Occupation group ATO 2023–24

School principal: income by state

The median taxable income for School principal in Australia was $150,377 in 2023–24, and the average was $152,567 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in ACT at $163,841 and lowest in WA at $135,310 (ATO Table 15D).

$150,377

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$152,567

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$151,649

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

14,077

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, School principal, 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, School principal, ATO 2023–24
Measure	Total	Male	Female
individuals	14,077	5,662	8,415
average taxable income	$152,567	$159,775	$147,717
median taxable income	$150,377	$155,993	$147,015
average salary or wage income	$151,210	$159,294	$145,777
median salary or wage income	$151,649	$158,177	$147,454
average total income	$158,827	$166,168	$153,887
median total income	$156,499	$162,073	$152,875

ATO Table 15B

School principal by state

Median taxable income by state, School principal, ATO 2023–24

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

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Median taxable income by state, School principal, ATO 2023–24
State	median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
ACT	$163,841
NSW	$155,666
VIC	$154,621
QLD	$150,984
NT	$147,890
TAS	$142,803
SA	$136,693
WA	$135,310

ATO Table 15D

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

School principal (unit group 1343) by state, ATO 2023–24
State	individuals	average taxable income	median taxable income	average salary or wage income	median salary or wage income
ACT	167	$173,927	$163,841	$165,510	$168,543
NSW	4,177	$157,539	$155,666	$156,254	$156,926
VIC	3,549	$157,121	$154,621	$157,793	$158,297
QLD	2,814	$156,349	$150,984	$155,104	$152,710
NT	205	$148,809	$147,890	$148,056	$147,454
TAS	346	$142,131	$142,803	$137,627	$142,503
SA	1,066	$139,057	$136,693	$136,136	$141,497
WA	1,744	$134,450	$135,310	$130,626	$135,163

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in School principal

Occupations in School principal, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupation	median salary or wage income
School principal salary	$151,649

ATO Table 15A

Rankings this occupation group appears in

Highest paid occupation groups in New South Wales (rank 8)
Highest paid occupation groups in Victoria (rank 9)
Highest paid occupation groups in Queensland (rank 5)
Highest paid occupation groups in Western Australia (rank 28)
Highest paid occupation groups in South Australia (rank 4)

Method

Taxable income is the amount left after deductions on the return. Salary or wage income is employment income reported to the ATO. This page does not treat taxable income as salary or wage income.

State figures come from Table 15D for this unit group. Occupation is the occupation people reported on their tax return. Some cells in the ATO tables are not published.