ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Economist: income by state

The median taxable income for Economist in Australia was $133,017 in 2023–24, and the average was $166,556 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in NSW at $145,099 and lowest in TAS at $110,002 (ATO Table 15D).

$133,017

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$166,556

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$128,928

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

4,109

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Economist, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Economist, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 Median salary or wage income Male $133,575 Female $120,462 Median taxable income Male $139,422 Female $122,886 Median total income Male $143,735 Female $126,063 Median income ($), 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, Economist, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 4,109 2,638 1,471
average taxable income $166,556 $177,203 $147,462
median taxable income $133,017 $139,422 $122,886
average salary or wage income $152,674 $161,058 $137,733
median salary or wage income $128,928 $133,575 $120,462
average total income $170,940 $182,045 $151,025
median total income $136,251 $143,735 $126,063

ATO Table 15B

Economist by state

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

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

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Median taxable income by state, Economist, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
NSW $145,099
ACT $133,825
WA $132,114
QLD $130,826
VIC $129,771
NT $116,242
SA $114,120
TAS $110,002

ATO Table 15D

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

Economist (unit group 2243) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
NSW1,358$196,675$145,099$178,665$138,504
ACT498$153,740$133,825$142,832$129,951
WA248$157,291$132,114$145,176$127,160
QLD581$149,755$130,826$138,379$127,584
VIC1,140$157,823$129,771$143,861$127,543
NT19$126,330$116,242$123,808$107,274
SA145$121,452$114,120$118,145$115,362
TAS64$124,305$110,002$121,375$108,033

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Economist

Occupations in Economist, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Economist salary$128,928

ATO Table 15A