ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Medical specialist - thoracic medicine specialist salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Medical specialist - thoracic medicine specialist in Australia was $189,423 in 2023–24, and the average was $233,824 (ATO Table 15A).

144 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $345,444; ranked 22 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$189,423

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$233,824

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$345,444

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

144

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

22

rank by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Medical specialist - thoracic medicine specialist sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Medical specialist - thoracic medicine specialist sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $189,423 $0 $100,000 $200,000 $300,000 $400,000 Median salary or wage income ($), ATO 2023–24

Vertical axis: Number of occupations. Horizontal axis: Median salary or wage income ($), ATO 2023–24, in bands of $20,000. The highlighted band holds this one.

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Where Medical specialist - thoracic medicine specialist sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Band Number of occupations
$0 to $19,999 20
$20,000 to $39,999 142
$40,000 to $59,999 267
$60,000 to $79,999 302
$80,000 to $99,999 212
$100,000 to $119,999 122
$120,000 to $139,999 49
$140,000 to $159,999 15
$160,000 to $179,999 15
$180,000 to $199,999 (includes this one) 13
$200,000 to $219,999 7
$220,000 to $239,999 5
$240,000 to $259,999 2
$260,000 to $279,999 2
$280,000 to $299,999 1
$300,000 to $319,999 0
$320,000 to $339,999 1
$340,000 to $359,999 0
$360,000 to $379,999 0
$380,000 to $399,999 0
$400,000 to $419,999 0
$420,000 to $439,999 1

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year

Median and average salary or wage income by year, Medical specialist - thoracic medicine specialist, ATO 2023–24
Median and average salary or wage income by year, Medical specialist - thoracic medicine specialist, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 $250,000 2017–18 2023–24 Tax year

Vertical axis: Salary or wage income ($), ATO 2023–24. Horizontal axis: Tax year.

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Median and average salary or wage income by year, Medical specialist - thoracic medicine specialist, ATO 2023–24
Year median salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18 $189,080$219,731
2018–19 $191,744$234,755
2019–20 $197,132$224,665
2020–21 $210,166$237,981
2021–22 $206,880$244,621
2022–23 $226,684$245,740
2023–24 $189,423$233,824

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Medical specialist - thoracic medicine specialist, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18124$189,080$219,731
2018–19127$191,744$234,755
2019–20135$197,132$224,665
2020–21139$210,166$237,981
2021–22138$206,880$244,621
2022–23139$226,684$245,740
2023–24144$189,423$233,824

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Medical specialist - thoracic medicine specialist, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Medical specialist - thoracic medicine specialist, ATO 2023–24 $0 $100,000 $200,000 $300,000 $400,000 Median salary or wage income Male $212,284 Female $154,205 Median taxable income Male $383,362 Female $235,102 Median total income Male $399,464 Female $257,795 Median income ($), 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 15A

Men and women, Medical specialist - thoracic medicine specialist, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 144 96 48
average taxable income $350,907 $401,669 $249,383
median taxable income $345,444 $383,362 $235,102
average salary or wage income $233,824 $258,846 $184,301
median salary or wage income $189,423 $212,284 $154,205
average total income $368,065 $418,723 $266,748
median total income $356,120 $399,464 $257,795

ATO Table 15A

Internal medicine specialist (unit group 2533) by state

Figures are for the unit group, not this occupation alone.

Internal medicine specialist (unit group 2533) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
QLD1,930$425,637$412,079
WA1,020$396,887$367,222
TAS257$384,764$362,798
NT90$361,558$358,492
SA790$381,026$346,241
ACT207$371,859$321,994
VIC3,216$336,490$288,767
NSW3,331$336,807$284,146

ATO Table 15D

Typical deductions for Health professionals

Figures are for the sub-major group, not this occupation alone.

Typical deductions for Health professionals, ATO 2023–24
Deductiondeduction claimantsaverage deduction claim
Work related car expenses200,758$2,250
Work related travel expenses103,966$1,461
Work related uniform/clothing expenses478,038$338
Work related self education expenses143,106$2,401
Other work related expenses601,792$1,886
Total work related expenses631,775$3,551

ATO Table 18B