Occupation group ATO 2023–24

IT manager: income by state

The median taxable income for IT manager in Australia was $148,548 in 2023–24, and the average was $172,805 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in NSW at $157,537 and lowest in NT at $116,841 (ATO Table 15D).

$148,548

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$172,805

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$147,777

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

83,788

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, IT manager, 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, IT manager, ATO 2023–24
Measure	Total	Male	Female
individuals	83,788	62,762	21,026
average taxable income	$172,805	$180,859	$148,766
median taxable income	$148,548	$153,165	$134,512
average salary or wage income	$157,157	$162,729	$140,574
median salary or wage income	$147,777	$152,479	$133,270
average total income	$177,862	$186,081	$153,329
median total income	$153,327	$158,051	$138,673

ATO Table 15B

IT manager by state

Median taxable income by state, IT manager, ATO 2023–24

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

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Median taxable income by state, IT manager, ATO 2023–24
State	median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
NSW	$157,537
ACT	$154,089
VIC	$148,485
WA	$143,134
QLD	$139,601
SA	$122,949
TAS	$118,489
NT	$116,841

ATO Table 15D

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

IT manager (unit group 1351) by state, ATO 2023–24
State	individuals	average taxable income	median taxable income	average salary or wage income	median salary or wage income
NSW	32,503	$184,474	$157,537	$167,106	$156,497
ACT	3,208	$175,253	$154,089	$161,456	$150,832
VIC	25,601	$177,080	$148,485	$156,998	$149,404
WA	5,389	$159,485	$143,134	$149,140	$138,800
QLD	11,985	$154,603	$139,601	$146,148	$138,585
SA	3,623	$132,874	$122,949	$128,663	$121,425
TAS	828	$127,682	$118,489	$121,199	$115,247
NT	352	$122,046	$116,841	$119,636	$115,460

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in IT manager

Occupations in IT manager, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupation	median salary or wage income
Chief information officer salary	$154,024
ICT Manager - other salary	$148,897
Computing professional - project manager salary	$145,168

ATO Table 15A

Rankings this occupation group appears in

Highest paid occupation groups in New South Wales (rank 7)
Highest paid occupation groups in Victoria (rank 11)
Highest paid occupation groups in Queensland (rank 13)
Highest paid occupation groups in Western Australia (rank 15)
Highest paid occupation groups in South Australia (rank 7)
Highest paid occupation groups in the Australian Capital Territory (rank 1)

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.