ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Judicial or other legal professionals: income by state

The median taxable income for Judicial or other legal professionals in Australia was $140,912 in 2023–24, and the average was $217,127 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in WA at $168,129 and lowest in TAS at $102,315 (ATO Table 15D).

$140,912

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$217,127

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$120,626

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

4,338

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Judicial or other legal professionals, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Judicial or other legal professionals, ATO 2023–24 $0 $100,000 $200,000 $300,000 Median salary or wage income Male $168,630 Female $101,590 Median taxable income Male $215,467 Female $109,808 Median total income Male $222,163 Female $113,719 Median income ($), 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, Judicial or other legal professionals, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 4,338 1,945 2,393
average taxable income $217,127 $265,897 $177,488
median taxable income $140,912 $215,467 $109,808
average salary or wage income $186,134 $218,009 $160,388
median salary or wage income $120,626 $168,630 $101,590
average total income $223,797 $273,837 $183,124
median total income $147,382 $222,163 $113,719

ATO Table 15B

Judicial or other legal professionals by state

Median taxable income by state, Judicial or other legal professionals, ATO 2023–24
Median taxable income by state, Judicial or other legal professionals, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 WA NT QLD SA NSW VIC ACT TAS Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

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

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Median taxable income by state, Judicial or other legal professionals, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
WA $168,129
NT $155,445
QLD $150,491
SA $150,223
NSW $146,550
VIC $132,398
ACT $122,361
TAS $102,315

ATO Table 15D

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

Judicial or other legal professionals (unit group 2712) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
WA409$226,523$168,129$212,263$146,158
NT50$235,126$155,445$217,997$166,732
QLD703$228,027$150,491$191,251$125,964
SA269$213,113$150,223$181,185$119,058
NSW1,334$231,153$146,550$191,392$125,202
VIC1,358$202,251$132,398$176,105$116,141
ACT108$177,681$122,361$151,540$113,369
TAS85$181,124$102,315$170,557$97,926

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Judicial or other legal professionals

Occupations in Judicial or other legal professionals, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Judge - law salary$425,512
Magistrate salary$324,740
Intellectual property lawyer salary$131,221
Tribunal member salary$111,412
Judicial or other legal professional - other salary$76,508

ATO Table 15A