ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Welfare support worker: income by state

The median taxable income for Welfare support worker in Australia was $55,829 in 2023–24, and the average was $59,528 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in ACT at $64,344 and lowest in WA at $51,814 (ATO Table 15D).

$55,829

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$59,528

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$53,835

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

217,589

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Welfare support worker, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Welfare support worker, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 Median salary or wage income Male $60,753 Female $51,079 Median taxable income Male $62,022 Female $53,477 Median total income Male $66,875 Female $57,595 Median income ($), 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, Welfare support worker, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 217,589 65,199 152,390
average taxable income $59,528 $65,573 $56,942
median taxable income $55,829 $62,022 $53,477
average salary or wage income $55,696 $62,622 $52,732
median salary or wage income $53,835 $60,753 $51,079
average total income $63,849 $70,710 $60,914
median total income $60,224 $66,875 $57,595

ATO Table 15B

Welfare support worker by state

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

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

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Median taxable income by state, Welfare support worker, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
ACT $64,344
NT $58,826
TAS $58,240
SA $57,299
NSW $56,732
VIC $55,961
QLD $55,166
WA $51,814

ATO Table 15D

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

Welfare support worker (unit group 4117) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
ACT3,435$67,087$64,344$65,185$63,992
NT5,153$64,466$58,826$61,423$57,548
TAS6,431$61,058$58,240$57,103$56,237
SA18,743$60,665$57,299$57,702$56,007
NSW62,585$60,082$56,732$56,589$55,049
VIC46,790$60,145$55,961$56,087$53,980
QLD50,377$58,327$55,166$53,892$52,563
WA23,852$56,174$51,814$52,029$49,171

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Welfare support worker

Occupations in Welfare support worker, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Parole officer salary$99,369
Youth worker salary$66,918
Residential care officer salary$64,110
Disabilities support officer salary$56,964
Family support worker salary$50,613
Community support worker salary$48,871

ATO Table 15A