ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Bookkeeper: income by state

The median taxable income for Bookkeeper in Australia was $55,369 in 2023–24, and the average was $65,561 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in NT at $66,048 and lowest in TAS at $51,264 (ATO Table 15D).

$55,369

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$65,561

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$47,457

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

33,700

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Bookkeeper, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Bookkeeper, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 Median salary or wage income Male $41,689 Female $48,000 Median taxable income Male $49,087 Female $55,846 Median total income Male $52,175 Female $59,503 Median income ($), 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, Bookkeeper, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 33,700 2,618 31,082
average taxable income $65,561 $56,668 $66,311
median taxable income $55,369 $49,087 $55,846
average salary or wage income $50,729 $46,484 $51,084
median salary or wage income $47,457 $41,689 $48,000
average total income $69,276 $60,003 $70,057
median total income $58,963 $52,175 $59,503

ATO Table 15B

Bookkeeper by state

Median taxable income by state, Bookkeeper, ATO 2023–24
Median taxable income by state, Bookkeeper, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 NT ACT WA QLD VIC NSW SA TAS Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

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

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Median taxable income by state, Bookkeeper, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
NT $66,048
ACT $62,575
WA $60,240
QLD $55,762
VIC $54,913
NSW $53,925
SA $52,549
TAS $51,264

ATO Table 15D

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

Bookkeeper (unit group 5512) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
NT270$77,678$66,048$62,482$61,885
ACT347$72,093$62,575$55,818$52,308
WA4,332$69,455$60,240$53,489$51,096
QLD6,417$62,880$55,762$50,993$48,815
VIC10,551$67,471$54,913$50,264$46,781
NSW9,340$64,396$53,925$50,530$46,240
SA1,922$60,637$52,549$46,475$44,488
TAS497$56,939$51,264$44,017$40,678

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Bookkeeper

Occupations in Bookkeeper, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Bookkeeper salary$47,457

ATO Table 15A