ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Special care worker: income by state

The median taxable income for Special care worker in Australia was $60,512 in 2023–24, and the average was $62,851 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in SA at $67,122 and lowest in NSW at $57,207 (ATO Table 15D).

$60,512

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$62,851

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$60,279

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

5,562

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Special care worker, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Special care worker, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 Median salary or wage income Male $64,926 Female $58,349 Median taxable income Male $63,811 Female $59,069 Median total income Male $68,417 Female $62,833 Median income ($), 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, Special care worker, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 5,562 1,624 3,938
average taxable income $62,851 $65,960 $61,569
median taxable income $60,512 $63,811 $59,069
average salary or wage income $60,166 $64,387 $58,425
median salary or wage income $60,279 $64,926 $58,349
average total income $66,605 $70,363 $65,056
median total income $64,237 $68,417 $62,833

ATO Table 15B

Special care worker by state

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

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

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Median taxable income by state, Special care worker, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
SA $67,122
WA $62,722
QLD $61,584
TAS $60,047
NT $59,198
ACT $59,173
VIC $58,696
NSW $57,207

ATO Table 15D

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

Special care worker (unit group 4234) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
SA579$72,342$67,122$69,949$67,442
WA565$67,045$62,722$61,504$60,512
QLD1,773$62,389$61,584$59,912$60,616
TAS80$60,915$60,047$59,269$60,452
NT117$62,041$59,198$58,806$58,084
ACT77$60,922$59,173$59,683$60,389
VIC1,289$60,983$58,696$59,135$59,397
NSW1,067$59,340$57,207$56,625$57,037

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Special care worker

Occupations in Special care worker, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Refuge worker salary$64,480
Child or youth residential care assistant salary$60,615
Hostel parent salary$29,571

ATO Table 15A