ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Dental practitioner: income by state

The median taxable income for Dental practitioner in Australia was $133,248 in 2023–24, and the average was $173,525 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in NT at $169,829 and lowest in VIC at $119,285 (ATO Table 15D).

$133,248

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$173,525

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$94,643

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

9,904

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Dental practitioner, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Dental practitioner, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 Median salary or wage income Male $111,798 Female $80,859 Median taxable income Male $160,577 Female $117,067 Median total income Male $172,869 Female $125,636 Median income ($), 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, Dental practitioner, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 9,904 4,561 5,343
average taxable income $173,525 $212,034 $140,652
median taxable income $133,248 $160,577 $117,067
average salary or wage income $110,386 $129,833 $94,050
median salary or wage income $94,643 $111,798 $80,859
average total income $185,094 $225,494 $150,607
median total income $144,637 $172,869 $125,636

ATO Table 15B

Dental practitioner by state

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

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

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Median taxable income by state, Dental practitioner, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
NT $169,829
ACT $169,121
TAS $162,637
SA $141,788
WA $139,727
QLD $138,994
NSW $135,288
VIC $119,285

ATO Table 15D

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

Dental practitioner (unit group 2523) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
NT69$195,788$169,829$136,200$139,257
ACT217$220,242$169,121$155,455$122,500
TAS179$201,371$162,637$139,435$129,999
SA681$162,493$141,788$113,090$97,808
WA1,022$177,131$139,727$106,488$84,351
QLD2,394$181,632$138,994$121,115$107,770
NSW2,930$174,487$135,288$114,395$100,000
VIC2,389$159,963$119,285$89,190$72,365

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Dental practitioner

Occupations in Dental practitioner, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Dentist salary$95,289
Dental specialist salary$89,440

ATO Table 15A