Occupation ATO 2023–24

Midwife salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Midwife in Australia was $76,614 in 2023–24, and the average was $76,784 (ATO Table 15A).

22,628 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $78,896; ranked 498 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$76,614

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$76,784

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$78,896

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

22,628

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

498

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

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Midwife sits among 1,176 occupations by 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 Midwife 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 (includes this one)	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	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, Midwife, ATO 2023–24

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, Midwife, ATO 2023–24
Year	median salary or wage income	average salary or wage income
2017–18	$64,429	$64,194
2018–19	$66,288	$66,153
2019–20	$68,338	$68,061
2020–21	$71,591	$70,885
2021–22	$73,730	$73,490
2022–23	$75,519	$75,309
2023–24	$76,614	$76,784

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Midwife, ATO 2023–24
Year	individuals	median salary or wage income	average salary or wage income
2017–18	19,186	$64,429	$64,194
2018–19	19,643	$66,288	$66,153
2019–20	20,010	$68,338	$68,061
2020–21	20,327	$71,591	$70,885
2021–22	20,960	$73,730	$73,490
2022–23	22,156	$75,519	$75,309
2023–24	22,628	$76,614	$76,784

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Midwife, 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, Midwife, ATO 2023–24
Measure	Total	Male	Female
individuals	22,628	411	22,217
average taxable income	$81,612	$98,991	$81,291
median taxable income	$78,896	$99,462	$78,511
average salary or wage income	$76,784	$97,633	$76,399
median salary or wage income	$76,614	$99,418	$76,280
average total income	$85,398	$103,258	$85,068
median total income	$82,365	$104,095	$82,029

ATO Table 15A

Midwife (unit group 2541) by state

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

Midwife (unit group 2541) by state, ATO 2023–24
State	individuals	average taxable income	median taxable income
NT	329	$100,676	$99,319
ACT	407	$92,558	$88,266
QLD	4,940	$86,172	$84,632
NSW	6,060	$82,575	$81,036
TAS	494	$80,690	$79,313
WA	2,399	$80,699	$77,380
SA	1,838	$82,063	$75,628
VIC	6,091	$75,752	$73,766

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
Deduction	deduction claimants	average deduction claim
Work related car expenses	200,758	$2,250
Work related travel expenses	103,966	$1,461
Work related uniform/clothing expenses	478,038	$338
Work related self education expenses	143,106	$2,401
Other work related expenses	601,792	$1,886
Total work related expenses	631,775	$3,551

ATO Table 18B