ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Other machine operator: income by state

The median taxable income for Other machine operator in Australia was $73,957 in 2023–24, and the average was $81,582 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in WA at $99,710 and lowest in SA at $67,143 (ATO Table 15D).

$73,957

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$81,582

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$74,600

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

50,151

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Other machine operator, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Other machine operator, ATO 2023–24 $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 Median salary or wage income Male $78,956 Female $59,545 Median taxable income Male $78,234 Female $58,767 Median total income Male $81,598 Female $61,257 Median income ($), 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, Other machine operator, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 50,151 40,584 9,567
average taxable income $81,582 $85,425 $65,283
median taxable income $73,957 $78,234 $58,767
average salary or wage income $79,677 $83,564 $63,210
median salary or wage income $74,600 $78,956 $59,545
average total income $84,932 $88,971 $67,796
median total income $77,134 $81,598 $61,257

ATO Table 15B

Other machine operator by state

Median taxable income by state, Other machine operator, ATO 2023–24
Median taxable income by state, Other machine operator, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 WA NT QLD TAS NSW ACT VIC SA Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

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

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Median taxable income by state, Other machine operator, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
WA $99,710
NT $90,009
QLD $78,320
TAS $73,605
NSW $70,210
ACT $69,120
VIC $67,439
SA $67,143

ATO Table 15D

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

Other machine operator (unit group 7119) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
WA8,250$101,923$99,710$96,671$97,653
NT372$93,862$90,009$93,085$88,056
QLD11,041$86,890$78,320$85,169$78,757
TAS886$78,303$73,605$74,679$73,213
NSW12,872$76,350$70,210$75,195$71,379
ACT276$67,681$69,120$65,213$70,558
VIC13,086$72,054$67,439$71,468$68,815
SA3,302$72,626$67,143$70,673$66,960

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Other machine operator

Occupations in Other machine operator, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Sand-blaster salary$82,896
Machine operator - other salary$77,170
Chemical production machine operator salary$71,003
Sterilisation technician salary$59,082
Motion picture projectionist salary$53,078

ATO Table 15A