ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Optometrist or orthoptist: income by state

The median taxable income for Optometrist or orthoptist in Australia was $94,689 in 2023–24, and the average was $102,696 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in NT at $120,615 and lowest in VIC at $86,418 (ATO Table 15D).

$94,689

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$102,696

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$87,688

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

6,608

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Optometrist or orthoptist, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Optometrist or orthoptist, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 Median salary or wage income Male $99,707 Female $81,540 Median taxable income Male $108,100 Female $87,838 Median total income Male $114,283 Female $92,456 Median income ($), 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, Optometrist or orthoptist, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 6,608 2,250 4,358
average taxable income $102,696 $120,262 $93,627
median taxable income $94,689 $108,100 $87,838
average salary or wage income $84,345 $94,079 $79,347
median salary or wage income $87,688 $99,707 $81,540
average total income $108,647 $127,867 $98,724
median total income $99,823 $114,283 $92,456

ATO Table 15B

Optometrist or orthoptist by state

Median taxable income by state, Optometrist or orthoptist, ATO 2023–24
Median taxable income by state, Optometrist or orthoptist, ATO 2023–24 $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 $125,000 NT WA TAS ACT SA QLD NSW VIC Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

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

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Median taxable income by state, Optometrist or orthoptist, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
NT $120,615
WA $109,460
TAS $105,468
ACT $104,349
SA $104,021
QLD $102,860
NSW $92,063
VIC $86,418

ATO Table 15D

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

Optometrist or orthoptist (unit group 2514) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
NT39$127,037$120,615$104,477$106,349
WA503$116,272$109,460$88,792$94,544
TAS108$109,888$105,468$88,590$95,159
ACT112$120,671$104,349$88,010$94,137
SA430$109,869$104,021$91,713$98,766
QLD1,264$107,810$102,860$89,803$92,643
NSW2,185$102,356$92,063$82,643$85,036
VIC1,954$93,214$86,418$79,351$81,078

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Optometrist or orthoptist

Occupations in Optometrist or orthoptist, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Optometrist salary$92,133
Orthoptist salary$72,732

ATO Table 15A