Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Civil engineering professional: income by state

The median taxable income for Civil engineering professional in Australia was $119,804 in 2023–24, and the average was $135,647 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in WA at $139,590 and lowest in NT at $105,581 (ATO Table 15D).

$119,804

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$135,647

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$119,222

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

71,248

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Civil engineering professional, 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, Civil engineering professional, ATO 2023–24
Measure	Total	Male	Female
individuals	71,248	59,609	11,639
average taxable income	$135,647	$140,460	$110,996
median taxable income	$119,804	$124,062	$100,348
average salary or wage income	$129,994	$134,332	$107,865
median salary or wage income	$119,222	$123,109	$100,158
average total income	$140,437	$145,439	$114,820
median total income	$124,298	$128,770	$103,929

ATO Table 15B

Civil engineering professional by state

Median taxable income by state, Civil engineering professional, ATO 2023–24

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

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Median taxable income by state, Civil engineering professional, ATO 2023–24
State	median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
WA	$139,590
QLD	$125,840
NSW	$120,410
VIC	$112,151
ACT	$110,709
TAS	$108,508
SA	$106,224
NT	$105,581

ATO Table 15D

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

Civil engineering professional (unit group 2332) by state, ATO 2023–24
State	individuals	average taxable income	median taxable income	average salary or wage income	median salary or wage income
WA	9,175	$157,529	$139,590	$147,865	$136,345
QLD	15,144	$141,702	$125,840	$133,368	$122,582
NSW	22,899	$133,734	$120,410	$129,980	$120,461
VIC	17,927	$127,866	$112,151	$123,810	$112,514
ACT	838	$126,730	$110,709	$118,662	$113,601
TAS	924	$120,239	$108,508	$112,801	$105,820
SA	3,461	$120,281	$106,224	$115,572	$105,003
NT	443	$115,891	$105,581	$110,308	$104,944

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Civil engineering professional

Occupations in Civil engineering professional, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupation	median salary or wage income
Engineer - transport salary	$124,537
Civil engineer salary	$120,000
Engineer - geotechnical salary	$118,380
Quantity surveyor salary	$115,999
Engineer - structural salary	$113,231

ATO Table 15A

Rankings this occupation group appears in

Highest paid occupation groups in New South Wales (rank 35)
Highest paid occupation groups in Victoria (rank 42)
Highest paid occupation groups in Queensland (rank 23)
Highest paid occupation groups in Western Australia (rank 22)
Highest paid occupation groups in South Australia (rank 21)

Method

Taxable income is the amount left after deductions on the return. Salary or wage income is employment income reported to the ATO. This page does not treat taxable income as salary or wage income.

State figures come from Table 15D for this unit group. Occupation is the occupation people reported on their tax return. Some cells in the ATO tables are not published.