ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Prison officer: income by state

The median taxable income for Prison officer in Australia was $99,007 in 2023–24, and the average was $100,431 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in NT at $124,573 and lowest in SA at $82,062 (ATO Table 15D).

$99,007

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$100,431

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$99,888

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

24,178

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Prison officer, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Prison officer, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 Median salary or wage income Male $103,314 Female $93,451 Median taxable income Male $102,474 Female $92,628 Median total income Male $106,679 Female $96,219 Median income ($), 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, Prison officer, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 24,178 16,368 7,810
average taxable income $100,431 $104,220 $92,490
median taxable income $99,007 $102,474 $92,628
average salary or wage income $99,189 $102,849 $91,521
median salary or wage income $99,888 $103,314 $93,451
average total income $104,430 $108,378 $96,156
median total income $102,974 $106,679 $96,219

ATO Table 15B

Prison officer by state

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

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

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Median taxable income by state, Prison officer, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
NT $124,573
TAS $120,798
ACT $113,614
WA $110,252
NSW $102,144
QLD $97,260
VIC $90,843
SA $82,062

ATO Table 15D

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

Prison officer (unit group 4421) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
NT667$126,586$124,573$103,315$99,597
TAS494$118,538$120,798$117,229$118,310
ACT193$111,785$113,614$112,703$114,898
WA3,782$110,434$110,252$105,469$107,350
NSW7,230$102,669$102,144$105,194$105,822
QLD5,011$99,266$97,260$98,226$98,272
VIC5,251$91,191$90,843$89,629$91,155
SA1,542$82,356$82,062$82,318$83,487

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Prison officer

Occupations in Prison officer, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Guard - prison salary$99,888

ATO Table 15A