ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Counsellor: income by state

The median taxable income for Counsellor in Australia was $68,437 in 2023–24, and the average was $71,871 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in ACT at $74,723 and lowest in SA at $63,419 (ATO Table 15D).

$68,437

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$71,871

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$66,559

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

18,630

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Counsellor, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Counsellor, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 Median salary or wage income Male $70,532 Female $65,284 Median taxable income Male $72,058 Female $67,255 Median total income Male $76,057 Female $71,317 Median income ($), 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, Counsellor, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 18,630 4,338 14,292
average taxable income $71,871 $74,929 $70,943
median taxable income $68,437 $72,058 $67,255
average salary or wage income $66,512 $69,840 $65,504
median salary or wage income $66,559 $70,532 $65,284
average total income $75,927 $78,885 $75,029
median total income $72,418 $76,057 $71,317

ATO Table 15B

Counsellor by state

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

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

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Median taxable income by state, Counsellor, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
ACT $74,723
NSW $70,522
NT $69,782
QLD $69,722
VIC $67,616
TAS $66,932
WA $64,123
SA $63,419

ATO Table 15D

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

Counsellor (unit group 2721) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
ACT354$79,174$74,723$70,822$71,846
NSW5,496$75,812$70,522$69,932$68,602
NT227$72,214$69,782$68,651$69,744
QLD3,754$73,263$69,722$68,248$68,090
VIC5,134$69,409$67,616$64,643$65,834
TAS419$68,499$66,932$63,082$64,804
WA1,906$67,676$64,123$61,952$62,908
SA1,307$66,883$63,419$61,333$61,402

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Counsellor

Occupations in Counsellor, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Counsellor - rehabilitation salary$82,245
Careers adviser salary$71,960
Counsellor - of students salary$66,890
Counsellor - drug and alcohol salary$66,465
Counsellor - family and marriage salary$61,139
Counsellor - other salary$60,556

ATO Table 15A