ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Non-commissioned officer - defence - junior salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Non-commissioned officer - defence - junior in Australia was $82,937 in 2023–24, and the average was $81,442 (ATO Table 15A).

25,012 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $86,960; ranked 409 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$82,937

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$81,442

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$86,960

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

25,012

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

409

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

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Non-commissioned officer - defence - junior sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Non-commissioned officer - defence - junior sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $82,937 $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 Non-commissioned officer - defence - junior 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 (includes this one) 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, Non-commissioned officer - defence - junior, ATO 2023–24
Median and average salary or wage income by year, Non-commissioned officer - defence - junior, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 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, Non-commissioned officer - defence - junior, ATO 2023–24
Year median salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18 $72,153$71,554
2018–19 $74,017$73,170
2019–20 $74,912$74,050
2020–21 $76,060$75,564
2021–22 $79,184$79,249
2022–23 $77,339$77,802
2023–24 $82,937$81,442

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Non-commissioned officer - defence - junior, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–1825,936$72,153$71,554
2018–1925,760$74,017$73,170
2019–2025,932$74,912$74,050
2020–2126,234$76,060$75,564
2021–2226,363$79,184$79,249
2022–2324,940$77,339$77,802
2023–2425,012$82,937$81,442

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Non-commissioned officer - defence - junior, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Non-commissioned officer - defence - junior, ATO 2023–24 $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 Median salary or wage income Male $84,001 Female $80,281 Median taxable income Male $87,993 Female $83,344 Median total income Male $91,984 Female $86,778 Median income ($), 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, Non-commissioned officer - defence - junior, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 25,012 19,819 5,193
average taxable income $91,566 $93,028 $85,987
median taxable income $86,960 $87,993 $83,344
average salary or wage income $81,442 $82,241 $78,399
median salary or wage income $82,937 $84,001 $80,281
average total income $95,227 $96,807 $89,199
median total income $90,788 $91,984 $86,778

ATO Table 15A

Defence force member - other ranks (unit group 4411) by state

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

Defence force member - other ranks (unit group 4411) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
WA2,285$103,874$96,217
ACT1,111$99,485$92,733
NSW6,747$97,724$92,663
NT1,706$93,316$88,768
SA1,669$88,098$85,014
QLD8,930$85,984$83,974
VIC2,297$81,517$80,555
TAS206$78,559$73,935

ATO Table 15D

Typical deductions for Protective service workers

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

Typical deductions for Protective service workers, ATO 2023–24
Deductiondeduction claimantsaverage deduction claim
Work related car expenses96,377$2,340
Work related travel expenses28,029$985
Work related uniform/clothing expenses157,748$349
Work related self education expenses18,698$1,454
Other work related expenses168,182$1,609
Total work related expenses179,613$3,374

ATO Table 18B