ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Payroll clerk: income by state

The median taxable income for Payroll clerk in Australia was $77,054 in 2023–24, and the average was $79,827 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in ACT at $83,437 and lowest in SA at $68,975 (ATO Table 15D).

$77,054

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$79,827

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$76,591

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

17,429

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Payroll clerk, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Payroll clerk, ATO 2023–24 $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 Median salary or wage income Male $81,633 Female $75,717 Median taxable income Male $82,027 Female $76,149 Median total income Male $84,199 Female $78,322 Median income ($), 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, Payroll clerk, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 17,429 2,765 14,664
average taxable income $79,827 $84,730 $78,903
median taxable income $77,054 $82,027 $76,149
average salary or wage income $77,290 $82,921 $76,228
median salary or wage income $76,591 $81,633 $75,717
average total income $82,161 $86,972 $81,254
median total income $79,315 $84,199 $78,322

ATO Table 15B

Payroll clerk by state

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

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

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Median taxable income by state, Payroll clerk, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
ACT $83,437
NSW $80,952
QLD $77,451
WA $76,953
NT $76,256
VIC $75,950
TAS $72,825
SA $68,975

ATO Table 15D

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

Payroll clerk (unit group 5513) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
ACT410$84,929$83,437$81,354$83,885
NSW5,398$83,940$80,952$81,719$80,516
QLD3,349$79,848$77,451$77,342$77,094
WA2,025$78,967$76,953$74,379$75,391
NT163$79,152$76,256$77,382$76,045
VIC4,462$78,056$75,950$76,094$75,810
TAS361$75,426$72,825$71,770$72,550
SA1,240$69,914$68,975$67,742$67,645

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Payroll clerk

Occupations in Payroll clerk, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Clerk - payroll salary$76,591

ATO Table 15A