median total income $61,747 $152,621 $43,387

ATO Table 15B

Barrister by state

Median taxable income by state, Barrister, ATO 2023–24
Median taxable income by state, Barrister, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 NT TAS ACT SA NSW QLD VIC WA Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

Vertical axis: State. Horizontal axis: Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24.

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Median taxable income by state, Barrister, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
NT $162,200
TAS $114,554
ACT $97,975
SA $75,018
NSW $67,539
QLD $59,943
VIC $56,224
WA $39,405

ATO Table 15D

State figures are for this unit group. There is no separate page per state.

Barrister (unit group 2711) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
NT21$185,568$162,200$137,548$63,939
TAS25$137,876$114,554$73,254$48,138
ACT30$168,765$97,975$90,961$52,394
SA98$124,761$75,018$65,949$39,763
NSW487$224,331$67,539$98,113$38,079
QLD367$135,342$59,943$77,245$39,947
VIC378$176,029$56,224$65,986$29,881
WA135$112,072$39,405$47,791$30,729

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Barrister

Occupations in Barrister, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Barrister salary$35,830

ATO Table 15A